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Alex Lasker
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The Memory of an Elephant is an epic saga told by an aging African elephant as he makes a last, perilous journey to find the humans who rescued him as an orphan some fifty years ago. Interwoven with his narrative are the tumultuous lives of the family who raised and then lost him.
This timeless story is alternately heartwarming and heartbreaking, spanning east Africa, Great Britain, and New York from 1962 to 2015.
©2021 Alex Lasker (P)2022 Alex LaskerLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 69
Halima Bashir was born into the Zaghawa tribe, whose customs have remained unchanged for centuries, in the remote western deserts of Sudan in the region of South Darfur. Halima's father named his daughter after the traditional medicine woman of the village, and she grew up in a happy and close-knit childhood environment. Her father became a wealthy man by his tribe's standards, so he could afford to send Halima to school and university. Halima went on to study medicine, and at 24 she returned to her tribe and began practicing as their first ever qualified doctor.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A story that takes you there
- De Justicepirate en 05-22-17
De: Halima Bashir, y otros
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What Elephants Know
- De: Eric Dinerstein
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 6 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 31
Abandoned in the jungle of the Nepalese Borderlands, two-year-old Nandu is found living under the protective watch of a pack of wild dogs. From his mysterious beginnings, fate delivers him to the king's elephant stable, where he is raised by unlikely parents - the wise head of the stable, Subba-sahib, and Devi Kali, a fierce and affectionate female elephant. When the king's government threatens to close the stable, Nandu, now 12, searches for a way to save his family and community. A risky plan could be the answer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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loved it
- De Christina McGrath en 12-30-21
De: Eric Dinerstein
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Into the Out Of
- De: Alan Dean Foster
- Narrado por: Joel Richards
- Duración: 12 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
Earth is being invaded by the shetani - spirit creatures so small and stealthy that only one man knows about the increasing peril. The potential savior is an African elder named Olkeloki who is capable of fighting evil both in this world and the spirit one. But to be successful he must recruit the help of two others: government agent Joshua Oak, and a feisty young woman named Merry Sharrow. Only the three of them can keep the shetani from destroying reality as we know it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Great Book by a Master Storyteller!
- De Tracy Michael Herring en 05-03-21
De: Alan Dean Foster
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Elephant Company
- The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II
- De: Vicki Constantine Croke
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,344
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,116
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,114
At the onset of World War II, Williams formed Elephant Company and was instrumental in defeating the Japanese in Burma and saving refugees, including on his own "Hannibal Trek." Billy Williams became a media sensation during the war, telling reporters that the elephants did more for him than he was ever able to do for them, but his story has since been forgotten.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Story of Friendship, Loyalty, and Bravery
- De Patrick en 04-15-15
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Tippi
- A Memoir
- De: Tippi Hedren
- Narrado por: Tippi Hedren
- Duración: 9 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 161
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 148
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 147
For decades Tippi Hedren's luminous beauty radiated from the silver screen, enchanting moviegoers and cementing her position among Hollywood's elite - beauty and star power that continue to endure. For too long Hedren's story has been told by others through whispered gossip and tabloid headlines. Now Hedren sets the record straight, recalling how a young and virtuous Lutheran girl from small-town Minnesota became a worldwide legend.
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4 out of 5 stars
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You've got to love lions!
- De Sharon en 12-15-16
De: Tippi Hedren
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Endangered
- De: Eliot Schrefer
- Narrado por: Adjoa Andoh
- Duración: 8 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 79
When Sophie has to visit her mother at her sanctuary for bonobos, she's not thrilled to be there. Then Otto, an infant bonobo, comes into her life, and for the first time, she feels responsible for another creature. But peace does not last long for Sophie and Otto. When an armed revolution breaks out in the country, the sanctuary is attacked, and the two of them must escape unprepared into the jungle. Caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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1000/10
- De Anonymous User en 08-14-17
De: Eliot Schrefer
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The Golden Queen
- The Golden Queen, Book 1
- De: David Farland
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 145
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 105
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 106
Insectoid Dronons have slain the queen Semarritte, throwing into chaos the ten thousand worlds over which she reigned. Desperate to save mankind, Lord Veriasse, Semarritte's near-immortal consort, has created a new queen: Everynne, cloned from her dead mother. Born to rule, Everynne instead is on the run, often only one planet ahead of advancing forces of the invaders, who recognize that Everynne is a powerful rallying point for threatened humanity.
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2 out of 5 stars
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KISS ME QUICK BIRDS
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 06-16-14
De: David Farland
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Crockett of Tennessee
- A Novel Based on the Life and Times of David Crockett
- De: Cameron Judd
- Narrado por: Allan Robertson
- Duración: 17 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 84
From humble beginnings in rural Tennessee to his heroic death defending the Alamo, frontiersman, adventurer, and politician David Davy Crockett embodies the spirit and ideals of the national character. Even during his lifetime, tales of the sharpshooting, skilled woodsman were - to his delight - told, retold, and elaborated on. As a US congressman, the former Creek War militiaman steadfastly opposed President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I highly recommend
- De That Man They Call Shad en 05-05-21
De: Cameron Judd
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The Darling
- De: Russell Banks
- Narrado por: Mary Beth Hurt
- Duración: 14 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 378
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 128
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 133
The Darling is Hannah Musgrave's story, told emotionally and convincingly years later by Hannah herself. A political radical and member of the Weather Underground, Hannah has fled America to West Africa, where she and her Liberian husband become friends and colleagues of Charles Taylor, the notorious warlord and now ex-president of Liberia. When Taylor leaves for the United States in an effort to escape embezzlement charges, he's immediately placed in prison.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Complex and compelling
- De Ellen H. Anderson en 02-05-05
De: Russell Banks
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The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 4
- De: Ellen Datlow - author/editor, Stephen King, Peter Straub
- Narrado por: Meredith Mitchell, Rebecca Mitchell, Michael Healy, y otros
- Duración: 16 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 202
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 201
With tales from Laird Barron, Stephen King, John Langan, Peter Straub, and many others, and featuring Datlow’s comprehensive overview of the year in horror, now, more than ever, The Best Horror of the Year provides the petrifying horror fiction readers have come to expect - and enjoy.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Only a few decent stories in this bunch.
- De Jerry en 12-06-14
De: Ellen Datlow - author/editor, y otros
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Grass
- De: Sheri S. Tepper
- Narrado por: Dina Pearlman
- Duración: 18 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 399
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 359
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 358
What could be more commonplace than grass or a world covered over all its surface with a wind-whipped ocean of grass? But the planet Grass conceals horrifying secrets within its endless pastures. And as an incurable plague attacks all inhabited planets but this one, the prairie-like Grass begins to reveal these secrets - and nothing will ever be the same again.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Speculative & Creative, Yet well Paced and Unique
- De Zach Wilson en 04-17-17
De: Sheri S. Tepper
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The Sojourn
- De: Andrew Krivak
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 5 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 43
The Sojourn is the story of Jozef Vinich, who was uprooted from a 19th-century mining town in Colorado by a family tragedy and returns with his father to an impoverished shepherd’s life in rural Austria-Hungary. When World War One comes, Jozef joins his adopted brother as a sharpshooter in the Kaiser’s army, surviving a perilous trek across the frozen Italian Alps and capture by a victorious enemy. A stirring tale of brotherhood, coming-of-age, and survival, this novel evokes a time when Czechs, Slovaks, Austrians, and Germans fought on the same side while divided by language, ethnicity, and social class.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting but somehow less than satisfying
- De Kathy en 03-13-13
De: Andrew Krivak
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Almost Anywhere
- Road-Trip Ruminations on Love, Nature, Recovery, and Nonsense
- De: Krista Schlyer
- Narrado por: Marisa Vitali
- Duración: 10 h y 10 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 76
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 66
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 66
What do you do when your world ends? At 28 years old, Krista Schlyer sold almost everything she owned and packed the rest of it in a station wagon bound for the American wild. Her two best friends joined her - one a grumpy, grieving introvert, the other a feisty dog - and together they sought out every national park, historic site, forest, and wilderness they could get to before their money ran out or their minds gave in.
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4 out of 5 stars
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No a travelogue - its a diary
- De Jonathan en 12-29-20
De: Krista Schlyer
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The Fisherman
- De: John Langan
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
- Duración: 11 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,964
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,620
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,621
In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked, fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true. When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other's company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumors of the Creek, and what might be found there, the remedy to both their losses, they dismiss it as just another fish story.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The Horror of Loss
- De Jim N en 04-20-17
De: John Langan
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White Dog Fell from the Sky
- De: Eleanor Morse
- Narrado por: Carla Mercer-Meyer
- Duración: 14 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 138
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 118
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 117
Botswana, 1976: Isaac Muthethe thinks he is dead. Smuggled across the border from South Africa in a hearse, he awakens covered in dust, staring at blue sky and the face of White Dog. Far from dead, he is, for the first time, in a country without apartheid. A medical student in South Africa, he was forced to flee after witnessing a friend murdered by white members of the South African Defense Force.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unexpectedly Stunning Work!
- De Kathi en 03-15-13
De: Eleanor Morse
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Guernica
- A Novel
- De: Dave Boling
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
- Duración: 13 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 128
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 80
Calling to mind such timeless war-and-love classics as Corelli's Mandolin and The English Patient, Guernica is a transporting novel that thrums with the power of storytelling and is peopled with characters driven by grit and heart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Guernica a good historical novel
- De ARLEENE en 04-26-11
De: Dave Boling
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Tinker
- Elfhome, Book 1
- De: Wen Spencer
- Narrado por: Tanya Eby
- Duración: 13 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 799
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 736
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 742
Inventor, girl genius Tinker lives in a near-future Pittsburgh which now exists mostly in the land of the elves. She runs her salvage business, pays her taxes, and tries to keep the local ambient level of magic down with gadgets of her own design. When a pack of wargs chase an Elven noble into her scrap yard, life as she knows it takes a serious detour.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I wanted to like it.
- De Kelly en 01-07-15
De: Wen Spencer
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The Hum and the Shiver
- The Tufa Novels, Book 1
- De: Alex Bledsoe
- Narrado por: Emily Janice Card, Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,302
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,185
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,188
No one knows where the Tufa came from or how they ended up in the mountains of east Tennessee. When the first Europeans came to the Smoky Mountains, the Tufa were already there. Dark-haired and enigmatic, they live quietly in the hills and valleys of Cloud County, their origins lost to history. But there are clues in their music, hidden in the songs they have passed down for generations.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story that combines music and folklore
- De T. L. Walker en 10-01-15
De: Alex Bledsoe
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- An African Love Story
- De: Daphne Sheldrick
- Narrado por: Virginia McKenna
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Daphne Sheldrick, whose family arrived in Africa from Scotland in the 1820s, is the first person ever to have successfully hand-reared newborn elephants. Her deep empathy and understanding, her years of observing Kenya’s rich variety of wildlife, and her pioneering work in perfecting the right husbandry and milk formula have saved countless elephants, rhinos, and other baby animals from certain death.
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Modoc
- The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived
- De: Ralph Helfer
- Narrado por: Adam Verner
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Raised together in a small German circus town, a boy and an elephant formed a bond that would last their entire lives, and would be tested time and again: through a near-fatal shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, an apprenticeship with the legendary Mahout elephant trainers in the Indian teak forests, and their eventual rise to circus stardom in 1940s New York City. As the African Sun-Times put it, Modoc is "heartwarming...probably the greatest love story ever told".
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1 out of 5 stars
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Fiction -- Not True as claimed
- De Exercise Gal en 04-04-20
De: Ralph Helfer
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The Elephant Whisperer
- My Life with the Herd in the African Wild
- De: Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence
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>When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of "rogue" wild elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival: they would be killed if he wouldn't take them. In order to save their lives, Anthony took them in. In the years that followed he became a part of their family. And as he battled to create a bond with the elephants, he came to realize that they had a great deal to teach him about life, loyalty, and freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful story, beautifully written
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De: Lawrence Anthony, y otros
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Elephant Company
- The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II
- De: Vicki Constantine Croke
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble
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At the onset of World War II, Williams formed Elephant Company and was instrumental in defeating the Japanese in Burma and saving refugees, including on his own "Hannibal Trek." Billy Williams became a media sensation during the war, telling reporters that the elephants did more for him than he was ever able to do for them, but his story has since been forgotten.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Story of Friendship, Loyalty, and Bravery
- De Patrick en 04-15-15
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Secrets of the Savanna
- Twenty-Three Years in the African Wilderness Unraveling the Mysteries of Elephants and People
- De: Mark Owens, Delia Owens
- Narrado por: Donna Postel, Sean Runnette
- Duración: 7 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 278
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 234
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In this riveting real-life adventure, Mark and Delia Owens tell the dramatic story of their last years in Africa, fighting to save elephants, villagers, and - in the end - themselves. The award-winning zoologists and pioneering conservationists describe their work in the remote and ruggedly beautiful Luangwa Valley, in northeastern Zambia. There they studied the mysteries of the elephant population’s recovery after poaching, discovering remarkable similarities between humans and elephants.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A vivid view of the savanna in Africa, culture and wildlife!
- De Kd en 09-12-20
De: Mark Owens, y otros
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Elephants
- Birth, Life, and Death in the World of the Giants
- De: Hannah Mumby
- Narrado por: Gemma Lawrence
- Duración: 7 h y 50 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 17
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From early childhood, Dr. Hannah Mumby has loved wildlife, especially elephants. Her first wild elephant sighting at 24 changed the course of her life. Since then, she has devoted herself to studying these incredible animals and educating humanity about them. Hannah's field work has taken her around the world, where she has studied many elephant groups, including both orphaned elephants and the solitary elephant males. These remarkable animals have so much to teach us, Mumby argues, and Elephants takes listeners into their world as never before.
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1 out of 5 stars
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talks more about herself than elephants.
- De ERIC DUPREE en 09-11-21
De: Hannah Mumby
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Love, Life, and Elephants
- An African Love Story
- De: Daphne Sheldrick
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- Duración: 14 h y 34 m
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Daphne Sheldrick, whose family arrived in Africa from Scotland in the 1820s, is the first person ever to have successfully hand-reared newborn elephants. Her deep empathy and understanding, her years of observing Kenya’s rich variety of wildlife, and her pioneering work in perfecting the right husbandry and milk formula have saved countless elephants, rhinos, and other baby animals from certain death.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Bummer of a book.
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Raised together in a small German circus town, a boy and an elephant formed a bond that would last their entire lives, and would be tested time and again: through a near-fatal shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, an apprenticeship with the legendary Mahout elephant trainers in the Indian teak forests, and their eventual rise to circus stardom in 1940s New York City. As the African Sun-Times put it, Modoc is "heartwarming...probably the greatest love story ever told".
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1 out of 5 stars
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Fiction -- Not True as claimed
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- De: Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 7,095
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>When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of "rogue" wild elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival: they would be killed if he wouldn't take them. In order to save their lives, Anthony took them in. In the years that followed he became a part of their family. And as he battled to create a bond with the elephants, he came to realize that they had a great deal to teach him about life, loyalty, and freedom.
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 17
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From early childhood, Dr. Hannah Mumby has loved wildlife, especially elephants. Her first wild elephant sighting at 24 changed the course of her life. Since then, she has devoted herself to studying these incredible animals and educating humanity about them. Hannah's field work has taken her around the world, where she has studied many elephant groups, including both orphaned elephants and the solitary elephant males. These remarkable animals have so much to teach us, Mumby argues, and Elephants takes listeners into their world as never before.
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1 out of 5 stars
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talks more about herself than elephants.
- De ERIC DUPREE en 09-11-21
De: Hannah Mumby
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The Secret Life of Sunflowers
- De: Marta Molnar, Dana Marton
- Narrado por: Kendra Murray
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,650
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,536
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When Hollywood auctioneer Emsley Wilson finds her famous grandmother's diary while cleaning out her New York brownstone, the pages are full of surprises. The first surprise is, the diary isn't her grandmother's. It belongs to Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Nothing like a expected…
- De LOVETOQUILT en 05-06-23
De: Marta Molnar, y otros
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The Eye of the Elephant
- An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness
- De: Mark Owens, Delia Owens
- Narrado por: Donna Postel, Sean Runnette
- Duración: 11 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 473
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 417
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 411
Intelligent, majestic, and loyal, with lifespans matching our own, elephants are among the greatest of the wonders gracing the African wilds. Yet in the 1970s and 1980s, about 1,000 of these captivating creatures were slaughtered in Zambia each year, killed for their valuable ivory tusks. When biologists Mark and Delia Owens, residing in Africa to study lions, found themselves in the middle of a poaching fray, they took the only side they morally could: that of the elephants.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I want to go there
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De: Mark Owens, y otros
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The Last Rhinos
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- De: Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
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When Lawrence Anthony learned that the northern white rhino, living in the war-ravaged Congo, was on the very brink of extinction, he knew he had to act. If the world lost the sub-species, it would be the largest land mammal since the woolly mammoth to go extinct. In The Last Rhinos, Anthony recounts his attempts to save these remarkable animals. The demand for rhino horns in the Far East has turned poaching into a dangerous black market that threatens the lives of not just these rare beasts, but also the rangers who protect them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a tribute
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De: Lawrence Anthony, y otros
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The Elephants in My Backyard
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- De: Rajiv Surendra
- Narrado por: Rajiv Surendra
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
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Rajiv Surendra was filming Mean Girls, playing the beloved rapping mathlete Kevin Gnapoor, when a cameraman insisted he read Yann Martel's Life of Pi. So begins his "lovely and human" (Jenny Lawson, author of Furiously Happy) tale of obsessively pursuing a dream, overcoming failure, and finding meaning in life.
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The Elephants in My Backyard - fascinating read
- De Matt Jones en 06-29-21
De: Rajiv Surendra
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All the Forgivenesses
- De: Elizabeth Hardinger
- Narrado por: Stephanie Einstein
- Duración: 12 h y 27 m
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Growing up on their hardscrabble farm in rural Kentucky, 15-year-old Albertina "Bertie" Winslow has learned a lot from her mama, Polly. She knows how to lance a boil, make a pie crust, butcher a pig, and tend to every chore that needs doing. What she doesn't know, but is forced to reckon with all too soon, is how to look after children as a mother should. When Polly succumbs to a long illness, Bertie takes on responsibility for her four younger siblings and their dissolute, unreliable daddy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful life story
- De gayle boyce en 10-01-19
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Girl Braiding Her Hair
- Inspired by the True Story of a Revolutionary Female Artist History Forgot
- De: Marta Molnar, Dana Marton
- Narrado por: Leah Daniels
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Her friends included Van Gogh, Degas, and Renoir. Paris celebrated her as a sought-after model, until she picked up the brush herself, at a time when art schools refused to accept female students. By the time Suzanne Valadon was 15 years old, shed been a horse walker, a milliner, a funeral wreath maker, and a circus acrobat, but that was just the beginning of her adventures. Here is her story, along with Ellie's, a modern woman a century later at a crossroads of her life, who pulls Suzanne from the shadows of the past into the light.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Feminist literature
- De donna en 03-24-25
De: Marta Molnar, y otros
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The World's Greatest Elephant
- De: Ralph Helfer
- Narrado por: Pierce Cravens
- Duración: 26 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 6
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It’s unbelievable but true! Born on the same day in the same small German circus town, young Bram and his elephant, Modoc, had a lifelong friendship that spanned more than eight decades. But it was never easy. From the breakup of the circus to the shipwreck in the Indian Ocean that nearly cost them their lives, the bond between the boy and the elephant survived the most unimaginable trials. This true story of their adventures together and their eventual rise to circus stardom in the Ringling Brothers Circus will be a treasure for animal lovers everywhere.
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1 out of 5 stars
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this is a synopsis of a book. not the book
- De Stevie en 07-11-22
De: Ralph Helfer
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When the Jessamine Grows
- De: Donna Everhart
- Narrado por: Tiffany Morgan
- Duración: 12 h y 30 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 94
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Talk of impending war is a steady drumbeat throughout North Carolina, though Joetta McBride pays it little heed. She and her husband, Ennis, have built a modest but happy life for themselves, raising two sons, fifteen-year-old Henry, and eleven-year-old Robert, on their small subsistence farm. They do not support the Confederacy's position on slavery, but Joetta considers her family to be neutral, believing this is simply not their fight. Her opinion is not favored by many in their community, including Joetta's own father-in-law, Rudean.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous Civil War era story
- De George P. en 01-28-24
De: Donna Everhart
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The Beekeeper of Aleppo
- A Novel
- De: Christy Lefteri
- Narrado por: Art Malik
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,925
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,530
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Nuri is a beekeeper and Afra, his wife, is an artist. Mornings, Nuri rises early to hear the call to prayer before driving to his hives in the countryside. On weekends, Afra sells her colorful landscape paintings at the open-air market. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the hills of the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo - until the unthinkable happens. When all they love is destroyed by war, Nuri knows they have no choice except to leave their home. But escaping Syria will be no easy task: Afra has lost her sight.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just TOO AWFULLY DEPRESSING WITHOUT ending with any hope
- De Abby Mamacos en 07-28-20
De: Christy Lefteri
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One Plus One
- A Novel
- De: Jojo Moyes
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Bower, Ben Elliot, Nicola Stanton, y otros
- Duración: 12 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,240
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9,236
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,211
Suppose your life sucks. A lot. Your husband has done a vanishing act, your teenage stepson is being bullied, and your math-whiz daughter has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can't afford to pay for. That's Jess' life in a nutshell - until an unexpected knight-in-shining-armor offers to rescue them. Only Jess' knight turns out to be Geeky Ed, the obnoxious tech millionaire whose vacation home she happens to clean. But Ed has big problems of his own, and driving the dysfunctional family to the Math Olympiad feels like his first unselfish act in ages...maybe ever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sometimes I need a book that is just fun to read.
- De Kathy en 07-05-14
De: Jojo Moyes
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In Five Years
- A Novel
- De: Rebecca Serle
- Narrado por: Megan Hilty
- Duración: 6 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11,788
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10,268
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10,234
Dannie Kohan lives her life by the numbers. She is nothing like her lifelong best friend - the wild, whimsical, believes-in-fate Bella. Her meticulous planning seems to have paid off after she nails the most important job interview of her career and accepts her boyfriend’s marriage proposal in one fell swoop, falling asleep completely content. But when she awakens, she’s suddenly in a different apartment, with a different ring on her finger, and beside a very different man.
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4 out of 5 stars
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If you want a happy story, try another book
- De Mel en 03-23-20
De: Rebecca Serle
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One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow
- A Novel
- De: Olivia Hawker
- Narrado por: Jackie Zebrowski
- Duración: 19 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,396
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,968
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Wyoming, 1876. For as long as they have lived on the frontier, the Bemis and Webber families have relied on each other. With no other settlers for miles, it is a matter of survival. But when Ernest Bemis finds his wife, Cora, in a compromising situation with their neighbor, he doesn’t think of survival. In one impulsive moment, a man is dead, Ernest is off to prison, and the women left behind are divided by rage and remorse.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mixed review
- De Shari Ring Wolf en 11-05-19
De: Olivia Hawker
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- Vanessa b.
- 09-07-24
A beautiful reflection of humanity and our connection with wildlife.
This book was beyond what I had bargained for. It examines the life and times of this wondrous sentient being, his human family that saved him, and his connections with the world around him. Beautifully written. It truly feels like he is telling you his life story. The book shows how our bonds with family and friends last forever.
Most importantly this book shows how the impact of humans (good or bad) truly impacts the lives of the animals in this world we all share.
Such an amazing read.
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- KK
- 02-26-24
The “truth” of the novel. The possibility!
The narration fits the story. The entire life span of an elephant in one novel.
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- Barbara H
- 10-16-24
Heartwarming and Heartbreaking
A beautifully written story highlighting the plight of elephants from poachers. Simultaneously beautifully develops characters and their life dilemmas. Portrays elephants as the brilliant, emotional creatures that they are.
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- andi frisbie
- 07-09-24
Wonderful book
Great narrators and story. Loved all the characters. Will recommend! You cannot put it down. My kind of book.
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- gloria ely
- 11-11-22
Great read
Tugged at my heart strings
So well written. I felt like I was on Ishee’s journey with him.
Highly recommend this book.
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- Cindy
- 06-22-23
Incredible story
One of my most favorite books this year so far. Heartwarming story that I will recommend to everyone.
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- Joan E Baldwin
- 02-13-23
Great story!
Beautiful and heartbreaking story! Listened to it in 1 day. Thoroughly enjoyed every character and the adventure!
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- Stephanie A. Jeffers
- 12-05-22
Everlasting Bonds
This is a beautiful story of a relationship between an animal and his caretakers and the unbroken bond of their love.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-03-24
Lovely!
A beautiful story about elephants and their intelligence and relationships. Highly recommended for all to read.
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- ELIJAH
- 03-03-24
If you need an emotional release
Simply beautiful. So well told with no fluff. Rich with feeling and emotion; you will cry several times.
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