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Succeeding her highly praised book, The Elephants and I, this captivating collection of bush tales offers a further glimpse into the wonders, and grim realities, of choosing a life less ordinary, where the species that you look out for is different from your own.
The Best Books of Check out the top books of the year on our page Best Books of Product details Format Paperback pages Dimensions x x Looking for beautiful books? Visit our Beautiful Books page and find lovely books for kids, photography lovers and more. She has dedicated the past 11 years of her life to the preservation and promotion of the clan of wild Hwange elephants known as The Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe.
Her previous book, The Elephants and I, was published to wide critical acclaim by Jacana Media in Our customer reviews I read some professional reviews before reading this latest book of Sharon Pincott's and I must agree and reiterate their words - entertaining, informative and brutally honest; a riveting and amusing read; sometimes sad; joyous and lyrical; absorbing and delightful. All of these words describe this book so well. I couldn't put it down, this lady is such an inspiration sharing her life. For others wanting followups to the stories in this book, I discovered there is now an excellent Facebook page to follow for the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe, PresidentialElephantsZim show more.
Imagine my surprise to find myself in Durban, South Africa, at the time of the Film Festival there and to see her on the cinema screen, this time associated with the office of Zimbabwe's President in a moving short feature called All the President's Elephants.
She was never going to lead an ordinary life, this was clear as a teenager. The Presidential elephants of Zimbabwe, in film and in book, are certainly extraordinary. If Sharon does nothing else now she has left the legacy she needed to for all to read, to view, and to enjoy. What a wonderful thing! Those obtuse bush Zimbabweans knew her not if they thought she'd roll over and leave before her mission was complete! You can bet she has more in store yet, in support of the animals that she has always loved.
Her books, and film, are a guiding light to ignite anyone on a dark or uncertain path. I feel that even if youre not an animal-lover necessarily you will nonetheless be moved by this engrossing read.
A good book moves you to both laughter and some snivels, and every now and then makes you re-think your own life. This book did all three for me even though her prior one is possibly more intense. This one brought tears of joy, and of compassion, of sympathy, and of shame of others. It does make you want to be a better person.
For more than a decade, Sharon Pincott has lived in the Hwange bush among The Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe: a celebrated clan of wild elephants that . Editorial Reviews. Review. "This book is a great read: entertaining, informative and brutally A dramatic coming-of-age story set in the decade after World War II , "Warlight" is the mesmerizing new novel from the best-selling author of "The.
The exquisiteness of the Hwange elephants, the Presidential elephants surprisingly with a Mugabe decree, the empathy conservationist Sharon Pincott has built-up with them and the splendour of the area as powerfully described balance the too-regular preposterous incidents she shares so courteously. I cant imagine being nearly so restrained if my animal-friends' lives were put at avoidable peril by greedy people in the surrounds whose purpose is plainly to line their own pockets and denigrate themselves to Tragic status in the process.
I deduce that these are the ones feigning to know much about these ellies for supreme want of the greenback and cold sacrifice of innocent others, with no veritable respect for the animals at all. There seems to be still more that this author has held back on.
Who would have imagined. Sharon Pincott is certainly their guardian angel in the Hwange bush in Zimbabwe.
This is a feel-good read, full of reminiscences and uptodate stories, brilliantly evoking an African world of elephants and the hostilities they and their mentors face. The music of Pincott's words make you not want to put this book down. Dont make the mistake of reading it too fast.
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About this book Customer reviews Related titles. It is easy to sympathize with her struggle to protect a species from the very politics that are supposed to be protecting them. For nearly eight years Sharon struggled against constant shortages, fuel, food, just about everything , poaching and illegal and legalized by the powers that be hunting, and finally land grabs. How does the wildlife - and the wildlife conservationists - survive there? This is a feel-good read, full of reminiscences and uptodate stories, brilliantly evoking an African world of elephants and the hostilities they and their mentors face. I was privileged therefore to be asked to contribute a few words to this very special book written by a great lady who writes with such dedication, feeling and passion for the gentle giants of Africa.
About this book Searching for something more than her high-flying IT-executive life was offering, Sharon Pincott traded her privileged First World existence to start a new life with The Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe--the country's flagship clan of over wild elephants.
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