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One Good Dog

By: Susan Wilson
Narrated by: Fred Berman, Rick Adamson
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Adam March is a self-made “Master of the Universe”. He has it all: the beautiful wife, the high-powered job, the glittering circle of friends. But there is a price to be paid for all these trappings, and the pressure is mounting—until the day Adam makes a fatal mistake. His assistant leaves him a message with three words: your sister called. What no one knows is that Adam’s sister has been missing for decades...that she represents the excruciatingly painful past he has left behind...and that her absence has secretly tormented him all these years. When his assistant brushes off his request for an explanation in favor of her more pressing personal call, Adam loses it. And all hell breaks loose.

Adam is escorted from the building. He loses his job. He loses his wife. He loses the life he’s worked so hard to achieve. He doesn’t believe it is possible to sink any lower when he is assigned to work in a soup kitchen as a form of community service.

But unbeknownst to Adam, this is where his life will intersect with Chance. Chance is a mixed breed Pit Bull. He’s been born and raised to fight and seldom leaves the dirty basement where he is kept between fights. But Chance is not a victim or a monster. It is Chance’s unique spirit that helps him escape and puts him in the path of Adam. What transpires is the story of one man, one dog, and how they save each other—in ways they never could have expected.

©2010 Susan Wilson (P)2010 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"Chance tells his story in his own words, which makes his mistreatment and return to the fighting pit powerfully disturbing. Combined with Wilson's unflinching portrayal of Adam's struggle to overcome his past, Old Yeller's got nothing on this very good man and his dog story." ( Publishers Weekly)

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A cynic and a cynical dog - PERFECT!!

I usually avoid dog stories, to be honest, I cannot bear most animal stories. They usually make me cry, they break my heart and I can never forget. Life makes me cry enough; I read to escape, to be enlightened, to find hope not to have my damn heart broken again. So, I bought this book promising myself that if it started to shatter my heart I'd stop reading. No problem. I'd just stop. THEN the warning signs appeared, a sad ending was in store for me, but...no...maybe not...just maybe.. I trusted my instinct and kept reading, the glorious author fooled me and turned what could have been a heart-wrenching end into a precious memory. No sad endings here. Just a good story, written the way someone who truly loves dogs would write it. A story a cynic can love. A story a big mush like me can treasure. Read it. You won't be sorry.

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I'm serious when I say you HAVE to listen to this!

What made the experience of listening to One Good Dog the most enjoyable?

I loved the fact that the story is narrated from the human and dog perspective. Great having to narrators. The dog had such a great personality and seemed very real to understand his thoughts.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Chance, the dog. I love dogs and understood his explanation of how he interpreted things.

What about Fred Berman and Christina Delaine ’s performance did you like?

I think the narrators names are confusing. Pretty sure both narrators where guys. But either way, they were both great.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Ok, i'll admit it. I got totally emotionally hoked on this one. The author did an amazing job of taking you on a journey that was full of highs and lows. I'm not afraid to admit as a grown man and truck driver, this did bring a tear to my eye. The message within the book is something everybody could learn from. It shows humanity at its worst and its best. A true book for dog lovers no matter who you are.

Any additional comments?

I guarantee, that if you listen to this, you will not be disappointed. Once I started listening to this I literally could not stop.

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I LOVED THIS BOOK!

I had never read anything by this author, but I will be looking for more! I couldn't wait to see what would happen...and was sad when the book ended because it was over! The author did a great job of segmenting the story...alternating between letting the Dog, Chance, tell the story from his side, and the main character, Adam, tell the story from his side. Together, both sides make a great story!

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If you have ever loved a dog...

This book digs at my heart, much like "The Art of Racing in the Rain" and "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle." Susan Wilson truly understands the bond between dogs and humans--at least from this human's point of view. I love dogs, I love this book.

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don't read this if you cant stomach dog fighting

I enjoyed this book well enough until the end. The author ends one of the last chapters leaving the reader to believe a horrible ending for the dog. She then goes back to the man's life. As a dog lover, I was crying for the dog and had no interest in hearing more of the man's story. Good ending or bad ending the author paints a clear picture of a dog dying, a victim of horrible abuse. The well described scene was too vivid for this dog lover. This book made me sick to my stomach.

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Wonderful

Fantastic narration. I'll never read the printed book because the two narrators were fabulous. Some reviews are hung up on the dog's advanced thought process and vocabulary. In my opinion, that was the most marvelously written part of the book. Highly recommend.

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dog lover

Being a loving pit bull owner, it was wonderful to listen to a story that so accurately described the bonding between man and dog. Ms. Wilson described the true traits of the breed when in a happy environment. Well written!

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One Good Book

A story of redemption and grace. Heartwarming, tearjerking, and a great dog story! What could be better?

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a funny, heart-warming story with a great dog

This story was fun from start to end. This is the tale about the fall and redemption of Adam, a middle aged man, and his adopted rescue dog, where the gimmick is that about 25% of the story is narrated by the dog. I enjoyed both parts equally. The dog is a pit bull and former fighter. The man, Adam, is a wealthy, arrogant, entitled businessman who loses his job, home, and family, and is sentenced by a judge to perform community service at a soup kitchen. The dog, Chance, is his unexpected life saver. Adam's past and present have many interesting story threads, making this an emotional and fast-moving story. My only compliant is that it was so short, and I hated it to end so soon. This is a simple story that tugs at the heart, and totally works. At least it did for me. The reader who does the dog is great. The third person narrator, telling the story from Adam's perspective, is adequate and easy to listen to. I admit that I am a dog person, but the story has so many elements that make it fun beyond the great dog personality. I do not rate many books a 5, but I didn't have to think twice before assigning that top rating to this novel.

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One Good Dog

Susan Wilson - Please write a sequel. I absolutely loved this book. I couldn't turn it off. I have 3 wonderful doggies, and I know Susan has hit the nail on the head with the thoughts of her pit bull. I want MORE!!!!

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