John Grogan "Marley & Me" Signed Limited Edition w/COA, Leather-Bound [Sealed]

Personally signed by John Grogan. This is the heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. 

Easton Press 2007. John Grogan "Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog" Signed Limited Edition. Leather-Bound. Personally signed by John Grogan directly onto the special title page. Luxuriously bound with full genuine leather with 22kt gold accents. Includes COA and collector's notes. Sealed. Very Fine without any flaws.

Marley & Me

The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Now with photos and new material.

Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans.

John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with 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 grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, and stole women's undergarments. Obedience school did no good -- Marley was expelled.

But just as Marley joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley remained a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.

Marley & Me is John Grogan's funny, unforgettable tribute to this wonderful, wildly neurotic Lab and the meaning he brought to their lives.

From Wikipedia

Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog is an autobiographical book by journalist John Grogan, published in 2005, about the 13 years he and his family spent with their yellow Labrador Retriever, Marley. The dog is poorly behaved and destructive, and the book covers the issues this causes in the family as they learn to accept him in addition to their grief following Marley's death. It was subsequently adapted by the author into three separate books, as well as into a comedy-drama film released in 2008.

Story

Told in first-person narrative, the book portrays Grogan and his family's life during the 13 years that they lived with their dog Marley, and the relationships and lessons from this period. Marley, a yellow Labrador Retriever, is described as a high-strung, boisterous, and somewhat uncontrolled dog. He is strong, powerful, endlessly hungry, eager to be active, and often destructive of their property (but completely without malice). Marley routinely fails to "get the idea" of what humans expect of him; at one point, mental illness is suggested as a plausible explanation for his behavior. His acts and behaviors are forgiven, however, since it is clear that he has a heart of gold and is merely living within his nature.

Marley was filmed for a two-minute credited appearance in the 1996 movie The Last Home Run.

Reviews

“A very funny valentine...Marley & Me tenderly follows its subject from sunrise to sunset...with hilarity and affection.” — Janet Maslin, New York Times

“[Marley & Me] rises above some others of its topic thanks to Grogan’s healthy dose of self-deprecating humor.” — MSNBC.com

“[Marley & Me] took my breath away. I laughed. I cried. . . . What a gift…immortalizing a dog who will always hold a very special place in the hearts of each family member.” — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Marley, meanwhile, is teaching America something about values―something that perhaps only a really bad dog with a really true heart can teach.” — Daily Mail (London)

“If you know someone who claims there’s not a book in the world that can make him cry, give him this one. It won’t even matter if he’s not a dog lover. He’ll cry anyway. Trust me.” — Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times

“A humorous and loving tribute…Throughout, the family is steadfastly devoted to this badly behaved yet totally lovable and loyal pup. …Readers…whose dogs would qualify for the “Bad Dog Club” will delight in this tribute.” — Library Journal

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