The Astonishing Elephant - Rilegato

Alexander, Shana

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0679456600 ISBN 13: 9780679456605

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 2000

Riassunto

Illustrates the symbolic and real role of elephants in mythology, folklore, warfare, and circuses, traces mass killings that have led to the animal's near extinction, and details preservation efforts.

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Recensione:

"Sometimes Shana Alexander invites us to rock along with her, vicariously yet elegantly, in a jeweled howdah. At other times we're mahouts along with her, urging the beasts forward on their mighty feet.
                
"Such a massive subject--from the hidden secrets of the American circus to preserving the species--deserves a huge writer, and both are well met in The Astonishing Elephant."   ---MAYA ANGELOU

"Shana Alexander can take almost any subject and make it wondrous and fascinating. When she picks a subject that is already both of those things, she acts as an incredible magnifying glass for all of us who follow her into yet another field of knowledge. She has done her art and craft proud by taming the legendry of this greatest of all land animals. Utterly fascinating. She handles 'awesome' so easily and so well."   ---ROGER CARAS

"This book tells you everything you'll ever want to know about every kind of elephant in the world."  ---PETER BEARD

L'autore:

SHANA ALEXANDER is the author of numerous books, including the bestsellers Nutcracker and Anyone's Daughter, about Patty Hearst. Her other stories of true crime detail the lives of Jean Harris and Bess Meyerson. Her book about her own family, Happy Days, was published in 1995. She lives on Long Island.

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• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0679456600
• ISBN 13: 9780679456605
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 300