Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765377020
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Book Synopsis Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard by : Lawrence M. Schoen

Download or read book Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard written by Lawrence M. Schoen and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-12-29 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sixth Sense meets Planet of the Apes in a moving science fiction novel set so far in the future, humanity is gone and forgotten in Lawrence M. Schoen's Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard An historian who speaks with the dead is ensnared by the past. A child who feels no pain and who should not exist sees the future. Between them are truths that will shake worlds. In a distant future, no remnants of human beings remain, but their successors thrive throughout the galaxy. These are the offspring of humanity's genius-animals uplifted into walking, talking, sentient beings. The Fant are one such species: anthropomorphic elephants ostracized by other races, and long ago exiled to the rainy ghetto world of Barsk. There, they develop medicines upon which all species now depend. The most coveted of these drugs is koph, which allows a small number of users to interact with the recently deceased and learn their secrets. To break the Fant's control of koph, an offworld shadow group attempts to force the Fant to surrender their knowledge. Jorl, a Fant Speaker with the dead, is compelled to question his deceased best friend, who years ago mysteriously committed suicide. In so doing, Jorl unearths a secret the powers that be would prefer to keep buried forever. Meanwhile, his dead friend's son, a physically challenged young Fant named Pizlo, is driven by disturbing visions to take his first unsteady steps toward an uncertain future.

To the Elephant Graveyard

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Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 0802158382
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Book Synopsis To the Elephant Graveyard by : Tarquin Hall

Download or read book To the Elephant Graveyard written by Tarquin Hall and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Introduces us to the darker side of the Asian elephant. It is more of a thriller than a straightforward travel book . . . insightful and sensitive.” —Literary Review On India’s northeast frontier, a killer elephant is on the rampage, stalking Assam’s paddy fields and murdering dozens of farmers. Local forestry officials, powerless to stop the elephant, call in one of India’s last licensed elephant hunters and issue a warrant for the rogue’s destruction. Reading about the ensuing hunt in a Delhi newspaper, journalist Tarquin Hall flies to Assam to investigate. To the Elephant Graveyard is the compelling account of the search for a killer elephant in the northeast corner of India, and a vivid portrait of the Khasi tribe, who live intimately with the elephants. Though it seems a world of peaceful coexistence between man and beast, Hall begins to see that the elephants are suffering, having lost their natural habitat to the destruction of the forests and modernization. Hungry, confused, and with little forest left to hide in, herds of elephants are slowly adapting to domestication, but many are resolute and furious. Often spellbinding with excitement, like “a page-turning detective tale” (Publishers Weekly), To the Elephant Graveyard is also intimate and moving, as Hall magnificently takes us on a journey to a place whose ancient ways are fast disappearing with the ever-shrinking forest. “Hall is to be congratulated on writing a book that promises humor and adventure, and delivers both.” —The Spectator “Travel writing that wonderfully hits on all cylinders.” —Booklist “A wonderful book that should become a classic.” —Daily Mail

Elephants' Graveyard

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Publisher : Fawcett
ISBN 13 : 9780345388629
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (886 download)

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Book Synopsis Elephants' Graveyard by : Karin McQuillan

Download or read book Elephants' Graveyard written by Karin McQuillan and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 1994 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fascinating . . . colorful . . . fast-paced." San Francisco Chronicle American expatriate Jazz Jasper happily ekes out a living running safari tours and working for animal rights. When the lifeless body of wealthy American Emmet Laird, head of the Save the Elephants foundation, is found beside a watering hole, Emmet's grieving lover, Mikki, presses her friend Jazz to investigate. But as Jazz stalks her game high in the forested hills and through the streets of Nairobi, she becomes certain that the murderer she seeks is someone she knows well . . .

Elephant's Graveyard

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Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0573698155
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (736 download)

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Book Synopsis Elephant's Graveyard by : George Brant

Download or read book Elephant's Graveyard written by George Brant and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Elephant's Graveyard is the unfortunately true story of Mary, an elephant who went berserk during a parade through the middle of a small town in Tennessee in 1916. The townspeople demanded justice for her actions, which led to a very unfortunate set of circumstances. The play combines historical fact and legend, exploring the deep-seated American craving for spectacle, violence and revenge."--George Brant's interview answer to Adam Szymkowicz in "I Interview Playwrights Part 48: George Brant" by Adam Szymkowicz.

Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise

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Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 1536208043
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (362 download)

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Book Synopsis Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise by : David Ezra Stein

Download or read book Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise written by David Ezra Stein and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surprise! The little red chicken is back — and as endearingly silly as ever — in David Ezra Stein’s follow-up to the Caldecott Honor–winning Interrupting Chicken. It’s homework time for the little red chicken, who has just learned about something every good story should have: an elephant of surprise. Or could it be an element of surprise (as her amused papa explains)? As they dive in to story after story, looking for the part that makes a reader say “Whoa! I didn’t know that was going to happen,” Papa is sure he can convince Chicken he’s right. After all, there are definitely no elephants in “The Ugly Duckling,” “Rapunzel,” or “The Little Mermaid” — or are there? Elephant or element, something unexpected awaits Papa in every story, but a surprise may be in store for the little red chicken as well. Full of the same boisterous charm that made Interrupting Chicken so beloved by readers, this gleeful follow-up is sure to delight fans of stories, surprises, and elephants alike.

The Elephant's Graveyard

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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1475976127
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (759 download)

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Book Synopsis The Elephant's Graveyard by : John R. Haynes

Download or read book The Elephant's Graveyard written by John R. Haynes and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Elephants Graveyard tells the story of a young mans journey through higher education and ultimately pursuing a career in medicine. Medical School and internship and residency are described in all their hardships and demands. Further challenges are met and described as the young doctor must establish his practice in a large southern Californian retirement community. The biggest joys and hardships are to be found in caring for the diverse group of retirees who now call this area home. Plus managed care seemed to arrive at the same time changing all the previous rules and ways which medicine had operated.

The Elephant in the Room

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Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501111620
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis The Elephant in the Room by : Tommy Tomlinson

Download or read book The Elephant in the Room written by Tommy Tomlinson and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 A “warm and funny and honest…genuinely unputdownable” (Curtis Sittenfeld) memoir chronicling what it’s like to live in today’s world as a fat man, from acclaimed journalist Tommy Tomlinson, who, as he neared the age of fifty, weighed 460 pounds and decided he had to change his life. When he was almost fifty years old, Tommy Tomlinson weighed an astonishing—and dangerous—460 pounds, at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, unable to climb a flight of stairs without having to catch his breath, or travel on an airplane without buying two seats. Raised in a family that loved food, he had been aware of the problem for years, seeing doctors and trying diets from the time he was a preteen. But nothing worked, and every time he tried to make a change, it didn’t go the way he planned—in fact, he wasn’t sure that he really wanted to change. In The Elephant in the Room, Tomlinson chronicles his lifelong battle with weight in a voice that combines the urgency of Roxane Gay’s Hunger with the intimacy of Rick Bragg’s All Over but the Shoutin’. He also hits the road to meet other members of the plus-sized tribe in an attempt to understand how, as a nation, we got to this point. From buying a Fitbit and setting exercise goals to contemplating the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, America’s “capital of food porn,” and modifying his own diet, Tomlinson brings us along on a candid and sometimes brutal look at the everyday experience of being constantly aware of your size. Over the course of the book, he confronts these issues head-on and chronicles the practical steps he has to take to lose weight by the end. “What could have been a wallow in memoir self-pity is raised to art by Tomlinson’s wit and prose” (Rolling Stone). Affecting and searingly honest, The Elephant in the Room is an “inspirational” (The New York Times) memoir that will resonate with anyone who has grappled with addiction, shame, or self-consciousness. “Add this to your reading list ASAP” (Charlotte Magazine).

Farewell, Grandpa Elephant

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Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1616086556
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Farewell, Grandpa Elephant by : Isabel Abedi

Download or read book Farewell, Grandpa Elephant written by Isabel Abedi and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Grandpa Elephant tells his grandchildren that he is going to the elephant graveyard to die, the children have many questions for him about death and what comes next.

The Elephant Graveyard

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Publisher : Humanoids Inc
ISBN 13 : 1594657386
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (946 download)

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Book Synopsis The Elephant Graveyard by : Yves Chaland

Download or read book The Elephant Graveyard written by Yves Chaland and published by Humanoids Inc. This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “must have” collection of classic adventures by one of Europe’s most feted cartoonists.

Elephant Company

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Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0679603999
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (796 download)

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Book Synopsis Elephant Company by : Vicki Croke

Download or read book Elephant Company written by Vicki Croke and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK The remarkable story of James Howard “Billy” Williams, whose uncanny rapport with the world’s largest land animals transformed him from a carefree young man into the charismatic war hero known as Elephant Bill In 1920, Billy Williams came to colonial Burma as a “forest man” for a British teak company. Mesmerized by the intelligence and character of the great animals who hauled logs through the jungle, he became a gifted “elephant wallah.” In Elephant Company, Vicki Constantine Croke chronicles Williams’s growing love for elephants as the animals provide him lessons in courage, trust, and gratitude. Elephant Company is also a tale of war and daring. When Japanese forces invaded Burma in 1942, Williams joined the elite British Force 136 and operated behind enemy lines. His war elephants carried supplies, helped build bridges, and transported the sick and elderly over treacherous mountain terrain. As the occupying authorities put a price on his head, Williams and his elephants faced their most perilous test. Elephant Company, cornered by the enemy, attempted a desperate escape: a risky trek over the mountainous border to India, with a bedraggled group of refugees in tow. Part biography, part war epic, Elephant Company is an inspirational narrative that illuminates a little-known chapter in the annals of wartime heroism. Praise for Elephant Company “This book is about far more than just the war, or even elephants. This is the story of friendship, loyalty and breathtaking bravery that transcends species. . . . Elephant Company is nothing less than a sweeping tale, masterfully written.”—Sara Gruen, The New York Times Book Review “Splendid . . . Blending biography, history, and wildlife biology, [Vicki Constantine] Croke’s story is an often moving account of [Billy] Williams, who earned the sobriquet ‘Elephant Bill,’ and his unusual bond with the largest land mammals on earth.”—The Boston Globe “Some of the biggest heroes of World War II were even bigger than you thought. . . . You may never call the lion the king of the jungle again.”—New York Post “Vicki Constantine Croke delivers an exciting tale of this elephant whisperer–cum–war hero, while beautifully reminding us of the enduring bonds between animals and humans.”—Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Lost in Shangri-La and Frozen in Time

Grave's End

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Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 9780738700038
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Grave's End by : Elaine Mercado

Download or read book Grave's End written by Elaine Mercado and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You leave us alone; we'll leave you alone. When Elaine Mercado and her first husband bought their home in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1982, they had no idea that they and their two young daughters were embarking on a thirteen-year nightmare. thin a few days of moving in, Elaine and her older daughter began to experience the sensation of being watched. Then came scratching noises and weird smells, followed by voices whispering, maniacal laughter, shadowy figures scurrying along baseboards, and small balls of light bouncing along the ceilings. From the beginning of the haunting, "suffocating dreams" were experienced by everyone except the younger daughter. These eventually accelerated to physical aggression directed at Elaine and both the girls. This book is the true story of how one family tried to cope with living in a haunted house. It also describes how, with the help of parapsychologist Dr. Hans Holzer and medium Marisa Anderson, the family discovered the tragic and heartbreaking secrets buried in the house at Grave's End. I struggle to open my eyes, but achieve nothing but frustration and failure. I am not asleep. I am fully conscious, in a state of panic unthinkable during the day intolerable in the dark of night, held prisoner by some tortured, invisible presence, insistent on abruptly invading my slumber. The more I struggle toward freedom, the more I am pushed into the mattress, perspiring, heart palpitating, a scream involuntarily silenced within my throat. Some nights I experience my skin being stroked while I fight to regain control of my body, my sight. Thank God, this was not one of those nights. Tonight it lets me open my eyes, shaken but unviolated, frightened, but not as frightened as I know I can become. First Runner up for the 2001 Coalition of Visionary Resources (COVR) Award for Best Biographical/Personal Book

The Tusk That Did the Damage

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Publisher : Random House India
ISBN 13 : 8184006896
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Book Synopsis The Tusk That Did the Damage by : Tania James

Download or read book The Tusk That Did the Damage written by Tania James and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a young elephant is brutally orphaned by poachers, it is only a matter of time before he begins terrorising the countryside, earning his malevolent name from the humans he kills and then tenderly buries with leaves. Manu, the studious son of a rice farmer, loses his cousin to the Gravedigger and is drawn into the alluring world of ivory hunting. Emma is working on a documentary set in a Kerala wildlife park with her best friend. Her work leads her to witness the porous boundary between conservation and corruption and she finds herself caught up in her own betrayal. As the novel hurtles toward its tragic climax, these three storylines fuse into a wrenching meditation on love and revenge, fact and myth, duty and sacrifice. In a feat of audacious imagination and arrestingly beautiful prose, The Tusk That Did the Damage tells an original and heart-breaking story about how we treat nature, and each other.

Elephants Never Forget

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0618997849
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (189 download)

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Book Synopsis Elephants Never Forget by : Anushka Ravishankar

Download or read book Elephants Never Forget written by Anushka Ravishankar and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lonely baby elephant, separated from his herd of elephants, meets a herd of buffaloes and decides to stay with them, but when they meet up with some elephants, he must make an important decision.

Elephants Do Not Belong in Trees

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Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1459826019
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (598 download)

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Book Synopsis Elephants Do Not Belong in Trees by : Russ Willms

Download or read book Elephants Do Not Belong in Trees written by Russ Willms and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Elephants do not belong in trees. It’s not natural. It makes other animals uncomfortable." This is the story of Larry, an elephant who wanted to live in a tree. This is a story about being the new kid and being a little bit different (okay, A LOT different). A story about acceptance and making friends. When Larry decides he wants to live in the big bushy tree in the middle of the wide-open field, the current residents, Bird, Squirrel and Monkey, are not very welcoming. They throw nuts at him and peck at his head; they tell him to leave and are downright rude. But Larry persists—why can’t he live in the tree? When his new home is threatened by something much bigger than all the animals combined, Larry shows everyone that he cares just as much about the tree as they do.

The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences

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Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by : Frederick Treves

Download or read book The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences written by Frederick Treves and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-10-11 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into the extraordinary world of human resilience with Frederick Treves's poignant memoir, "The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences." This captivating collection shares the author's experiences with Joseph Merrick, known as the Elephant Man, and offers a glimpse into the lives of remarkable individuals who defied societal norms. As Treves recounts his time with Merrick, readers are invited to explore themes of compassion, dignity, and the complexities of human existence. The emotional depth of these reminiscences challenges us to reconsider our perceptions of beauty and humanity. But here’s a powerful question to ponder: How does our understanding of difference shape our interactions with others? Treves's reflections push us to confront our biases and embrace the richness of diversity. Through vivid storytelling and intimate observations, "The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences" provides a window into the lives of those often marginalized by society. Treves's compassion and respect for his patients illuminate the profound connections that can be forged amidst adversity. Are you ready to be inspired by the resilience of the human spirit? This book is essential for anyone interested in the intersections of medicine, humanity, and empathy. Frederick Treves's insightful narratives will touch your heart and broaden your understanding of the human experience. Don’t miss the chance to delve into these unforgettable stories. Purchase "The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Frederick Treves" today and embark on a journey that celebrates the beauty of life in all its forms!

The Memory of Elephants

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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226143811
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (438 download)

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Book Synopsis The Memory of Elephants by : Boman Desai

Download or read book The Memory of Elephants written by Boman Desai and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spurned by his first love, Homi Seervai, the Parsi genius from Bombay, creates a machine that lets him scan his brain for memories of the time he spent with her. The machine malfunctions, propelling him instead into his collective unconscious where he encounters ancestors and relatives, both dead and alive. In this wildly inventive book—available for the first time in the United States—Homi, blessed with the memory of elephants, discovers the splendor of his heritage as well as hope for the future.

Human Town

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ISBN 13 : 9781910328835
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (288 download)

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Book Synopsis Human Town by : Alan Durant

Download or read book Human Town written by Alan Durant and published by . This book was released on 2022-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Junior and his elephant family are excited to visit Human Town, where they can observe humans in their own town! The novelty soon wears thin, as they notice major issues humans have caused, which are causing them to become extinct. Junior hopes that this will never happen to the elephants.