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Launch for the new book by Randy Grim- "Miracle Dog" is February 26th,2005- go to www.themiracledog.com for details. Official release date April 15th, 2005.
From the "Atlantic Monthly"
"Roth's is really two books: a touching if not terribly insightful portrait of a young man who has devoted his life to rescuing the street dogs of St. Louis, and a harrowing report on the plight of the millions of abandoned and stray dogs throughout the United States. As Roth demonstrates, their lives (and those of stray cats) are rendered short, painful, and terror-filled, because their subspecies has been bred for thousands of years to be dependent on man's protection and kindness—"they are not mentally or physically designed to be on their own." These dogs are—literally—our creatures, and their heartbreaking condition testifies to humanity's obduracy and, all too often, its sadism."
From the "San Francisco Chronicle"
"In "The Man Who Talks to Dogs," author Melinda Roth pens an unforgettable and honest literary portrait of an unlikely hero."
From the "Seattle Times"
"A deeply affecting portrait. Roth's poignant volume is an inspiring reminder that one person can make a difference."
The Man Who Talks to Dogs St. Martin's Press-Thomas Dunne Books, Go to any unpopulated or abandoned area in any given urban setting, and you’ll find them. Thousands and thousands of wild dogs—abandoned to disease, starvation, and inevitable death—are leading short and brutal lives in the no-man’s-land between domestication and wildness, byproducts of the human destitution around them. A lucky few are saved by dedicated rescuers, and Randy Grim, 37, has emerged as one of the country’s leading dog saviors. After years of rescuing them on his own, he founded Stray Rescue of St. Louis, an organization dedicated to rescue and rehabilitation.
These are dogs that "belong" to no one, the ones animal-control experts can’t catch and humane shelters won’t deal with. They are stray or feral, either abandoned or born wild on the streets, which means they won’t come near humans and statistically won’t live past their second year. And their numbers are growing every day.
In The Man Who Talks to Dogs, journalist Melinda Roth narrates Grim’s dramatic, inspiring efforts and tells the horrific and heartwarming stories of the dogs he saves, showing how this growing national health problem—controlled by no federal or local regulations—can no longer be ignored.
A featured alternate of The Book of the Month Club, Literary Guild, Quality Paperbacks, and One Spirit
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From "The Library Journal"
"Roth describes how Grim was drawn into this crusade, the reader will begin to understand why he cares so much and feel hopeful that with such efforts the situation can indeed change. Despite his own emotional difficulties, Grim emerges as a caring, deeply committed individual whom the reader will like as much for his idiosyncrasies as in spite of them. In recounting one crusader's campaign, Roth does an excellent job of boiling down the nationwide problem of feral and stray dogs to its basic issues. Recommended for most public libraries"
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From the "Book of the Month Club"
"This dog lover’s book has a big heart and unleashes an important message about compassion. Meet Randy Grim, a crusader who has dedicated himself to rescuing, rehabilitating and publicizing the plight of abandoned, stray dogs. His story is as life-affirming as that of the dogs he’s saved. There’s Noel, the German Shepherd mix for whom he braved an armed squatter; Bonnie, the pregnant Collie mix whose infection forced him to hand-feed 13 puppies; and Louis, the lame Rottweiler from the underworld of dog-fighting."
“Grim’s heroism should inspire us all to be…the compassionate people we need to be.” (Michael J. Rosen, Editor of Dog People)
THE NEW PAPERBACK COVER- RELEASE DATE IS JULY 1 2004
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