金石堂John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same.
Marley quickly grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever, a dog like no other. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, flung drool on guests, stole women's undergarments, and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around, including couches and fine jewelry. Obedience school did no good-Marley was expelled. Neither did the tranquilizers the veterinarian prescribed for him with the admonishment, "Don't hesitate to use these."
And yet Marley's heart was pure. Just as he joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley shared the couple's joy at their first pregnancy, and their heartbreak over the miscarriage. He was there when babies finally arrived and when the screams of a seventeen-year-old stabbing victim pierced the night. Marley shut down a public beach and managed to land a role in a feature-length movie, always winning hearts as he made a mess of things. Through it all, he remained steadfast, a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.
Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans.
愛上全世界最糟糕──但也最棒──的一隻狗！
當約翰和珍妮第一次見到馬利時，牠還只是個毛茸茸的拉布拉多小黃球，可愛的模樣讓兩人當場就決定把牠抱回家！他們用雷鬼樂之父巴布．馬利替狗狗命名，而牠也還真的很有韻律感，擅長跳『馬利曼波』！
馬利的胃口奇佳，沒多久體重就迅速『膨脹』到四十四公斤，成了名副其實的『巨獸』！牠無所不吃，椅墊、桌腳只是小CASE，連珍妮的金項鍊和約翰的音響也不放過！
更始料未及的是，馬利是一隻『過動狗』，永遠用青春期的精力與熱情活過每一天，最愛戶外運動和貴賓辣妹。牠聽到打雷就會抓狂，讓全家有如被超級颶風掃過，連吃鎮靜劑都沒有用！
牠也是標準的跟屁蟲，不管主人走到哪兒都要跟，就連約翰和珍妮在努力『做人』，牠也不甘寂寞的擠上床湊3P！牠『不受教』到連馴狗師都舉白旗投降，最後好不容易以倒數第二名畢業，竟然一口就把證書吃掉……
馬利從小到大雖然闖禍無數，但牠純真、善良，永遠對主人無怨無悔地付出。因為馬利，約翰一家的生活變得更豐富、更美好；因為馬利，他們體會到了人生中最微小、最簡單的快樂。這不只是一隻狗的真實故事，更是對生命美好回憶的禮讚，而馬利，無疑是上天帶給我們最特別的禮物！
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作者簡介
約翰．葛羅根 John Grogan
一九五七年三月二十日出生於美國底特律市。他生長在非常虔誠的天主教家庭，父親是汽車機械工程師，母親則是賢慧的家庭主婦，也是個說故事高手，或許因此讓他從小耳濡目染，長大後也成了寫故事的高手。
約翰現在是賓州《費城詢問報》的專欄作家。在此之前，他曾擔任羅戴爾出版集團的《有機園藝》雜誌總編輯，並且在密西根州與佛羅里達州的報社擔任過記者、分社社長與專欄作家。約翰的作品曾獲頒多項獎項，包括美國記者俱樂部的消費者報導獎。
約翰目前與妻子珍妮、三個孩子定居在賓州樹林茂密的山坡上，還有一隻出奇文靜的拉布拉多犬葛蕾西相伴。
Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans.
