{"product_id":"rin-tin-tin-the-life-and-the-legend-9781439190142","title":"Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Susan Orlean--acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Orchid Thief \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Library \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRin Tin Tin\u003c\/i\u003e is \"an unforgettable book about the mutual devotion between one man and one dog\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe believed the dog was immortal.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins Susan Orlean's sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tin's journey from abandoned puppy to international movie-star dog who appeared in twenty-seven films throughout the 1920s. Spanning almost one hundred years of history, from the dog's improbable discovery on a battlefield in 1918 by an American soldier to his tumultuous rise through Hollywood and beyond, \u003ci\u003eRin Tin Tin\u003c\/i\u003e is a love story and \"a masterpiece\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) that is also a quintessentially American story of reinvention, a captivating exploration of our spiritual bond with animals, and a stirring meditation on mortality and immortality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Orlean has been a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e since 1992. She is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Library Book, Rin Tin Tin, Saturday Night, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Orchid Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into the Academy Award-winning film \u003ci\u003eAdaptation\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her family and her animals in Los Angeles and may be reached at SusanOrlean.com and on Twitter @SusanOrlean.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50656334512402,"sku":"9781439190142","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_611b7f57-bbe7-4424-bd5f-3c1cad0ca7c2.jpg?v=1733386744","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rin-tin-tin-the-life-and-the-legend-9781439190142","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}