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Jon Katz tells the tale about his Border Collie Orson, a dog that hardly could be called good — chasing school buses, herding small dogs through neighbor gardens or scaring the hell out of the sheep, he captured his owner heart. In the end, some heartbreaking choices had to be made.
Publisher: Random House (2006)
A Three Dog Life (Abigail Thomas)
Memoirs. Abigail Thomas remembers life after a tragic accident with her husband; to help coping with the tragedy, she had 3 canine friends by her side: Harry, Rosie and Carolina.
Publisher: Harcourt (2006)
All I Know About Management I Learned from My Dog (Martin Levin)
"When 91-year-old legendary management guru Martin Levin decided to adopt a dog by the name of Angel, he thought he was in for an interesting experience, yet not a challenging one. It didn’t take long for him to learn that he was wrong. Very wrong. Following one of the guiding mantras of his life to never stop learning, Levin found that each day with his dog brought new insights. Through interacting with Angel, he began to recall some personal adventures that added to this insight."
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (2011)
Amazing Gracie: A Dog's Tale (Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff)
"Gracie was a deaf and partially blind albino Great Dane with a delicate constitution and a penchant for small miracles. Dan is the man-sad over the loss of his last dog and trapped in a dead-end job-who adopted her. A love story, it describes how Dan saves Gracie, the loneliest pup in the litter, then how, over the next ten years, Gracie saves Dan and Mark, teaching them the real meaning of happiness."
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (2003)
Angel Dogs: Divine Messengers of Love (Allen & Linda Anderson)
Allen and Linda present several canine tales, showing how dogs are special creatures and can be very important in one's life. They sometimes perform miraculous acts of mercy and heroism (even after death), or simply they are a great source of peace and security for their owners who are in trouble. The authors are the creators of the Angel Animals Network.
Publisher: New World Library (2005)
Before Your Dog Can Eat Your Homework, First You Have to Do It: Life Lessons from a Wise Old Dog to a Young Boy (John O'Hurley)John O'Hurley's Maltese Scoshi tells his point-of-view on the arriving of O'Hurley's first son, William — life lessons for father and son.
Publisher: Hudson Street Press (hardcover, 2007), Plume Books (paperback, 2008)
Dog Years: A Memoir (Mark Doty)
Award-winning American memoirist and poet Mark Doty tells how he was saved from a severe depression after losing his lover, who died because of AIDS, by two dogs: Arden and Beau.
Publisher: HarperCollins (2007)
Four Paws from Heaven: Devotions for Dog Lovers (M.R. Wells, Kris Young, Connie Fleishauer)
Dogs are wise creatures and they can teach us many things.
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (2006)
From Baghdad, With Love (Jay Kopelman and Melinda Roth)
Memoirs. Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman, a Marine serving in Fallujah, Iraq, finds a stray puppy during a raid in a abandoned house and falls in love with him. The problem is that it isn't allowed to the military to keep any kind of pets in their headquarters. Nevertheless, anything prevents Kopelman from trying to save Lava, smuggling him out of Iraq with help from his troop mates, a journalist, animal protection associations (The Helen Woodward Center and Military Mascots), a kennel (Vohne Liche), a security company (Triple Canopy) as well as from an Iraqi who has become friends with Lava. In the process, Jay ended up saving his own troubled soul, after seeing so many horrors in Iraq.
Back home (with Lava), Kopelman wrote another book telling how difficult is for a soldier (and a dog) to resume life after having been in hell: From Baghdad to America: Life Lessons from a Dog Named Lava.
Publisher: The Lyons Press (2006)
Good Dog. Stay. (Anna Quindlen)Anna Quindlen writes about the black Labrador Beau — a cherished and loyal friend of hers, her husband's and her three children's — and Bea, the second canine addition to the family.
Publisher: Random House (2007)
Huck (Janet Elder)Huck helped the Elders cope with Janet's cancer; when life was finally getting back to normal, the dog decides to run away! The family, friends, and a whole city didn't rest till he was returned home safe and sound.
Publisher: Broadway (2010)
It's Okay to Miss the Bed on the First Jump (John O'Hurley)John O'Hurley (J. Peterman on Seinfeld) tells how many life-lessons he learned by having dogs around him, from his childhood (Taffy) to these days (Scoshi and Betty). Totally worth reading.
Publisher: Hudson Street Press (2006), Plume Books (2007), Hodder Paperback (UK, 2008)
Frank Robson and his wife Leisa Scott wanted a dog, but not any dog; they wanted a dog who loved sailing. They had luck, when they adopted a terrier who was abandoned and was about to be put to death. The couple saved his life and Lucky turned out to be a great sailor!
More Lucky's adventures in Lucky Goes to Sea.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (2007)
Lucky Goes to Sea (Frank Robson)
More Lucky's adventures in a boat with his humans Frank Robson and Leisa Scott.
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Marley & Me - life and love with the world's worst dog (John Grogan)
When John Grogan and his wife Jenny decided to get a dog to test their parenting skills, they never imagined how big the trouble would be; well, it was the size of a Labrador Retriever, as wild as a tornado (bad choice of word, since the dog was terribly afraid of storms) — he was Marley. Years of shredded mattresses, gouged drywall and swallowed valuables, however, didn't make the Grogans give up Marley; they loved and took care of him from start to the very end, 13 years later. A wonderful book that makes those who had a canine friend get all emotional and crying.The idea of writing a book telling Marley's journey came after the good feedback Grogan had on his Saying Farewell to a Faithful Pal, published on The Philadelphia Inquirer on January 6, 2004.
Also published an illustrated edition, an especial adaptation for young kids (Marley: A Dog Like No Other), anda an illustraded book for children (Bad Dog, Marley!).
Publisher: William Morrow (2005)
Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog (Ted Kerasote)
Ted Kerasote narrates his life with Merle, a stray dog he adopted (or was adopted by?) during his stay in the San Juan River region. Living and working in the small community of Kelly (Wyoming), Ted let Merle ran completely free — and the dog was totally capable of enjoying, for 13 years, his freedom with intelligence and responsibility.
Publisher: Harcourt (2007)
Dog's-eye perspective on behind-the-scenes at the White House; Millie was Barbara Bush's Cocker Spanie. Before Millie, Barbara published another book: C. Fred's Story.
Publisher: Harper Perennial (1992)
My Dog Skip tells the real story of writer Willie Morris and his Fox Terrier Skip, whom he first met in 1943. Morris recollects growing up with the dog, in Yazoo, Mississippi; the little animal helped Willy gain confidence, since he was a very shy boy who hadn't many friends.
The book was made into a movie in 2000, starring Frankie Muniz.
Publisher: Vintage (1996)
My Life with George (Judith Summers)
Judith Summers had lost her beloved husband Udi and she and her son Joshua were taking very hard the emptiness of their house. So they decided to adopt a dog — a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel called George.
He is the cutest thing, and they love him to no end, but life with King George isn't too easy... "things happen with George": deseases, accidents, attacks by other dogs — turning him a very expensive pet to keep...
Publisher: Voice (2007)
Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish (Mark R. Levin)After adopting Sprite, the life of lawyer Mark Levin and his wife changed completely. Sprite was a happy fellow, always playing with the other dog on the house (Pepsi), till the day he collapsed and had to be taken to the animal hospital; it was the first of many visits, and the start of a long journey for the Levins.
Publisher: Pocket Books (2007)
Tell Me Where It Hurts (Dr. Nick Trout)
"A day of humor, healing an hope" in the life of Dr. Trout, an English veterinary surgeon working at the Angell Animal Medical Center in the United States.
Publisher: Broadway (2008)
The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death, and Happiness (Mark Rowlands)
British writer and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami Mark Rowlands grew up in a family who loved dogs, even the crazy ones (Blue, a Great Dane, for instance, thought that nobody could leave a room he himself was in). One day, Rowlands read in a newspaper about a litter of wolves and decided to take a look at them. He came back home with a cub in the same day. He lived with Brenin for 11 years, a friend who teach him many lessons and led to this book — an autobiography mixed with philosophy.
The wolf... is the clearing in the human soul. The wolf uncovers what is hidden.
Publisher: Pegasus (2009)
Walking Ollie: Or, Winning the Love of a Difficult Dog (Stephen Foster)
One day British author Stephen Foster decided he wanted a dog; his wife Trezza already shared custody with her ex-husband of Dalmatian Mingus, and thus Foster thought it would be a good idea to have a dog in the house all the time. So the couple happily adopted a Lurcher at the National Canine Defence League (Dogs Trust) — and soon found out how hard it would be to deal with the new member of the family. Ollie turned out to be a dog with so many behavior problems, being the fear of his own owner (for no apparently reason) the one that used to upset Foster the more. But he didn't give up, and on the book he tells how he won the love of his difficult dog.
Publisher: Short Books (2007), Perigee Trade (2008)
Wally's World: Life with Wally the Wonder Dog (Marsha Boulton)
Canadian journalist Marsha Boulton left a good job in the city to live in a farm. There, she and her husband (writer Stephen Williams) had many dogs — (Akita Stella, Shar Pei Diva, Shetland Sheepdog Sheltie, Bullmastiffs Hank and Mingus) — but the one who was special, a wonder dog, was Wally (named after poet Wallace Stevens), the Bull Terrier.
Wally loved to play with a ball!!! After years of research and testing, Marsha finally found a ball that "would withstand destruction and was light enough and playful enough to satisfy Wally the Wonder Dog." See it here.
Publisher: Mcarthur & Co (2006), Thomas Dunne Books (2008), St. Martin's Griffin (2009)
