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02508aam a22003498i 4500 001 4835699631C911E5A1B56D95DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20200718010928 008 150422s2015 nyu 000 0aeng 010 $a 2015011474 020 $a 1468311204 020 $a 9781468311204 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk-en 050 00 $a SF422.82.D65 $b A3 2015 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Dolan, John, $d 1971- 245 10 $a George the dog, John the artist : $b a rescue story / John Dolan. 263 $a 1506 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b The Overlook Press, $c 2015. 300 $a 320 p. 500 $a This is the incredible true story of how one man turned his life around through the companionship of his best friend. For years, John Dolan had been living rough, trying his best to get by. Born and bred on the estates of east London, his early life was marked by neglect and abuse, and his childhood gift for drawing was stamped out by the tough realities outside his front door. As he grew older, he found himself turning to petty crime to support himself and ended up in prison. On coming out, with a record and no trade, he soon found himself on the streets, surviving day-by-day, living hand-to-mouth. It wasn't until he met George, a tearaway Staffy puppy, that his life changed for the better. To begin with, George was a handful: he had been abused himself and was scared of human contact. But in a matter of weeks. John and George had become inseparable. It was then that John decided to pick up his long-forgotten gift for drawing, sitting on Shoreditch High Street for hours at a time, sketching pictures of George which he would sell to passers-by. With his best friend by his side, and a pencil in his hand, John suddenly found his life's calling. Last autumn, John put on his first gallery show just across the road from where he had sat and sketched for three years. It sold out. Now, John and George are no longer homeless and live just around the corner from where they first met on the streets. 600 10 $a Dolan, John, $d 1971- 650 0 $a Dog owners $z London $z London $v Biography. 650 0 $a Dogs $z London $z London $v Biography. 650 0 $a Homeless men $z London $z London $v Biography. 650 0 $a Artists $z London $z London $v Biography. 941 $a 2 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20160319010324.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20160202091654.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4835699631C911E5A1B56D95DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search