From Baghdad, with Love | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jay Kopelman, Melinda Roth
Publisher: Bantam Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 16944
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0593058984
EAN: 9780593058985
ASIN: 0593058984
Publication Date: April 2, 2007
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 Absolutely Fantastic - A Must-Read Book Without A Doubt. May 22, 2008
I have just finished reading this book and it is absolutely fantastic. It tells the heart-warming story of how a puppy saved so many people's sanity in war-torn Iraq, and how a marine (and all those who helped him) saved the puppy in return. The author (the marine himself) gives a frank and honest account of how he unashamedly befriended this puppy (Lava) and how Lava reminded him of his own humanity in such awful circumstances. Yes, there is description of life in Iraq for the troops, civilians and reporters, and this is totally necessary to the story. Without this, we could not understand the terrible danger Lava, and all those who help to save him are in; nor could we understand how much the marine needs Lava to help him through. Also, we are given an account of the terrible effect the war is having on animals in Iraq, something which is very important and rarely touched upon. It also shows just how much Lava is loved that all these people risk so much to save him. A fascinating; honest and brave account of true friendship, even in the face of adversity. A fantastic book, I cannot reccommend it highly enough.
Bless Him! How cute?! October 29, 2007
This was a beautiful book to read. Admittedly I mainly brought it because the front covers picture grabbed me, but I enjoyed it completely. Some bits do tend to drone on, especially towards the middle of the book. But hang in there because it gets better and the fights that have to be done to rescue a puppy makes you realise that the world does still have some nice people in it. A brilliant book, and well worth every penny. The pictures in the middle are one of the best bits! But there are some very funny bits in there too. Read the bit about the ready meals!
 A book about war with some bits about a puppy in it August 24, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I wanted to love this book but it's a bit of a mongrel. I read a synopsis of it in the daily papers and, being a dog-lover, thought I must get it immediately. Turns out the best bits were summarised in the paper! I thought there would be more written about the dog in the book and there wasn't really that much. It is very much a book about warfare (not to dismiss that story in itself) with odd bits about the puppy as and when. To tell the truth I kinda skip-read most of it. The story is a good one but the book wasn't quite what I was expecting. Buy it anyway. You'll probably enjoy it.
Stunning photographic cover and lovely story... June 17, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
The cover of this book is visually appealing, the photograph is just eye candy. I liked looking at the photographs of the marines and of Lava, it brought the story to life. However, being a lover of dogs and stories about dogs, I found this book really hard to get into because it was written by a soldier during a conflict and I felt I was reading about life of a soldier during war rather than a puppy being saved by marines. I read this book for a few chapters and found I just couldn't get into it so I gave up.... life is too short to battle on with books that just aren't your type.
Who saves who May 16, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
A wonderfull book, truly got under my skin. It tells how war is, how hardened marines are actually human and how a puppy can become such a focus to free minds from the horrors of the war that surrounds them and others. International borders and relations, US Goverment, Marine Corps, Insurgents and just bad luck all play a part in the story. But in the end all I thought was, did the Marine save the puppy, or did the puppy save the Marine. You have got to read it.
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