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Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish
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Item Description...
Overview
A radio talk-show host describes his family's relationship with a remarkable rescue dog named Sprite, a beautiful, loving, and gentle animal whose deteriorating health taught the entire family a lesson in friendship, love, joy, and grief.
Publishers Description
Although Mark Levin is known as a constitutional lawyer and a nationally syndicated broadcaster, he is, first and foremost, a dog lover. In 1998, he and his family welcomed a half-Border Collie/half-Cocker Spaniel they named Pepsi into their lives. Six years later, his wife and son persuaded him to adopt a dog from the local shelter, a Spaniel mix. It turned out he was older than originally thought, and he was the most beautiful dog they'd ever seen. They named him Sprite. Their lives would never be the same.Sprite and Pepsi became fast friends. They did everything together, from rummaging through the trash to loudly greeting the deliveryman. And the Levin family fell in love with him -- with his gentle nature, beautiful face and soft, huggable fur. But on Halloween night, shortly after joining their family, Sprite suddenly collapsed and was rushed to the animal hospital. It was the first of many such visits, and the start of a long journey for the Levin family, filled with much joy and anguish. During the next two years, Sprite and Pepsi were inseparable. And Sprite's bond with the Levin family deepened. Friends, neighbors, and even Mark's radio audience came to know and love Sprite. As Mark's daughter turned eighteen and graduated from high school and Mark's son turned fifteen, Sprite's health deteriorated -- even as his spirits remained high and his beauty and grace continued to inspire. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas 2006, the Levin family said their emotional final goodbye. Crushed and consumed with grief, Mark turned to family, friends, and fans for help. But new hope came when the Levins least expected it. Rescuing Sprite is a stunningly intimate look at the love between a family and a dog, one that movingly shows, in Mark Levin's words, that "in the end, we humans are the lucky ones." The author will donate a portion of his proceeds from the sale of this book to animal shelters. |
Item Specifications...
Pages 216
Dimensions: Length: 0.75" Width: 4.75" Height: 7.25"
Weight: 0.34 lbs.
Binding Softcover
ISBN 1439165432
EAN 9781439165430
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 | Book Review Dec 6, 2009 |
| I bought it for my wife who cried reading it then gave it to a girlfriend who has two show dogs. She cried also. I have not read it yet, but have heard it is a very good read. I look forward to reading it. | | |  | very disappointed Dec 5, 2009 |
Just to be clear from the start. Before reading this book I had no idea who Mark Levin is and even now I don't know. He is a lawyer and a talk show host but what type of lawyer or what his show is about, I don't know. It doesn't matter. The book is very poorly written. It is dry and unemotional. There are people who let their pets suffer because they can not bear to put them down. Then we have Mr. Levin doing what was the right thing by putting poor Sprite out of pain and he eats himself up with a feeling of guilt. The story is not new and could be told by hundreds or even thousands of people who have gone through the same heart wrenching decision. The writing is dull, dry and unemotional. When I realized the author was a lawyer it made it easier for me to understand and describe the quality of writing. It was written like a legal brief or even a police report. At one point, when describing Griffen's previous owners he is somewhat heartless. 'Kendal' discovered that his owners had ... decided they wanted to travel more. So they actually asked their vet whether they should put him up for adoption or have him euthanized! Can you imagine? I have nothing but contempt for such inhumanity and selfishness." Do not judge others too harshly when you don't know all the facts. The author states later on that at the age of 11 they are dealing with Griffen's "house training, which means more early morning and late-night walks". Perhaps the previous owners were unable to deal with that. When we lived on the farm we constantly had to deal with people's unwanted pets. They would actually drive into the yard, throw out their cats or dogs and drive away. This happened many times to us and to neighbors. Putting down an unwanted pet is far more humane than this cowardly act.
If you want to read a good book about a cat, read "Dewey: a small town library cat who changed the world" by Vicky Myron.
Many others have already recommended "Marley and Me" and you can read almost any of the books by John Katz.
A fiction title that is also good is "The art of racing in the rain" by Garth Stein. | | |  | A Touching Story - and NOT political. Dec 1, 2009 |
I have never read any of Mark Levin's other books. I don't listen to his radio show. While at the store, I picked up this book due to its cover and title and was reading the back when my husband walked up and saw me doing so and got excited. He is a Mark Levin fan. He has read Liberty and Tyranny (I think thats what its called) and listens to him on the radio every other day. All of this bumped up my interest but also made me apprehensive - was I going to be sucked into a book about a dog with political undertones? I am not into political reads. I am barely into non-fiction reads. I bought it anyway and decided to give it a try.
It took me 24 hours to read this book and I can now report that not only was it not even slightly policital - it was a sweet and touching story about a man, a man's family, and their dogs. As a dog and animal lover myself I could relate to so many moments in this book. I found myself laughing out loud and tearing up quite a bit. I have nursed several sick pets in my lifetime, I have lost beloved pets of all kinds, and I have had to euthanize one when I was in my mid-twenties. Not only did I relive all of those happy moments with those pets while reading this book - I felt like I obtained a closure I never knew I had not received at the time.
If you are an animal lover, this book is a fun and simple read that will touch your heart. I am currently the owner of two cats - and Rescuing Sprite made me look forward to adopting/rescuing a dog brother or sister for them one day from an animal shelter. | | | | Losing your Best Friend Dec 1, 2009 |
| This beautifully written book helped me get over losing my Golden Retriever, Tucker. Tuck had cancer. He and I fought the good fight. What a wonderful Prince of a dog he was and I miss him still. I didn't let him suffer or face an indignent death, although it broke my heart to put him down. He is waiting for me in the afterlife and I look forward to being there with him some day. | | | | If there was a zero star rating, I would have used it. Nov 14, 2009 |
I have read many of this type of book, both fiction and non-fiction- Merle's Door, Walking in Circles Before Lying Down, The Art of Racing in the Rain. These were all incredible, heart-wrenching, beautifully written books.
Rescuing Sprite is a TERRIBLE book. Not only is the writing absolutely horrendous and boring, you never get to love the dogs in the book because the author mostly writes about himself. I have never quit a book before, but I just couldn't get more than halfway through. I was angry with the book the entire time I was reading and couldn't let go of the fact that it was such a horrible book. I can't believe that the average rating for this book is above 1 star. Every single chapter ends with "and little did we know that Sprite's days were limited" or something like that.
I was on a long flight at the time, and read the SkyMall magazine instead. That's really saying something.
Absolutely do not spend a dime on this book. Buy one of the above mentioned books instead. | | | Write your own review about Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish
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