{"product_id":"lance-walter-stoffel-9780986150005","title":"Lance: A Spirit Unbroken","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarley meets... Cujo ? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would you do if there was a dog in your neighborhood forced to live outside day in\/day out, at the mercy of abusers, wild animals and brutal weather? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter does nothing-at first. Then, an accidental meeting with Lance, a Border Collie, sets the wheels in motion for a down-to-the-wire, life-saving rescue and a disappointing discovery: Lance turns out to be a threat to anyone he can get his teeth on-including his rescuers  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir lives turned upside down by this semi-feral \"pet\", Walter and his wife Clara are forced to answer a painful question: do they euthanize the dog they rescued? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking their life-or-death choice even more difficult is Lance's hilarious quirkiness; when not threatening, he's incredibly entertaining-though a State Trooper, the local drug dealer, and a Megan's Law parolee, among many others, would beg to differ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rollicking, thought-provoking, and-at times-heart-wrenching true-life account of the unorthodox rescue of an unorthodox dog is guaranteed to captivate: \u003cbr\u003e-Dog lovers\u003cbr\u003e-Recovering addicts (there are numerous passages that the 12-step community will relate to) \u003cbr\u003e-Survivors of child abuse (the author reveals his own poignant connection with Lance)\u003cbr\u003e-Any reader who can laugh, cry, or enjoy having her\/his faith in humanity restored.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Stoffel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0986150002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780986150005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Diamond Publishing International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walter Stoffel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063622332671,"sku":"9780986150005","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b99091f2-0632-48ef-9502-ee724584bae1.jpg?v=1685390657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lance-walter-stoffel-9780986150005","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}