Finding Gobi
A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart
by Dion Leonard
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appears in Travel and Nonfiction.
New York Times Bestseller List ?Leonard and Gobi?s story represents the power of people working together and the profound depth of feeling possible between a man and his dog.?Publishers Weekly A man, a dog, and the lengths to which love will go to sacrifice for its companion. Finding Gobi is the miraculous tale of Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultrama...
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