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Rescuing Sprite:

A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish
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Simon and Schuster, Nov 6, 2007 - Biography & Autobiography - 224 pages
Although Mark Levin 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. 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.

Rescuing Sprite is a stunningly intimate look at the love between a family and a dog, one that movingly shows, in Mark Levin's words, that "in the end, we humans are the lucky ones."

The author will donate a portion of his proceeds from the sale of this book to animal shelters.

  

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Review: Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish

User Review  - Jheart - Goodreads

Mark Levin's heartfelt recounting of his life with a rescue dog is endearing and even interesting. But not as interesting as other dog stories I've read. It is very sentimental and even cloying in ... Read full review

Review: Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish

User Review  - Lacey Bower-Keller - Goodreads

Grab yourself a box of Kleenex. Oh my goodness. It was a very sweet story about a man remembering his dog. If you are a dog lover, it makes you want to be a better puppy parent and hold them even ... Read full review

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Contents

Introduction
1
Lets Call Him Pepsi
5
With Pepsi at My Side
23
Rescuing Sprite
33
A Frightening Halloween
47
Inseparable from the Start
57
Dinner with Pepsi and Sprite
75
There Is No Forever
85
Thanksgiving Prayers
113
A Desperate Search
131
Goodbye My Beloved Sprite
147
Dark Days
161
The Memory Tree
183
Griffen
199
The Spirit of Sprite
205
Acknowledgments
213

A Hard Fall
99
Copyright

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About the author (2007)

Mark R. Levin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ameritopia and Liberty and Tyranny. He is the president of Landmark Legal Foundation and a nationally syndicated conservative talk radio host. He is the son of Jack E. Levin. Visit MarkLevinShow.com.

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TitleRescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish
AuthorMark R. Levin
PublisherSimon and Schuster, 2007
ISBN1416559248, 9781416559245
Length224 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / General
Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
Family & Relationships / Death, Grief, Bereavement
  
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