Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls--One Flying Disc at a Time, Library Edition

Gorant, Jim

ISBN 10: 1470818922 ISBN 13: 9781470818920

Publisher: Blackstone Pub, 2012

Synopsis

The author of the best-selling The Lost Dogs shares the heartwarming tale of a rescued pit bull who overcame considerable odds to become a World Champion competitive Frisbee dog. Simultaneous.

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Review

Praise for WALLACE:

"Compelling and surprisingly elegant [...] Wallace's story will charm even readers who never knew they were interested in put bulls or disc dogs."
--Publishers Weekly

"Dog lovers will certainly enjoy the story of Wallace's journey."
--Kirkus

Praise for THE LOST DOGS:

"Gorant's fine book is a heartwarming tale of how the love and commitment of a community can heal even the deepest and most abhorrent of traumas."
--Sports Illustrated

"Readers of Gorant's book will want to jump up and whoop, 'Good dog!'"
--The Boston Globe

The Lost Dogs "has the quality of a page-turner as it chronicles the entire story, in all its upsetting detail, of the dogs' rescue and re-entry into the world."
--Los Angeles Times

"A well-researched, moving account"
--The New Yorker Book Bench

"The Lost Dogs shows us that goodness can be found in the places where we may least expect it."
--The Christian Science Monitor

"The best and most important book about animals written in 2010"
--The San Francisco Chronicle

Praise for THE LOST DOGS:

"Gorant's fine book is a heartwarming tale of how the love and commitment of a community can heal even the deepest and most abhorrent of traumas."
--Sports Illustrated

"Readers of Gorant's book will want to jump up and whoop, 'Good dog!'"
--The Boston Globe

The Lost Dogs "has the quality of a page-turner as it chronicles the entire story, in all its upsetting detail, of the dogs' rescue and re-entry into the world."
--Los Angeles Times

"A well-researched, moving account"
--The New Yorker Book Bench

"The Lost Dogs shows us that goodness can be found in the places where we may least expect it."
--The Christian Science Monitor

"The best and most important book about animals written in 2010"
--The San Francisco Chronicle

About the Author

JIM GORANT has worked as a magazine editor and writer for twenty years and is currently a senior editor at Sports Illustrated. His work has appeared in such magazines as Men's Health, GQ, and Outside. He is also the author of Fanatic: 10 Things All Sports Fans Should Do before They Die. He lives in New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackstone Pub
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1470818922
• ISBN 13: 9781470818920
• Binding: Audio CD