John Grogan






John Grogan

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born
March 20, 1957

gender
male

place of birth
Detroit, The United States

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genre
Biographies & Memoirs


about this author

John Grogan's first book, Marley & Me, is a number one international bestseller soon to be released as a major motion picture. His second book is The Longest Trip Home. John lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, Jenny, and their three children.




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avg rating: 4.10 | 32,855 ratings | 8,303 reviews | 24 distinct works | 54 fans
Marley & Me: Love and Life wit... Marley & Me: Love and Life with the World's Worst Dog
by John Grogan
avg rating 4.11 — 27,947 ratings — published 2005
38 editions
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Marley: A Dog Like No Other Marley: A Dog Like No Other
by John Grogan
avg rating 4.28 — 615 ratings — published 2007
10 editions
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The Longest Trip Home: A Memoi... The Longest Trip Home: A Memoir
by John Grogan
avg rating 3.88 — 667 ratings — published 2008
7 editions
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Bad Dog, Marley! Bad Dog, Marley!
by John Grogan
avg rating 4.03 — 235 ratings — published 2007
5 editions
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Bad Dogs Have More Fun: And Ot... Bad Dogs Have More Fun: And Other Tails of Animals, Life and Family
by John Grogan
avg rating 3.24 — 276 ratings — published 2007
12 editions
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A Very Marley Christmas A Very Marley Christmas
by John Grogan
avg rating 3.91 — 56 ratings — published 2008
3 editions
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Marley & Me Marley & Me
by John Grogan
avg rating 4.03 — 30 ratings — published 2007
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Marley Goes to School Marley Goes to School
by John Grogan, Richard Cowdrey (Illustrator)
avg rating 4.12 — 16 ratings — published 2009
2 editions
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Life Is Like a Sailboat: Selec... Life Is Like a Sailboat: Selected Writings on Life and Living from The Philadelphia Inquirer
by John Grogan
avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 2009
2 editions
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Marley & Me Marley & Me
by John Grogan
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2006
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John Grogan on tour for book "Marley"
Author appearance, December 06, 2009 12:00AM
Clinton Bookshop, 33 Main Street, Clinton, NJ, The United States

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John Grogan on tour for book "Marley"
Author appearance, December 18, 2009 12:00AM
Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA, The United States

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December 2008, John Grogan
"I hope that readers can relate on many levels. The kids my age were growing up during the social upheaval of the '60s and '70s, and we were hardwired to question authority. We're all sons and daughters, and we all have to make our peace with our parents and their values to find our own place in the world. That's really what this story is about." ...More

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"A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things-a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty."
John Grogan (Marley & Me: Love and Life with the World's Worst Dog)
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"Animal lovers are a special breed of humans, generous of spirit, full of empathy, perhaps a little prone to sentimentality, and with hearts as big as a cloudless sky"
John Grogan (Marley & Me Illustrated Edition: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog)
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"A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. Status symbol means nothing to him. A waterlogged stick will do just fine. A dog judges others not by their color or creed or class but by who they are inside. A dog doesn't care if you are rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his. It was really quite simple, and yet we humans, so much wiser and more sophisticated, have always had trouble figuring out what really counts and what does not. As I wrote that farewell column to Marley, I realized it was all right there in front of us, if only we opened our eyes. Sometimes it took a dog with bad breath, worse manners, and pure intentions to help us see."
John Grogan
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