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Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship Audiobook

By: Tom Ryan
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Read By: Tom Ryan Publisher: HarperAudio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: September 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780062095824
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Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

35

Longest Chapter Length:

49:19 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

06:26 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

15:33 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

3

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Publisher Description

Following Atticus is the remarkable true story of a man and a dog embarking on the challenge of a lifetime. This is author Tom Ryan’s inspiring tale of how he and his miniature schnauzer companion, the “Little Buddha” Atticus M. Finch, attempted to scale all forty-eight of New Hampshire’s four thousand foot White Mountains twice in the dead of winter. It is a story of love, loss, and the resilience of the human and animal spirit that’s as thrilling as Into Thin Air and featuring the most endearing and unforgettable canine protagonist since Marley and Me.

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"From beginning to end, captivating, exciting, warm, tender and all the things you look for in a book. Mini Schnauzers are my favorite breed but you don't need to be a dog lover to read this book. It is so much more. Thank you Tom and Atticus for sharing your wonderful life together with us. "

— Cindi (5 out of 5 stars)

Quotes

  • “Far more than just a typical man-and-his-dog account…Ryan and Atticus have delivered on all counts.”

    — Manchester Union Leader

  • “Part adventure story, part memoir, but most important[ly], a love story, this entertaining and joyous book proves that dog really is man’s best friend and vice versa.”

    — Publishers Weekly

  • “Rivetingly portrayed…There’s immense pathos in the frank depiction of the author’s turbulent relationship with his father…In befriending Atticus and carrying his father’s memory to those serene  mountain peaks, Ryan admits he discovered a rare peacefulness, a quality that underscores this touching chronicle.”

    — Kirkus Reviews

Awards

  • A Boston Globe bestseller
  • A New York Times bestseller
  • Selected for the October 2011 Indie Next List

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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Beautifully written. Heartwarming. You will love little Atticus and Tom. A must read. I just could not put this book down. When finished, I felt like I had lost two friends. "

    — Jo, 10/28/2011
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    " Didn't want it to end, but couldn't put it down! "

    — Heather, 10/5/2011
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    " Interesting enough, and Mr. Ryan is a good writer. But I never bothered to finish it, as there was no real point to it. Pretty much this is a self-important small-town political journalist looking for an excuse to write a book and make it big. "

    — Kimberly, 10/2/2011

About Tom Ryan

Tom Ryan is the founder of the Newburyport, Massachusetts newspaper, The Undertoad, and served as its publisher and editor for over a decade. In 2007, he sold the newspaper and moved to the White Mountains of New Hampshire with his dog, Atticus M. Finch. Over the last five years, Tom and Atticus have climbed more than 450 4,000 foot peaks. After raising thousands of dollars for Angell Animal Medical Center in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, the pair was inducted into the Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Hall of Fame as corecipients of the "Human Hero of the Year Award." Tom currently writes the popular "The Adventures of Tom & Atticus" column in the NorthCountry News and Mountainside Guide and the blog, The Adventures of Tom and Atticus.