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We used to think that Where the Red Fern Grows was the best dog story ever written.  Lassie Come Home was also a contender. 

Garth Stein's new best-seller, The Art of Racing in the Rain is a profoundly wonderful novel about a run-down race car driver and his dog.  It may be your all-time favorite.

As you pick it up, be sure you're within easy reach of a crying towel.  This book with break your heart, and inspire your life.  We promise.