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  <title><![CDATA[Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish]]></title>
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  <default_description>Although &lt;i&gt;Mark R. Levin&lt;/i&gt; 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. Comfort came from family, fans, and friends, and  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.
&lt;I&gt;Rescuing Sprite&lt;/i&gt; is a stunningly intimate look at the love between a family and a dog, one that movingly shows, in &lt;i&gt;Mark R. Levin's&lt;/i&gt; words, that &quot;in the end, we humans are the lucky ones.&quot;
The author will donate a portion of his proceeds from the sale of this book to animal shelters.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">11</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark R. Levin]]></name>
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  <date_added>Thu Jan 31 13:09:43 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 31 13:13:53 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Having just gone through the experience of adopting an older dog and losing him, I was very interested in reading this title. But this author was a TERRIBLE writer.  If he's a radio personality, he should stick with it.  I understand his desire to tell the story of adopting and losing his dog, but -...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14188792">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="34261339">
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    <name><![CDATA[SJ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Coralville, IA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Oct 01 04:39:46 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 01 04:40:48 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This isn't my normal sort of book and I would never have picked it up on my own. My father is an avid dog lover, and NOT an avid reader at all. So the fact that he had read anything at all was worth noting. He gave me his copy of the book and insisted I give it a try. <br/><br/>The author is no du...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34261339">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="14459917">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sharron]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[West Jordan, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>3</votes>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Feb 03 13:13:05 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 03 13:23:48 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wish I could give this just 1/2 a star because it was that bad.  The book was just a promotional piece for the author.  I can't tell you how many times he mentioned the other book he had written and his radio talk show.  I do appreciate the fact he gave this dog a home, or rather is wife did, sinc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14459917">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23361822">
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    <name><![CDATA[Dena]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Phoenix, AZ]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 31 00:40:43 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 31 00:57:06 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just finished reading this book and I was an emotional wreck for the last 50 or so pages. It was literally me reading and sobbing, tears flowing and just feeling the pain the family was going through. I really enjoyed the whole book because the man who wrote it was just very genuine and such a dog...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23361822">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="12240870">
    <user id="770898">
    <name><![CDATA[Laura ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 11 08:08:03 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 11 08:08:06 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Boo. I thought I would like this book since I have a rescue dog and a fondness for a good animal rescue/welfare story. However, after a few pages, I found myself skimming to just get through it. Poor writing (yawn), shameless self-promotion about Levin's company &amp; radio show success, fan email after...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12240870">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="28381074">
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  <date_added>Sat Jul 26 16:39:08 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jul 26 16:39:30 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Call me a curmudgeon, but I didn't like this book. I mean--what's not to like? It's about an abandoned dog who is rescued and adopted and the dog eventually dies. It has all the elements I would normally love - animals, pathos, tear-jerking finales.<br/><br/>But Mark R. Levin (radio talk show host...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28381074">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="17830055">
    <user id="723099">
    <name><![CDATA[Mary]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 15 17:55:19 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 08 08:28:02 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is basically the story of Mark Levin's experience with adopting a dog (Sprite) from a shelter.  Sprite turns out to be much older than the Levins are first told.  He is a joy of a dog to have and Mark has many questions that cannot be answered about Sprite's past.  Many hard decisions have...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17830055">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="11293526">
    <user id="244168">
    <name><![CDATA[Christina]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sun Dec 30 14:36:19 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 30 14:36:19 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought I would like this book, but I really didn't.  In fact, the first half was just awful. The story would be more touching without the details of his radio show and knowing that his best friends are Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity and hearing what great guys they both are and where they all go ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11293526">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40732386">
    <user id="1766463">
    <name><![CDATA[Meg]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ashland, OR]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 22 21:44:48 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 05 20:28:15 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Did this &quot;educated&quot; Mr. Levin write this book for 6th graders?!  I felt it was too drawn out, he was searching for sentiment where he felt it should have been (I agree, it had potential as a heart wrenching story) but fell short.  Extremely short.  Sentences were simple and without emotion...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40732386">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="8811648">
    <user id="589005">
    <name><![CDATA[Tami]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Nov 07 16:57:25 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 02 16:49:58 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[After Mark Levin and family adopted this wonderful dog (thinking he was 3 - 6 years old) they find that Sprite is much older.  Over the next two years, as his health fails, the Levin family takes wonderful care of Sprite and makes sure every day is a great day for him.  <br/>Sometimes I don't like ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8811648">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45046889">
    <user id="1978623">
    <name><![CDATA[Rosemary]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Williamstown, NJ]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Feb 01 10:25:50 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 01 10:28:15 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rescuing Sprite Saving Levin<br/>               By Rosemary Biggio<br/><br/><br/>     Mark R. Levin prominent radio talk show host, president of Landmark Legal Foundation, attorney, top advisor and administrator to President Reagan’s cabinet, author of the New York Times bestseller Men in Blac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45046889">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75487525">
    <user id="1336770">
    <name><![CDATA[♥Eva♥ ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Middletown, DE]]></location>        
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[found in Wal-Mart the other day ]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Oct 23 09:23:28 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was a little surprised reading some of the other reviews. Quite a few mentioned that they felt the book wasn't written well and still more thought that Levin was plugging his other book and radio show throughout this book. I disagree with both of those opinions. <br/>From what I remember, Levin m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75487525">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54367117">
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  <date_added>Wed Apr 29 10:00:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 29 10:06:04 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i just loved this book and couldn't put it down. i cried!  i don't usually cry, but when it comes to pets, i have quite a spot in my heart for them.<br/><br/> In 1998, Mark Levin and his family welcomed a half-Border Collie/half-Cocker Spaniel they named Pepsi into their lives. Six years later, hi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54367117">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Christina]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Jan 18 20:25:43 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[my dad gave each of my brothers and me this book as a Christmas present and he added that it was so good that it made him cry.  So i am reading it because it made my dad cry and i'm interested in that because my dad doesn't cry.  i read a few pages from it every night before bed and it's all i can d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12591938">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="76992780">
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    <name><![CDATA[Anne]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Nov 16 14:33:28 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was really bad.  I finished it because I wanted to like it.  I wanted to feel a connection to this dog.  And while he sounds like a sweet dog, he sounds just like any other dog too!  There was nothing that made me laugh out loud or cry or anything like I did with Marley &amp; Me.  This author ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76992780">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Stopped reading.  Repeats itself over and over and can't hold my interest.  I even tried speed-reading just to get the gist of a story line, but decided it's a waste of my time.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As a dog lover, I both enjoyed and hated this book. Translation:  the sad parts really suck, but the rest was great!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A very heart-warming and at the same time a very sad story.  It makes you appreciate what dogs mean in our lives.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A touching story told in simple terms. The format and flavor of this story of a family's relationship with a rescued dog is that of a personal diary. It examines the mundane events of everyday living and how the lives of each individual family member is effected and enhanced when pets are added to t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60865377">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed May 21 23:29:23 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 22 00:07:27 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had high expectations for this book.  I love dogs, and have five of them, all rescues, all older dogs.  Sprite of this book was an older rescue, so I anticipated enjoying a pleasant tugging of the heart strings about the owner's experiences with Sprite and his family.  Instead, the presentation wa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22734717">more...</a>]]></body>
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