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Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
by Grogan, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060817089
- ISBN 13
- 9780060817084
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 2005. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 291pp., First edition, sixth printing. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh copy. An as new copy. Very fine in a very fine dust-jacket.. Sixth Printing. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
The heartwarming and unforgettablestory of a family in the making and thewondrously neurotic dog who taughtthem what really matters in lifeJohn and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same.Marley quickly grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever, a dog like no other. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, flung drool on guests, stole women's undergarments, and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around, including couches and fine jewelry. Obedience school did no good-Marley was expelled. Neither did the tranquilizers the veterinarian prescribed for him with the admonishment, "Don't hesitate to use these."And yet Marley's heart was pure. Just as he joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley shared the couple's joy at their first pregnancy, and their heartbreak over the miscarriage. He was there when babies finally arrived and when the screams of a seventeen-year-old stabbing victim pierced the night. Marley shut down a public beach and managed to land a role in a feature-length movie, always winning hearts as he made a mess of things. Through it all, he remained steadfast, a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006956
- Title
- Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
- Author
- Grogan, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Edition
- Sixth Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0060817089
- ISBN 13
- 9780060817084
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- Dog Story, Pets
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dogs;
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Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
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