false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255573070m/5423030.jpg 5423030 8 <P><i>"In each little life we can see great truth and beauty, and in each little life we glimpse the way of all things in the universe."</i></p> <P>DEAN KOONTZ thought he had everything he needed. A successful novelist with more than twenty #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers to his credit, Dean had forged a career out of industry and imagination. He had been married to his high school sweetheart, Gerda, since the age of twenty, and together they had made a happy life for themselves in their Southern California home. It was the picture of peace and contentment. Then along came Trixie.</p><P><P>Dean had always wanted a dog--had even written several books in which dogs were featured. But not until Trixie was he truly open to the change that such a beautiful creature could bring about in him. Trixie had intelligence, a lack of vanity, and an uncanny knack for living in the present. And because she was joyful and direct as all dogs are, she put her heart into everything--from chasing tennis balls, to playing practical jokes, to protecting those she loved.</p> <P>A retired service dog with Canine Companions for Independence, Trixie became an assistance dog of another kind. She taught Dean to trust his instincts, persuaded him to cut down to a fifty-hour work week, and, perhaps most important, renewed in him a sense of wonder that will remain with him for the rest of his life. She mended him in many ways.</p> <P><P>Trixie weighed only sixty-something pounds, Dean occasionally called her Short Stuff, and she lived less than twelve years. In this big world, she was a little thing, but in all the ways that mattered, including the effect she had on those who loved her, she lived a big life.</p> 5490573 book 25 8 2009 A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog total:144|5:34|4:27|3:14|2:6|1:1| 144 595 349 64 5 0 false false Thu Oct 22 08:34:01 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:07:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 08:03:09 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 13:48:19 -0700 2009
Dean Koontz's attempt at nonfiction in A Big Little Life is a presumptuous and predictable love letter to his dog. Reading it was like being trapped at the office Christmas party by a co-worker whose kid made the little league all-star...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 29 04:28:13 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 10:56:30 -0700 2009
This is such a great memoir of an amazing Golden Retriever named Trixie! I have never read a Dean Koontz book before, mainly because he writes a genre that is not my cup of tea, but he is a laugh out loud author. There were SEVERAL parts of this book...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 06:11:12 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 06:07:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 16:24:13 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 13:13:23 -0700 2009
An ode to a truly amazing dog, this book makes one wish they could have met Trixie, the Golden Retreiver Dean Koontz and his wife adopted from CCI, a service dog organization. But since we, the readers, ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 06:40:29 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 08:41:08 -0700 2009
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Note, this book proves that a dogs memoir doesn't have to show the dog as a psychotic, misbehaving troublemaker to...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 18:17:16 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 18:20:27 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 22:41:03 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 22:43:33 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 13:58:04 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 13:59:58 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5423030