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David Gordon Burke

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in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

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Nonfiction, Classic Dog Tales, Educational

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David Gordon Burke writes books about Man's Best Friend. 'A Rose by Any Other Name - Life Lessons from an Unremarkable Dog' his debut non-fiction memoir is available for Kindle from Amazon.

David recently published his first novel - 'Lobo' about dogs lost in the streets of Monterrey, Mexico in the aftermath of Hurricane Alex.

David also writes tutorials, cookbooks and anything else that occurs to him. He resides in northern Mexioco with his wife and the famous mutt from his first book 'Duchess Desert Rose.'

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	Lobo 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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This afternoon I took a bus out of the Mirador neighborhood where I teach on Saturdays and I was cruising down Lazero Cardenas and passed by the Independencia barrio on the south side of the Loma Larga hill. This area plays a big part in my novel ´LOBO.¨ Right them in came to me …. WOW. The entire plot to a sequel … like a Godsend. It just popped into my head. Villans. Scenes. A great ending. Them

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“Once upon a time I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken.”
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