About the Author

John Grogan is the author of the #1 international bestseller Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog, the bestselling middle-grade memoir Marley: A Dog Like No Other, and three #1 best-selling picture books: Bad Dog, Marley!, A Very Marley Christmas, and Marley Goes to School. John lives with his wife and their three children in the Pennsylvania countryside.

John Grogan ha sido un premiado reportero gr�fico y columnista por m�s de veinticinco a�os. Vive en Pensilvania con su esposa Jenny y sus tres hijos.

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

"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

Celebrating Marley's life exactly as he lived it as "the world's worst dog," Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Grogan shares his family's Marley tales of frustration, loyalty, and love. Marley grew from a tiny puppy to 97 pounds of untrainable exuberance. Johnny Heller's reading starts out a bit stiff but quickly loosens up as he settles into the pace and rhythm of the tale; his diction is clear and distinct, with a nice range that makes it easy for the listener to follow the various characters, whether male, female, or juvenile. This program is professionally produced; there is no tape hiss or other background noise. Grogan wrote Marley & Me in memory of an unforgettable Labrador retriever. Animal lovers will enjoy listening to this at times humorous audiobook. Recommended for public and school libraries.-Laurie Selwyn, formerly with Grayson Cty. Law Lib., Sherman, TX Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.