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BadDogsHaveMoreFunIsanunforgettablecollectionofmorethanseventy-fivenewspaperarticlesfromthePhiladelphiaInquirerwrittenbyformercolumnistJohnGrogan.Combininghumor,wit,poignancy,andaffection,thesecolumnsprovideinsightintotheintriguingandwonderfulworldwelivein.Whetherheiswritingaboutanimals(fromdogstoelephantstogeese!),powerfulandmovingcommentsabouthisownandotherfamilies,trenchantcommentsonlife’sfoiblesandfarces,orhisinterviewsandinteractionswithpeoplewhoarememorableandunusualintheirownright,JohnGroganmakesuslaugh—hemakesuscry—hemakesusthink.
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JohnGroganAfterPhiladelphiaInquirercolumnistJohnGroganwroteatributetohisbelovedpetoftwelveyears,theoverwhelmingresponseofreaderspromptedhimtowritethefullstoryofMarley'scolorfullife.Grogan'sheartfeltodetothecaninememberofhisfamilyhasbecomeoneofthemosttalked-aboutmemoirsoftheseason.BiographyClassifyingawriterasan"overnightsuccessyearsinthemaking"issomethingofacliché,butinJohnGrogan'scase,thatdesignationisundeniablyaccurate.Infact,hisclaimthatittookhimtwenty-fiveyearstogettothepointwherehisdebutnovelhit#10onthecovetedNewYorkTimesBestsellerListinitsfirstweekandamazinglywasalreadyinitstwelfthprintingafterameresevenweeksontheshelves,doesn'tevenprovidethecompletepicture.IfonetakesintoaccountthefactthatGroganhasbeenadevotedanddisciplinedwritersincehebegankeepingajournalasayoungboy,histalereadsmorelikeanovernightsuccessstoryalifetimeinthemaking.Perhapsmostimpressiveofallisthebookthatbecameawhirlwindsensationassoonasitwasreleased.Marley&Me:LifeandLovewiththeWorld'sWorstDogisasimple,lovinglyrenderedmemoiraboutamanandhisdog--notexactlythestuffofluridcontroversy.However,itisatestamenttotheuniversalpowerofapersonal,witty,honestremembrancethatMarley&Mehasbecomesuchasmashsuccess.It'snotjustanybookthatmanagestogeta"thumbsup"fromJanetMaslin,famedliterarycriticoftheNewYorkTimes."Mr.GroganknewtheworkingsofMarley'smind,"sheobservedinhercareer-makingwriteup."HemakesthatabundantlyclearinMarley&Me,averyfunnyvalentinetoallthosefour-legged‘big,dopey,playfulgalumphsthatseemedtolovelifewithapassionnotoftenseeninthisworld.'"Throughoutthememoir,Marleymanagestogetintoallmannersofmischief--fromsmashingandtrashingtheGroganhomeinavarietyofways,toruiningfriendlygettogetherswithhisexcessivedrooling,toembarkingoncaninepantyraids.Throughoutitall,the97-poundLabradorretrieverisneveranythinglessthanlovable,andGroganandhiswifeJennydisplaynearlysaint-likepatienceforMarley'srowdytendencies--well,theydoatleastmostofthetime.AlthoughhumorplaysatremendousroleinGrogan'simmenselyentertainingshaggydogstory(sorryaboutthat,folks),healsousesMarley'smisadventuresasameansforrelatinghisownstory,whichisn'talwaysadelightfulromp.ThereaderiscarriedthroughtoughtimesintheGroganhousehold,suchasthemiscarriageoftheirfirstchild.However,Marley'spresencemakessuchmomentsofheartacheabitmorebearableforboththeyoungcoupleandthereader.Grogancreditshisabilitytovividlyrecountsuchkeymomentsinhislifetohisdecadesofdevotedjournalkeeping."I'vebeenafaithfuljournalkeepersincegradeschool,"Groganconfided,"andmanyofmypublishedpiecesgottheirstartasroughjournalentries...ManyreadershaveaskedhowIremembereddetailedmomentsanddialogueinMarley&Me.Ididn't.ManyofthosescenescamedirectlyoutoflengthyjournalentriesIhadwrittenwithinhoursoftheevent,andthat'swhatIcreditforgivingthosescenestheirimmediacy."Marley&Mehasundeniablystruckamassivechordwithdogloversandcriticsalike.Theaccoladesthismodestmemoirhasreceivedaretrulyimpressive;Booklistdeemedit"Awarm,friendly-memoir-with-dog"andPublishersWeeklyconcurredthat"DogloverswilllovethisaccountofGrogan'smuchlovedcanine."AndletusnotforgetaboutthatcrucialblessingfromtheNewYorkTimes.Notbadforafirst-effortthatisessentiallythestoryofa"boy"andhisdog."Ittookme25yearstofindmywayhere,butthelastfewmonthshavebeenlikearollercoasterride,"saysGrogan."I'mholdingonfordearlifeandwatching,withequalpartsexhilarationandterror,whereitwilltakeme."GoodToKnowAfewfunandfascinatingouttakesfromourinterviewwithGrogan:"Beforemovin
