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| Madison Avenue Maxi | 
 enlarge | Author: Elke Gazzara
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Category: Book
List Price: $22.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 747058
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Carroll & Graf Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 6.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0786720387
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7538
EAN: 9780786720385
ASIN: 0786720387
Publication Date: November 29, 2007
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 heart-warming, sincere and full of love November 25, 2007
"Madison Avenue Maxi" is a charming, well-written story that lovingly chronicles the journey of an adorable little dachshund and her famous people-parents, Elke and Ben Gazzara. I enjoyed the book very, very much.
While to some people, on the surface, this may seem like a simple book about a world-traveling dog and the movie stars, politicians and movers and shakers that she meets with her parents, this book is MUCH deeper than that. Honestly, when I read it, I cried. Maxi and her tale merely set the stage for a series of touching events that unfold in normal people's everyday lives: family struggles and discontent blossom into love, serious health problems become beautifully inspiring and healing moments, friendships grow and change, hardened hearts soften and in spite of unforeseen challenges, life does go on . . . and it goes on with style, with joy, with chins up and with a few barks and wags along the way.
Elke Gazzara paints a vivid picture of her "best friend" Maxi that will touch your heart and make you wish you had a Maxi of your very own. But don't take my word for it!!! Read for yourself. ; )
 A review from the Daily Dachshund News November 22, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Daily Dachshund and Dog News said:
Madison Avenue Maxi is being billed as a Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog for the uptown set, but it's no Marley and Me. The book is completely lacking in both character and plot development. And clearly no one ever told the author, Elke Gazzara, that the first rule of story telling is "show don't tell."
Over and over again, the writer, whose main claim to fame is being married to the actor Ben Gazzara, tells us how wonderful and smart Maxi the mini doxie is but we never get any concrete examples of her wonderfulness and smartness other that that she sits quietly in her dog bag in fancy restaurants and the business class section of overseas flights.
Madison Avenue Maxi is mildly interesting in a voyeuristic way for those already predisposed to reading about the lavish lifestyles of Manhattan's moneyed class, but that's it. There is absolutely no Marleyesque bestseller potential here.
Unless you have a teenaged girl who's both a Dachshund and a Gossip Girl Boxed Set fan, do not buy this book for full price. It will be remaindered very, very soon - and even then, it might not be worth it.
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