Elephants Books

This is the grand finale of the Africa books for the Owens'. I have read all with great appreciataion for what they have done over many years, but I felt that this book was the best of all. It is the culmination of more maturity and experience of their programs and writing. I would recommend it to anyone with any interest in conservation. It is also glimpse into the human spirit when confronted with the difficult task of orchestrating the survival of both man and animal harmoniously. These are two awesome people doing great work.

I had read the owen's two previous books and really loved them. I found this one and thought well, I already know what they did so this will just be review. Well, was I wrong. It is a great book and kept me enthralled till the end. They have such a practical approach to getting the local population involved, and they have had such sucess. Anyone would love this book. It is so possitive that it just tickles your heart, and such a love story. To think they have done all this together. Wow. I gave it a 5 and would have given it 10 if I could. jeannie Clarke

Life in the harshest of places....Africa in the wildest wildness. If you love animals of planet earth, this is a book to read, weep and rejoice.

Written so that you feel you are looking over their shoulders as they see and work in Africa. A bit of mystery, a cautionary tale and an inspirational love story. The book describes the obstacles they faced and the gile, resourcefulness, courage and passion they bring to their work and lives. A worthy follow-on to Cry of the Kalahari and Eye of the Elephant.

This book tells of Mark and Delia Owens' work with the animals and humans in the Luangwa Valley of Zambia. Poachers have decimated the animal population (particularly the elephants), and the Owens work toward animal repopulation and human education. They follow a good business plan in reeducating the Zambians. Those relying on poaching for a living must be taught alternative means of support, and the Owens are very creative in this regard. Their self sacrifice during 23 years of residence is amazing!

Outstanding book for anyone who ever wants to run of elected office. Matt Lewis gives expert tips that are easy to forget when running a full time campaign. After reading this book, it is fun to look back at both winning and losing campaigns and see the mistakes candidates made. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in politics.

Matt is brilliant at campaign communications. I read the book over a year ago and still refer to it for my campaigns. With primary elections a little over 30 days away, I have spent much more time reviewing the chapters.
Not to mention, Matt is a very down to earth guy who I have been fortunate enough to recieve training from in person. Amazingly, he even responds to my email questions. Just a great book by a stand-up guy who will run a Presidential race here in the near future.

This is a great little book covering the basics of public relations. It's full of handy tips. Highly reccommended for Republican campaign workers...

Teaching Elephants to Talk is a quick read and a great handbook for anyone trying to move up in politics. Too often you hear "Republicans don't know how to communicate with voters" but no remedies. Matt offers those remedies.

Teaching Elephants to Talk is a practical and useful tool for campaigns of all types, political, PR or advertising. Matt Lewis shows the reader, in an easy to read format, how to connect to the targeted audience with a succinct and powerful message. It's a great read.

The very nature of this topic is difficult to accept given its sadness. However, with only the very-well-made movie to capture its subject, this book helps define everything, thereafter. Nothing can alleviate the weight of its subject matter; but, it does help one to interpret the man, more than the mystique. Ultimately, it makes you glad that Mr. Merrick did have a graceful exit from life given the dire physical deformity that shaped it.

This book cannot help but touch every human being who reads it! With so many disabled people in our world, and our pre-occupation with appearances and the body beautiful, the elephant man story covers all the physical and emotional aspects of living with an extreme disability with dignity and humility for all readers to experience. Of course the help and support he and others must receive all helps. Peter Ford presents his extensive research findings on those that came to the elephant man's aid in a personable way. Although the film is based on his life, the book reflects Joseph Merrick's life in reality, politely comparing the differences between his film persona and his real life condition. It helped me to fill in the gaps left after watching the film and left me with a thankfulness of how well off my family and I are.

'Tis true my form is something odd
but blaming me is blaming God,
Could I create myself anew
I would not fail in pleasing you.

If I could reach from pole to pole
or grasp the ocean with a span,
I would be measured by the soul -
the mind's the standard of the man.

I bought this book many years ago, unfortunately I made the mistake of lending it to someone and I never got it back. This is a remarkable book. I was touched by Joseph Merrick years ago. For the past nine years, I have been running the Joseph Carey Merrick Tribute Website. It is a site dedicated to Joseph, the person - not Joseph, the disability. I'm presently heading a London and Leicester (UK) campaign to have a commemorative plaque erected in his honour. He deserves to have a permanent tribute. He has done a great deal to advance medical science, through his skeleton, and thanks to him, there will one day be a cure for Proteus Syndrome. It's time the world said 'thank you'. Please give your moral support by visiting the site. I'm not sure if web addresses can be mentioned here, so simply type the following in your web browser: Joseph Carey Merrick Tribute Website

Very good and in-depth book on the life of not only Joseph Merrick, but also Mr. Treves and many other people who happened into his life. Can you imagine even for one minute being in this guys shoes? I mean can any of us even begin to grasp the sort of life Joseph must of had to deal with? Can you imagine being so utterly repulsive looking (sorry, but he was) that just one glance at your face would make people flee, children cry, and women pass out, I mean think about just how horrible that would have been. He also suffered from chronic pain, and smelled something awful. Yet, beyond that he was such a kind, gentle, shy, caring, lovable and curious individual, who by all accounts would of been completely normal and was highly intelligent. What a life, what a great true story of a very strong determined soul.

With twelve viewings so far, David Lynch's "The Elephant Man" has been my favorite movie for about twenty years, indeed one of the very few movies I would call a masterpiece. So it is quite a mystery why I should have waited so long to read this biography of its protagonist, Joseph Carey Merrick, whom the movie, following errors in the source material itself, incorrectly names John.

Having already seen a decent BBC documentary on the subject ("The Curse of the Elephant Man"), I was not totally unaware of the facts of the case, and I already knew for instance that Joseph spent some time in the countryside, something which Lynch decided not to depict in his film so as to achieve a more complete immersion in his bleak, black and white vision of Victorian London (indeed, one type of shock a fan of the movie will encounter while reading the book comes from its occasional touches of colour : I remember being struck by the blue bunsene light that lit the Elephant Man's face when Treves first met him.)

What is most surprising about the book, is how the film managed to be so faithful to Merrick's psychology (Lynch's John is the true Joseph, not some Hollywood fantasy), while altering many elements in the background, most of the secondary characters being dramatically different.

To mention a few of the changes from reality to film :

Joseph's manager as a freak, Tom Norman, was turned by the screenplay into Freddie Jones' very Dickensian Bytes, who beat and exploited his freak. Actually, Tom Norman was one of the few decent persons whom Joseph encountered before his change of fortune, enabling him to save as much as £50 (enough to live for a year without working) over his short career. The true evil was in fact the British government, which decided to ban all exhibitions of freaks as indecent (and references to Joseph's "nakedness" suggests that they may well have been), thereby forcing them out of the market and depriving them of their livelihood. To the writers' discharge, though, it might be argued that the fictional Bytes was a composite of Norman and the evil Austrian impresario who robbed Joseph of his savings in Belgium, which somewhat minimizes the gratuitousness of an all-too-typical Hollywood slur on the entrepreneur.

One of the famous scenes of the movie, in which Joseph attends a pantomime, is asked by Treves to "stand up" before the audience and is applauded by them, is a complete reversal of the true incident. Actually, Joseph attended the show incognito, and the most stringent precautions were taken to keep the rest of the audience unaware of his arrival, presence and departure (but then, the screenwriters needed their second "stand up" scene for dramatic reasons.)

In the film, Anne Bancroft's Mrs Kendal is shown visiting Joseph regularly at the hospital. Actually, the actress never met him in person, though she did send him her photograph and other presents. On the other hand, Princess Alexandra, who is shown much more sparingly in the film, did visit him several times, and send him Christmas cards.

The scene in which Michael Elphick's night porter introduces a bunch of drunks and prostitutes into Joseph's rooms may also be an exaggeration from much more minor real-life incidents. Also, on his return to London, Joseph did not find refuge in the toilets, but in the waiting room of the railway station. As for the model church he made, Lynch hides the fact that Joseph was actually using commercialized cut-and-assemble models from the local bookstore, which the nurses helped him assemble. The film makes it appear that Joseph had some wonderful artistic gift and was very dexterous, whereas his enormous right hand prevented him from even working in the cigar industry.

One thing I was curious about was Joseph's religion, as the film has very little to say about it, or about religion at the hospital in general. His mother was a Baptist, and the Bible was a book he had read several times over. When at the London Hospital, he was "confirmed" by an Anglican "bishop" (I am using scare quotes because as a Catholic I believe Anglican "bishops" are not validly ordained and, being mere laymen, do not have the power to confirm anyone) and allowed to participate in church services at the chapel.

Howell and Ford's book is truly a biography everyone should read. It gives an excellent picture of Victorian London, conditions in Poor Houses, the whole milieu of country fairs and freak shows and life at the London Hospital. It also contains a two-page autobiographical piece by Joseph himself, and the relevant extract from Treves' famous "The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences", but it is well-researched enough to point out the few errors and inaccuracies in these primary sources themselves. It also corrects erroneous interpretations in Ashley Montagu's earlier book on the subject.

All in all, this is a superb read, which could serve as concrete argument against a culture of death which is too ready to consider some lives not worth living. "Happy every hour of the day", after all, was how Joseph himself described his life at the hospital. And his happiness is one of the things most readers will paradoxically end up envying him.

I am a child and adolescent psychiatrist and a parent. I came across this important book as I was researching my own.

If you care about how your kids live through their childhood and make their way forward through a world saturated with media and technology, you must read this wonderful and informative book. Many principles discussed here may be extrapolated to the Internet.

Don't miss it!

Eitan D. Schwarz, MD, DLFAPA, FAACAP

I picked this book up already convinced that t.v. is basically the worst thing that ever happened to society, so I was skeptical to say the least. However, as the authors state, their intent is to admit that t.v. is here to stay, and for the overwhelming majority, getting totally rid of it would not be an option, and offer guidance in how to make watching it as beneficial as possible.

What this amounts to, it seems, is telling readers that your children under 7 are basically confined to 'Sesame Street', 'Mister Rodger's Neighborhood', 'Blues Clues', and nature shows on Discovery channel. I found their assessment of Sesame Street a little over the top in their praise of its supposed benefits, though later on in the book they admit that merchandising has begun to compromise the integrity of the show and its imitators. The fact is, there are a number of major studies that have directly challenged the ability of shows like Sesame Street to produce real-life results in reading and mathematics, and much of the research the authors cite as supportive of the show was done or funded by the creators of the show themselves, a definite conflict of interest when funding is on the line.

The research on content in terms of sexuality, violence, and materialism that is dealt with is pretty accurate. My biggest disappointment was that the authors failed to spend any real time dealing with the long term effects of visual media on learning ability at the neurological level, a subject that in and of itself makes one quite wary of significant exposure to television. There was maybe a paragraph or two, but that's all.

Overall, the impression I got was that the authors have an underlying uneasiness with the whole idea of t.v., and if they thought enough of their readers would accept it, they'd recommend chucking the thing out the window. However, as stated in the beginning, they know this is impossible, so the book ends up sounding like a hesitant admission of the fact and an almost reluctant setting forth of strategies to overcome the inherent and perisistent flaws of the medium, punctuated here and there by brief offerings of lavish praise for the possibilities of t.v. to expand our horizons and foster meaningful conversation. In short, most chapters give all kinds of wonderful suggestions, but are interspersed with admissions that seem to contradict their earlier celebrations of the potential benefits of television.

Personally, I would still recommend the book since I know also the futility of asking people to abandon t.v. altogether. However, I would strongly urge the reader to also get a copy of 'The Plug-In Drug" by Mary Winn, a book written about ten years ago that comes to the same basic conclusions and recommendations, but is more forthright about the downside of television and the industries it propogates. I find it significant (and revealing), that it was never cited by the authors of this book, considering that it is seen by most who have followed this subject for some time (as the authors obviously have been) as a seminal work. Critics of Winn have labeled her a Luddite, but while she does come off as somewhat hostile toward t.v., she is also realistic and manages to stay objective. It is a necessary companion to this book.

Finally, there is a book I can recommend to help parents make informed choices about the television viewing in their homes. This well-referenced book is a comprehensive summary of the existing research about TV viewing and youth, yet it remains an accessible read, peppered with interesting personal vignettes. Rather than telling people to throw out the tube, this book offers practical tips to help parents get the most out of what's good on TV, and strategies to mitigate its harmful effects. Reading this book I found both the evidence and the solutions needed to control the role of TV in the lives of children.

TV has been around for over 50 years and has become for most, an unquestioned or unexamined part of life. It just IS. Is what? Good for you? Bad for you? How do we know? We should be critically examining many facets of our culture. But how? Pediatrician and scientist Christakis and Zimmerman give us ways to decide by presenting reasoned opinion backed up by studies in a very accessible way. The concepts are mostly intuitive but not easy for many of us to act upon to benefit our children. Much of what kids watch on TV isn't good for them, nor for society. They give good guidelines for how to use the beast. Ignore this book at your grandchildren's peril.

If you have a television and a child, you must read this book! Without being remotely preachy or judgmental, The Elephant in the Living Room lays out both the benefits and pitfalls of TV watching for children, and gives manageable solutions for minimizing the bad and maximizing the good. The anecdotes lay out the issues in a way that's clear and entertaining, and the advice is specific and realistic. Each chapter ends with a sort of action plan, which makes it easy to keep track of the important points and put them into practice. The book is also funny and entertaining, making it not just a painless way to get important information, but a pleasant one. There is nothing else like this out there--The Elephant in the Living Room really is a must-read for anyone raising children in today's media packed world.

Innovative and fun! When my two year old granddaughter comes to visit she goes straight to the book, takes the CD (included) out of its envelope and hands it to me to play for her. As soon as "Ella" begins to sing, my granddaughter begins to dance. She "reads" the book and, while she may not fully understand it yet, she loves it!

M Davies

This is one of a series of fun, musical books. Not your normal children's picture book but one that the adults won't get tired of listening to. The author has captured the thrill of music from a child's perspective. My kids find it very entertaining and try to do the Shooby-doo-do-bops in time with Ella. Always on the lookout for books I like also this one hits the mark B-I-G Time. Kids of all ages will enjoy Ella the Elephant a she scats her way into their hearts.

Big winner for my 2 and 4 year old.


We already own the Charlie Bird CD which they like.

They love this one. It is very very funky fun music that adults can listen to and enjoy as well which is not the case for a lot of children's music out there as most parents know.

There's maybe 12 songs or so on the CD and 8 will be huge hits with your kids. The only minor thing I can say is the book that it comes with is mostly useless -- it's not really a book. These guys should save the money and charge even less -- not that the price isn't more than fair. But definitely a great CD if you even like jazz a little bit.

This series is wonderful! Our two-year-old absolutely loves the Baby Loves Jazz series. We bought a few to start out, then ended up buying the whole set. Two months after acquiring them, she is still enamored and requests to listen to them and read them every day. Her favorites? Well, these are the words we hear most often: "Mommy, read Duck and Miles?" or "Daddy, listen to Duck and Miles?" Philly Joe is also high on the list. I recommend them all. The books stand out on their own, but the music is what makes this series really shine. For example, on Duck Ellington's CD, he does a great Monk style on one track, then switches to great impression of Coltrane's classic quartet on the next track, with a very nice McCoy Tyner impression. Lots of variety and high quality make this series worthwhile (though I could have done without Louis Lion's potty tune). Don't forget the Go Baby Go CD as well (a stand-alone CD without a book), which is perhaps a notch above the music on the book CDs. The ABC tune is her favorite on that one.

Our 17-month old always asks for Ella the Elephant music. She's completely entertained by it. My only complaint is that the book has minimal use, as there's not much to point out for an entire song on two pages.

A wonderful book for little ones just learning to read. Compelling illustrations of jungle animals (including a sweet baby elephant) and repetitive words make this celebration of splashing in pools of water a joy!

This book is an absolute treat. My son loves the pictures and it's a very simple subject matter. Hot weather and cooling off. Easy to read and will be memorized, word for word, by your child from day one.

We didn't find this book in the local library until my oldest was almost too old for it, but that didn't stop her from loving it. Vibrant colors and expressive illustrations always draw me in. Usually it's the meter of the words that keeps me there (and makes me willing to own it, knowing I'll never get to use the excuse that the library needs it back for a while!). In this book, it's the interaction rather than the meter -- simple enough for the smallest, fun for everyone as we pretend to squirt each other. The different size of different words (corresponding to the reading volume) even helps reinforce that it's the words on the page that you're reading. The very best part of the whole book, though, is that it was the "happy, cool, clever" baby elephant that figured out what s/he and all the other big, competent, grown-up animals needed on that hot, hot day. All babies should have this book for the summer nearest their first birthdays! Don't expect to put it away come winter, though.

This is easily one of Helen's top three favorites, hands down. She loves the elephants and all of the animals splashing around in the water after the baby saves the day. A parent that can produce a credible elephant trumpet can score some major points with the kids when this book is being read.

The board book edition of Splash!, adapted from the award-winning picture book by author/illustrator Flora McDonnell, is the perfect book for babies and young children.


The elephants, the rhino and the tiger are hot! All the animals are hot until they go to the watering hole to splash, play and get relief from the sweltering heat.


The story is engaging for children. My toddler runs to me with Splash! saying "hot, hot". As we read the story, she looks forward to telling me when the animals are "hot". She giggles when the animals are splashing in the water and kisses the baby elephant at the end. I appreciate the interactivity this book stimulates, as well as the fact the hero is a baby.


The illustrations play an integral role in telling the story of Splash!. You can tell how miserable the animals are just by looking at them. When you see the bold yellows and oranges, you can almost feel the oppressive heat, while the water's refreshing coolness is evident in the clear blues and greens.


With its vibrant colors and fun words, Splash! will quickly become a favorite among any baby's or preschooler's growing library.

GO to the page with the bucket full of Phallic imagery, I mean rainbows.....

I came across this book over 10 years ago and have been continually looking for it until I found it at Amazon tonight. I haven't read it since then but still I remember the playful artwork and the touching story about being happy with who you are. It's a wonderful book for children of all ages. Too bad that it is out of print. :-(

I bought this book in San Francisco and read it to my children for years. I wanted to purchase a new book as a gift for a friend's grandchild and am disappointed that it is not available new. It is such a great story about accepting yourself, a must read for parents and children.

I am sorry to see that Jasper Tomkins does not have any books to purchase, I hope they print another edition soon.

I can remembering meeting the author at a Young Authors convention 15 years ago and being impressed with books like Nimby and the Catalog.

I hope that we see more of his books in print soon.

I agree that the publisher needs to get the presses rolling again. I am 52 years old and I still love this book. I was crushed when I came to buy a copy for a friend's child and I could not get one.

Absolutely adorable story with a great main character and wonderful illustrations!! The entire series is awesome!! My only complaint is the rather stubby trunks on the elephants...but that is easily ignored!

We are so happy we discovered Ella the Elephant! The illustrations are beautiful and the story here, about Ella and her mother's bakery, is so sweet. Ella sets a great example for little girls--she's smart, a great problem solver, and determined. She also wants to finish what she starts. I love the book as much as my daughter does. She will be getting all the Ella books for her birthday to add to our home library.

This is a wonderful book and the pictures are beautiful. My four year old twin daughters love this book.

I really love the "Ella" series... The books are nice and sweet, and presents a marvelously imagined, self-contained world that will strongly appeal to little kids. It has a similar feel to the "Curious George" and "Babar" books, except without all the weird, disturbing undertones that make those classics a bit troublesome. A great choice for some fun books that you don't have to worry about. (ReadThatAgain)

My daughter loves this book, and I like reading it too. It's about an elephant who is very eager to help her Mother by helping arond her bakery. Ella is such an earnest and sweet elephant. The plot is simple yet has enough twists and drama to make it memorable. The illustrations are captivating.

This book is so wonderful. My daughter is 5 years old and loves elephants. The book is really good, but the CD that comes with it is wonderful also. The voices really bring the book alive.

This is the first Eric Drachmann book we've read [planning to check out Leo the Lightning Bug next] and it' been a fun and interesting read. "Ellison the Elephant" is a book with an accompanying audio CD with three tracks: 1.Hey Edna [this is a sort of introduction to the story and sets the listener up for the actual story that follows] 2. Ellison the Elephant [the narrator reads the text of the story with others playing the roles of Ellison, his mom, and Ellison's imaginary friend, the weasel] 3. Bye, You little elephant

Both my preschooler and I enjoyed this book and CD experience - the narration is not flat but filled with vivacity and jazzy music. The story of how little Ellison the elephant discovers his call is indeed cute and one that young children can relate to. Highly recommended.

We checked this book out from the library and nobody wants to return it! We have definitely added this to our Christmas wish list.

The book and CD appealed to my four-year-old daughter, six-year-old son, 36-year-old husband and 35-year-old me! We have listened to the CD over and over. The story itself is wonderful and encouraging, opening the door to discussions about individual gifts. The CD pushes this book "over the top!" My children were dancing to the Jazz riffs at 6:30 this morning, when they are usually begging to watch TV before school. It was wonderful to see!

If you have kids 3-5 years old you can't be without this book. My girls can't get enough of it. The story is one of encouragement, persistence, and self confidence. Eric Drachman is amazing at what he does. The character voices on the CD seal the deal. His other books are a must have as well: Leo the Lighting Bug, It's Me, and A Frog Thing (for slightly older 5yrs and up). They are our favorite gifts to give with excellent reviews for the receipents as well.

IF you are seeking an uplifting story within a beautifully illustrated book accompanied by an engaging and well-produced CD... look no further than Ellison the Elephant. I bought this book for my two nephews and it immediately became their #1 requested story (displacing their previous #1 favorite, Leo The Lightning Bug, also written by Eric Drachman. Hmmm...)

The best thing about Mr. Drachman's books and CDs is that they are not created simply to delight children, they are created and crafted to delight The Reader and The Listener -- whomever and however old they may be.

The book is amazing!! The author beyond words and all in all is equal to an amazing reading and great learning. Noah is the best elephant friend, a person can ever relate to. He talks in a very human language about how the world had presented to him.I enjoyed every minute.And will advise anyone to read it, is worth the trip. As as someone said: " You can't judge a book by its cover." Don't let the elephant in the front fool you. The book is terrific.

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I loved the book!!! The book was very amazing and it made me travel with Noah to a different land, I haven't visit or knew about. I learned a lot from Noah, and discover that elephants are exactly like us. The author paints very nice the theme. I must defenetly recomended to anyone. And as someone siad " you can't judge a book by its cover" don't be fooled by the cover and how many pages you will have to read. For it is worth it.

I believe we all need a little dose of something that fills the spirit. In The Way That Elephants Do, you travel the road of life with Noah the Wanderer and feel his triumphs, heartaches, and at times deep pain. I found myself indentifying with Noah as he met the various challenges in his life ranging from coming of age, to the death of a loved one, to the betrayel of those closes to him. This is a must read for those that are real "feelers" and enjoy characters in a novel coming to life. I found myself laughing and crying, as will you.

I just finished reading "In the Way That Elephants Do." My mother read it, and immediately ordered copies for my sister and brother and me.

The story of Noah the Wanderer teaches the reader many things, from patience, perserverence, and practicality, to strength, stamina, and stability, and all the wonderful qualities in between. I laughed with Noah at the antics of his wonderful friends and at himself; I cried with his disappointments and trials; I rejoiced with him during achievements and successes.

As soon as my mother-in-law finishes the book, I will read it again. This time with my children.

Touching, thought-provoking, and beautifully told, the story of Noah, and that of mankind, is one that will linger in your heart and your mind for a very long time.

In The Way That Elephants Do by David Kilpatrick is a deeply moving epic tale of one elephant's life. Although the story is told from the perspective of an inquisitive and nomadic pachyderm, you're drawn into his world with ease. Danger, love, history, the world, and the connection between humans and animals are deftly combined in the portrait of Noah, the Wanderer.

Noah tells his story to a boy, one of the few "Keepers" who can understand his tale. The story isn't just about him, it's about elephants, man, our relationship through history, and it's done in a way that our history books will never allow. History, the good and the bad, is revealed without revision. No excuses for bad behavior, only the understanding that this is simply how we humans, and elephants, are.

There is something here that rings so true and pure. Moving, even haunting, without ever becoming preachy. The story of Noah, and of all elephants, isn't that different from that of humankind. Perhaps the story flows so well and with such clarity because it's told simply. Maybe it's the honesty and the "no excuses" manner in which the tale is related. Or, possibly, the magic of this story is in the relationship between man and animal and our desire to be the chosen one. The one to whom this story is told. Because of the way the book is written, the reader does become the chosen one. We're taken into Noah's confidence as one who will understand.

I can't imagine the months of research put into this book. I don't know how David does it, but he blends the history of man and animal seamlessly into a thought-provoking tale that turns the way one views the world on end. Man's stewardship of animals is examined, and exposed - warts and all. Our failings and our successes, painted in loving strokes on the canvas that becomes one of the best books I've ever read. I will never look at animals the same again. I bet you don't either.

Buy two copies. One for yourself and one for your best friend.