Marley & Me
- 作者:John Grogan
- 出版社:BT International
- 出版日期:2007-07-01
- 語言:英文
- ISBN10:0061340626
- ISBN13:9780061340628
- 裝訂:平裝 / 普通級 / 初版
Follows the life story of an exuberant golden Labrador who gets into perpetual trouble and experiences a range of inspiring adventures, from comforting his human companions in the aftermath of a devastating miscarriage, to shutting down an entire beach, to guarding a seventeen-year-old neighbor in the aftermath of a stabbing attack.
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被譽為狗狗版的《最後14堂星期二的課》!
笑中帶淚,即將拍成電影,2008年上映!
愛上全世界最糟糕──但也最棒──的一隻狗!
當約翰和珍妮第一次見到馬利時,牠還只是個毛茸茸的拉布拉多小黃球,可愛的模樣讓兩人當場就決定把牠抱回家!他們用雷鬼樂之父巴布.馬利替狗狗命名,而牠也還真的很有韻律感,擅長跳『馬利曼波』!
馬利的胃口奇佳,沒多久體重就迅速『膨脹』到四十四公斤,成了名副其實的『巨獸』!牠無所不吃,椅墊、桌腳只是小CASE,連珍妮的金項鍊和約翰的音響也不放過!
更始料未及的是,馬利是一隻『過動狗』,永遠用青春期的精力與熱情活過每一天,最愛戶外運動和貴賓辣妹。牠聽到打雷就會抓狂,讓全家有如被超級颶風掃過,連吃鎮靜劑都沒有用!
牠也是標準的跟屁蟲,不管主人走到哪兒都要跟,就連約翰和珍妮在努力『做人』,牠也不甘寂寞的擠上床湊3P!牠『不受教』到連馴狗師都舉白旗投降,最後好不容易以倒數第二名畢業,竟然一口就把證書吃掉……
馬利從小到大雖然闖禍無數,但牠純真、善良,永遠對主人無怨無悔地付出。因為馬利,約翰一家的生活變得更豐富、更美好;因為馬利,他們體會到了人生中最微小、最簡單的快樂。這不只是一隻狗的真實故事,更是對生命美好回憶的禮讚,而馬利,無疑是上天帶給我們最特別的禮物!
★本書中譯本《馬利與我:愛上全世界最糟糕的狗!》由皇冠出版。
作者簡介
約翰.葛羅根 John Grogan
一九五七年三月二十日出生於美國底特律市。他生長在非常虔誠的天主教家庭,父親是汽車機械工程師,母親則是賢慧的家庭主婦,也是個說故事高手,或許因此讓他從小耳濡目染,長大後也成了寫故事的高手。
約翰現在是賓州《費城詢問報》的專欄作家。在此之前,他曾擔任羅戴爾出版集團的《有機園藝》雜誌總編輯,並且在密西根州與佛羅里達州的報社擔任過記者、分社社長與專欄作家。約翰的作品曾獲頒多項獎項,包括美國記者俱樂部的消費者報導獎。
約翰目前與妻子珍妮、三個孩子定居在賓州樹林茂密的山坡上,還有一隻出奇文靜的拉布拉多犬葛蕾西相伴。
約翰.葛羅根的部落格:www.marleyandme.com/blog
《馬利與我》英文官方網站:www.marleyandme.com
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.