Longest Trip Home : A Memoir by John Grogan (2008, Hardcover)

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Like New: A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is ...
ISBN
9780061713248
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061713244
ISBN-13
9780061713248
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66554014

Product Key Features

Book Title
Longest Trip Home : a Memoir
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Personal Growth / Happiness, Personal Memoirs, General, Personal Growth / Self-Esteem
Genre
Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography
Author
John Grogan
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-541880
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
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From the author of Marley & Me (2005), this is an extraordinary memoir of estrangement and reconciliation., John Grogan is more like Marley than he might want to believe. An affable, unassuming rabble-rouser, the author who penned a bestseller about his goofy dog gets up to some hilarious antics of his own ... The resulting story is full of humor [and] poignant scenes.|9780061713248|, With his telltale humor and poignant observations about life and our humanity, John Grogan delivers another emotional wallop here. THE LONGEST TRIP HOME is a must read for anyone who has questioned their faith, sought to understand their identity, and loved their family. In other words, everyone., Grogan's memoir of his journey for identity is akin to Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance., "Grogan's memoir of his journey for identity is akin to Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance."(Library Journal), As he did in Marley, Grogan makes readers feel they have a seat at the family dinner table. He's now a nonpracticing Catholic, but here-to wonderful effect-he confesses all., “From the author of Marley & Me (2005), this is an extraordinary memoir of estrangement and reconciliation.â€�, "Genuinely heartending. . .Grogan invests these events with deeply felt humanity and pathos." -- Janet Maslin, New York Times "Wry and witty. . . [a] full-hearted and worthy memoir." -- Washington Post "As he did in Marley, Grogan makes readers feel they have a seat at the family dinner table. He's now a nonpracticing Catholic, but here--to wonderful effect--he confesses all." -- People Magazine, 4 stars "As he did in Marley, Grogan makes readers feel they have a seat at the family dinner table. He's now a nonpracticing Catholic, but here--to wonderful effect--he confesses all." -- Teen People Book Club "From the author of Marley & Me (2005), this is an extraordinary memoir of estrangement and reconciliation." -- Booklist "John Grogan is more like Marley than he might want to believe. An affable, unassuming rabble-rouser, the author who penned a bestseller about his goofy dog gets up to some hilarious antics of his own ... The resulting story is full of humor [and] poignant scenes. -- BookPage "As he did in Marley, Grogan makes readers feel they have a seat at the family dinner table. He's now a nonpracticing Catholic, but here-to wonderful effect-he confesses all." -- People "Grogan's memoir of his journey for identity is akin to Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance." -- Library Journal "With his telltale humor and poignant observations about life and our humanity, John Grogan delivers another emotional wallop here. THE LONGEST TRIP HOME is a must read for anyone who has questioned their faith, sought to understand their identity, and loved their family. In other words, everyone." -- Ann Hood, author of Comfort: A Journey Through Grief and The Knitting Circle, As he did in Marley, Grogan makes readers feel they have a seat at the family dinner table. He's now a nonpracticing Catholic, but here—to wonderful effect—he confesses all.
Dewey Decimal
070.92 B
Synopsis
"As he did in Marley , Grogan makes readers feel they have a seat at the family dinner table....4 stars." -- People John Grogan, author of the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller, Marley & Me , once again takes readers into his past, his memories, and his heart in The Longest Trip Home --a funny and poignant memoir of faith, family, and identity. A New York Times bestseller in its own right, The Longest Trip Home has earned glowing accolades from the critics ("Genuinely heartrending," -- New York Times "Wry and witty," -- Washington Post ; "Entertaining, funny, and, best of all, always honest at its core," -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch ). And, just as Marley & Me was more than simply "a dog book," John Grogan's Longest Trip is much, much more than your typical story of a boy's coming-of-age., "As he did inMarley , Grogan makes readers feel they have a seat at the family dinner table….4 stars." -People John Grogan, author of the phenomenal #1New York Times bestseller, Marley & Me , once again takes readers into his past, his memories, and his heart in The Longest Trip Home -a funny and poignant memoir of faith, family, and identity. A New York Times bestseller in its own right, The Longest Trip Home has earned glowing accolades from the critics ("Genuinely heartrending," -New York Times "Wry and witty," -Washington Post ; "Entertaining, funny, and, best of all, always honest at its core," -St. Louis Post-Dispatch ). And, just as Marley & Me was more than simply "a dog book," John Grogan's Longest Trip is much, much more than your typical story of a boy's coming-of-age., "As he did inMarley , Grogan makes readers feel they have a seat at the family dinner table....4 stars." --People John Grogan, author of the phenomenal #1New York Times bestseller, Marley & Me , once again takes readers into his past, his memories, and his heart in The Longest Trip Home --a funny and poignant memoir of faith, family, and identity. A New York Times bestseller in its own right, The Longest Trip Home has earned glowing accolades from the critics ("Genuinely heartrending," --New York Times "Wry and witty," --Washington Post ; "Entertaining, funny, and, best of all, always honest at its core," --St. Louis Post-Dispatch ). And, just as Marley & Me was more than simply "a dog book," John Grogan's Longest Trip is much, much more than your typical story of a boy's coming-of-age.
LC Classification Number
PN4874.G76A3 2008

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