by Susan Orlean
Format: Audio (cds from library)Narrated By: Susan OrleanOriginal Publication Year: 2007Genre(s): Nonfiction, MemoirSeries: N/AAwards: NoneRin Tin Tin was popular well before my time and the only thing I really knew about him was the name and that he was a German Shepherd. Ignorance was actually a ...
Good book, good book, good. Snap on your flea collars, curl up in your cozy bed, wrap that bushy tail around yourself and park that muzzle on your paws. Susan Orlean has a remarkable tale to tell about an amazing pooch.For many of you the name Rin Tin Tin rings no bells, but for folks of a certain a...
I got this book because I thought it would be about the dog "Rin-Tin-Tin". While it was about Rinty and all the Rintys through out the years (and Lee Duncan), it was more about dogs in the movies, dogs in the wars, history of dog training, different breeds of dogs and their history in the movies an...
I've liked other books by Orlean much better. There wasn't so much meat here as I expected, somehow. The official story of Rin Tin Tin is odd, full of half-truths and outright lies, strange characters and broken hearts. There's nothing cheerful anywhere- not the dogs, not the owners, not the compani...
I picked up Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean after listening to a NPR segment about the book. It might have been an interview with the author. I can't remember. But, I can say that the segment on NPR was more interesting than the book. This isn't a book about Rin Tin Tin and Lee Duncan. It's a book a...
I can't recall ever seeing a Rin Tin Tin film or television episode but I was somehow aware of the phenomenon like Lassie, Benji and other famous pooches. Orlean's offers a fascinating and engrossing story about how Rin Tin Tin went from being an actual dog by that name to a legend embodying the per...
Lee Duncan, the original Rin Tin Tin's trainer, used to say that there would always be a Rin Tin Tin. Author Susan Orlean explores the unexpected truth behind Duncan's statement in this book. Orleans begins the story with a tale about her grandfather's Rin Tin Tin toy, always out of reach and off-...
Rin Tin Tin captivated hearts and minds, ever wonder how that happened or how he managed his hero status? Orlean has done all the research for you, even traveled to Rin Tin Tin’s home to see and feel the place this amazing canine came from.Not only do you get a glimpse into the life of Rin Tin Tin a...
This book is a fascinating account of the real life Rin Tin Tin and his owner Lee Duncan, as well as the early days of the entertainment industry from silent film and vaudeville reaching all the way to television. We also learn of the immense contributions of animals to the war effort of WWI and WWI...
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