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Author: Andrew Martin
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2014-01-28
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 0007542364
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe incredible story of Gyles Mackrell and his Burmese, elephant-assisted wartime rescue mission.
Author: Tommy Tomlinson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2020-01-14
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1501111620
DOWNLOAD EBOOKONE 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).
Author: Craig Ferguson
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2019-05-07
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0525533931
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the comedian, actor, and former host of The Late Late Show comes an irreverent, lyrical memoir in essays featuring his signature wit. Craig Ferguson has defied the odds his entire life. He has failed when he should have succeeded and succeeded when he should have failed. The fact that he is neither dead nor in a locked facility (at the time of printing) is something of a miracle in itself. In Craig’s candid and revealing memoir, readers will get a look into the mind and recollections of the unique and twisted Scottish American who became a national hero for pioneering the world’s first TV robot skeleton sidekick and reviving two dudes in a horse suit dancing as a form of entertainment. In Riding the Elephant, there are some stories that are too graphic for television, too politically incorrect for social media, or too meditative for a stand-up comedy performance. Craig discusses his deep love for his native Scotland, examines his profound psychic change brought on by fatherhood, and looks at aging and mortality with a perspective that he was incapable of as a younger man. Each story is strung together in a colorful tapestry that ultimately reveals a complicated man who has learned to process—and even enjoy—the unusual trajectory of his life.
Author: Adam Frost
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2012-12-24
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1408827077
DOWNLOAD EBOOKParticipating in the birth of a baby elephant in the London Zoo, Tom and Sophie help with efforts to secure the newborn's survival when it refuses to eat, resists taking its place in the elephant herd, and joins the zoo's elephant demonstration.
Author: Patricia Newman
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
Published: 2018-08-01
Total Pages: 59
ISBN-13: 1541538013
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDeep in the Central African Republic, forest elephants trumpet and rumble along with the forest’s symphony. And scientists are listening. Scientist Katy Payne started Cornell University’s Elephant Listening Project to learn more about how forest elephants communicate and what they're saying. But the project soon grew to be about so much more. Poaching, logging, mining, and increasing human populations threaten the survival of forest elephants. Katy and other members of the Elephant Listening Project’s team knew they needed to do something to protect these majestic animals. By eavesdropping on elephants, the Elephant Listening Project is doing its part to save Africa’s forest elephants and preserve the music in the forest. Author Patricia Newman takes readers behind the scenes to see how scientists are making new discoveries about elephant communication and using what they learn to help these majestic animals, with QR codes linking to audio of the elephant sounds. Follow along and listen to the elephants as scientists learn what they are saying.
Author: Becky Cloonan
Publisher: Inklore
Published: 2025-07-08
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 034549637X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLet your imagination take flight with the second volume of this groundbreaking graphic novel fantasy anthology series, featuring short stories from some of today’s most legendary artists, including the series editor, Amulet creator Kazu Kibuishi! “The sheer force of creative energy on display is impressive.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) From the fantasy of a fading childhood romance in a small seaside town to the tale of a pair of monster hunters looking to make a quick buck, this second volume of Flight brought the titular theme and its many incarnations to life and collected the voices of many brilliant illustrators and animators before they launched to fame. This comics anthology is full of memorable and gorgeous tales from multiple New York Times bestselling authors, Eisner Award–winning creators, and Academy Award–nominated artists, including: • Kazu Kibuishi, New York Times bestselling author of the Amulet series • Jen Wang, New York Times bestselling author of The Prince and the Dressmaker • Hope Larson, Eisner Award winner for her A Wrinkle in Time adaptation • Ben Hatke, Eisner Award–winning creator of Little Robot • Vera Brosgol, Academy Award–nominated artist on Coraline • Clio Chiang, Academy Award–nominated artist on Raya and the Last Dragon • And more!
Author: Carol Buckley
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2009-09-08
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 069815374X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA friendship unlike any other! After retiring from the circus, Tarra became the first resident of the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. When other elephants moved in and developed close friendships, only Tarra remained alone—until the day she met a stray mixed-breed dog named Bella. From then on, the two were inseparable. Color photographs of Tarra and Bella at home in the Elephant Sanctuary deftly illustrate this inspiring story of inter-species companionship.
Author: Pablo Bernasconi
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2005-05-02
Total Pages: 43
ISBN-13: 0547562063
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCaptain Arsenio was a curious man who liked, more than anything, to tinker and explore. One day in 1782, he decided that he would put his unusual skills to work in a most ambitious way: he would build a flying machine. Despite a hodgepodge of materials (and a total unawareness of the laws of physics), Captain Arsenio aimed to get his feet off the ground and his head in the clouds—temporarily, at least. But would any of his crazy inventions ever achieve flight? In this hilarious fictional account, Pablo Bernasconi imagines a legend in the making—a retired cheesemaker and scuba diver turned inventor who sets off to fly with the birds, in spite of himself.
Author: Martin Jenkins
Publisher: Candlewick
Published: 2014-09-23
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 0763673811
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Cheerfully informal. . . . Lighthearted and affectionate.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books An entertaining, educational look at the everyday life of a family of elephants —who never forget who’s in charge. Grandma! In lively prose interspersed with fun facts, Martin Jenkins spins a striking story about this no-nonsense matriarch and her remarkable brood, while Ivan Bates brings the great beasts to rumbling, tumbling, lumbering life.
Author: Ben Norton
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2023-09-08
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 1666774707
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmbassador Thurell is no friend of Indian billionaire Soufka Oman, and when the ambassador is killed in a suspicious motor vehicle accident, it inadvertently thrusts the Oman clan into direct conflict with his daughter, Tyra Thurell. Headstrong and ambitious, she is not averse to taking huge risks, and when the opportunity to find a treasure cherished by the Omans’ Parsi community arises, she pursues it with a vengeance. Her sense of loss and anger are confronted when she meets a young American engineer, Rex Ediger, who questions her ethics and excuses to steal and lie. His best friend, murdered by mercenaries, was the best influence in his life and Rex’s attempts to rescue the young woman when she is captured expose his own secrets and grief. The Elephant’s Trunk is the first of five volumes in the Signpost Series in which Tyra faces insurmountable odds while simultaneously searching for the Signpost and combating a ruthless and evil enemy. How will passion to become a CIA field agent force her to decide between moral scruples and her love of country?
