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The Resource Until Tuesday : a wounded warrior and the golden retriever who saved him, Luis Carlos Montalván ; with Brett Witter

Until Tuesday : a wounded warrior and the golden retriever who saved him, Luis Carlos Montalván ; with Brett Witter

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"Tuesday has a personality that shines. I am not kidding when I say it is common for people to pull out their cell phones and take pictures of and with him. Tuesday is that kind of dog. And then, in passing, they notice me, the big man with the tight haircut. There is nothing about me--even the straight, stiff way I carry myself--that signals disabled. Until people notice the cane in my left hand, that is, and the way I lean on it every few steps. Then they realize my stiff walk and straight posture aren't just pride, and that Tuesday isn't just an ordinary dog. He walks directly beside me, for instance, so that my right leg always bisects his body. He nuzzles me when my breathing changes, and he moves immediately between me and the object--a cat, an overeager child, a suspiciously closed door--any time I feel apprehensive. Because beautiful, happy-go-lucky, favorite-of-the-neighborhood Tuesday isn't my pet; he's my service dog." Captain Luis Montalvan returned home from his second tour of duty in Iraq, having survived stab wounds, a traumatic brain injury, and three broken vertebrae. But the pressures of civilian life and his injuries proved too much to bear. Physical disabilities, agoraphobia, and crippling PTSD drove him to the edge of suicide. That's when he met Tuesday - his best friend forever. Tuesday came with his own history of challenges: from the Puppies Behind Bars program, to a home for troubled boys, to the streets of Manhattan, Tuesday blessed many lives on his way to Luis. Until Tuesday unforgettably twines the story of man and dog"--
Language
eng
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Edition
First Hachette books trade edition.
Extent
xi, 252 pages
Note
Originally published as Until Tuesday / Luis Carlos Montalván ; with Brett Witter. First edition. New York: Hyperion, ©2011
Contents
  • Preamble. The first look
  • pt. 1. Tuesday. Motherly love
  • Puppy behind bars
  • The lost boys
  • pt. 2. Luis. Al-Waleed
  • An American soldier
  • Anything but stable
  • Hard decisions
  • The thought of dogs
  • pt. 3. Tuesday and Luis. The first choice
  • Company
  • The right dog
  • The first test
  • Thanksgiving
  • Smoked
  • Cats and dogs
  • Hope and change
  • The back of the bus
  • Tuesday's handle
  • Tuesday talks
  • Summer days
  • Crash and groom
  • The little things
  • For veterans everywhere
  • A quiet life
  • Epilogue. Graduation day
Isbn
9781401310752
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Until Tuesday : a wounded warrior and the golden retriever who saved him
Title
Until Tuesday
Title remainder
a wounded warrior and the golden retriever who saved him
Statement of responsibility
Luis Carlos Montalván ; with Brett Witter
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Contributor
Author
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Language
eng
Summary
"Tuesday has a personality that shines. I am not kidding when I say it is common for people to pull out their cell phones and take pictures of and with him. Tuesday is that kind of dog. And then, in passing, they notice me, the big man with the tight haircut. There is nothing about me--even the straight, stiff way I carry myself--that signals disabled. Until people notice the cane in my left hand, that is, and the way I lean on it every few steps. Then they realize my stiff walk and straight posture aren't just pride, and that Tuesday isn't just an ordinary dog. He walks directly beside me, for instance, so that my right leg always bisects his body. He nuzzles me when my breathing changes, and he moves immediately between me and the object--a cat, an overeager child, a suspiciously closed door--any time I feel apprehensive. Because beautiful, happy-go-lucky, favorite-of-the-neighborhood Tuesday isn't my pet; he's my service dog." Captain Luis Montalvan returned home from his second tour of duty in Iraq, having survived stab wounds, a traumatic brain injury, and three broken vertebrae. But the pressures of civilian life and his injuries proved too much to bear. Physical disabilities, agoraphobia, and crippling PTSD drove him to the edge of suicide. That's when he met Tuesday - his best friend forever. Tuesday came with his own history of challenges: from the Puppies Behind Bars program, to a home for troubled boys, to the streets of Manhattan, Tuesday blessed many lives on his way to Luis. Until Tuesday unforgettably twines the story of man and dog"--
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Biography type
autobiography
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Montalván, Luis Carlos
Dewey number
  • 362.4092
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
HV1569.6
LC item number
M56 2014
Literary form
non fiction
NLM call number
WM 460.5.B7
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Witter, Bret
  • Montalván, Luis Carols
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  • Montalván, Luis Carlos
  • Service dogs
  • Human-animal relationships
  • Men with disabilities
  • Disabled veterans
  • Montalván, Luis Carlos
  • Human-Animal Bond
  • Veterans
  • Disabled Persons
  • Dogs
  • United States
  • United States
  • Montalván, Luis Carlos
  • Montalván, Luis Carlos
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • Disabled veterans
  • Human-animal relationships
  • Men with disabilities
  • Service dogs
  • United States
  • Service dogs
  • Human-animal relationships
  • Handicapped
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Until Tuesday : a wounded warrior and the golden retriever who saved him, Luis Carlos Montalván ; with Brett Witter
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Publication
Copyright
Note
Originally published as Until Tuesday / Luis Carlos Montalván ; with Brett Witter. First edition. New York: Hyperion, ©2011
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Preamble. The first look -- pt. 1. Tuesday. Motherly love -- Puppy behind bars -- The lost boys -- pt. 2. Luis. Al-Waleed -- An American soldier -- Anything but stable -- Hard decisions -- The thought of dogs -- pt. 3. Tuesday and Luis. The first choice -- Company -- The right dog -- The first test -- Thanksgiving -- Smoked -- Cats and dogs -- Hope and change -- The back of the bus -- Tuesday's handle -- Tuesday talks -- Summer days -- Crash and groom -- The little things -- For veterans everywhere -- A quiet life -- Epilogue. Graduation day
Control code
957228853
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First Hachette books trade edition.
Extent
xi, 252 pages
Isbn
9781401310752
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)957228853
Label
Until Tuesday : a wounded warrior and the golden retriever who saved him, Luis Carlos Montalván ; with Brett Witter
Publication
Copyright
Note
Originally published as Until Tuesday / Luis Carlos Montalván ; with Brett Witter. First edition. New York: Hyperion, ©2011
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Preamble. The first look -- pt. 1. Tuesday. Motherly love -- Puppy behind bars -- The lost boys -- pt. 2. Luis. Al-Waleed -- An American soldier -- Anything but stable -- Hard decisions -- The thought of dogs -- pt. 3. Tuesday and Luis. The first choice -- Company -- The right dog -- The first test -- Thanksgiving -- Smoked -- Cats and dogs -- Hope and change -- The back of the bus -- Tuesday's handle -- Tuesday talks -- Summer days -- Crash and groom -- The little things -- For veterans everywhere -- A quiet life -- Epilogue. Graduation day
Control code
957228853
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First Hachette books trade edition.
Extent
xi, 252 pages
Isbn
9781401310752
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)957228853

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