{"product_id":"9781401323523","title":"A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog","description":"\u003cem\u003e\"In each little life we can see great truth and beauty, and in each little life we glimpse the way of all things in the universe.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eDEAN KOONTZ thought he had everything he needed. A successful novelist with more than twenty #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers to his credit, Dean had forged a career out of industry and imagination. He had been married to his high school sweetheart, Gerda, since the age of twenty, and together they had made a happy life for themselves in their Southern California home. It was the picture of peace and contentment. Then along came Trixie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDean had always wanted a dog--had even written several books in which dogs were featured. But not until Trixie was he truly open to the change that such a beautiful creature could bring about in him. Trixie had intelligence, a lack of vanity, and an uncanny knack for living in the present. And because she was joyful and direct as all dogs are, she put her heart into everything--from chasing tennis balls, to playing practical jokes, to protecting those she loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA retired service dog with Canine Companions for Independence, Trixie became an assistance dog of another kind. She taught Dean to trust his instincts, persuaded him to cut down to a fifty-hour work week, and, perhaps most important, renewed in him a sense of wonder that will remain with him for the rest of his life. She mended him in many ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrixie weighed only sixty-something pounds, Dean occasionally called her Short Stuff, and she lived less than twelve years. In this big world, she was a little thing, but in all the ways that mattered, including the effect she had on those who loved her, she lived a big life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hyperion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052675055856,"sku":"9781401323523","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781401323523_p0.jpg?v=1763714059","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781401323523","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}