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Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Elephants
by: Eltringham, S.K.
The most wide-ranging book ever published on the elephant, including all
aspects of evolution, biology and exploitation. Discussion of their future,
religious and ceremonial use by man. 280 full-color photographs and illustrations.
50 maps and diagrams.
c.1991...H/C...$40.00
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In The Way That Elephants Do
by: Kilpatrick, David
Noah the Wanderer is a cantankerous 100-year-old bull elephant who tells
the story of his incredible life in his own words. His story unfolds in
magnificent detail, from his birth on the plains of eastern Africa in
the 1880's to his capture and eventual confinement in a small Midwestern
zoo. Across three continents Noah traveled as a circus performer, sideshow
attraction, or zoo exhibit. He witnessed everything the human world has
to offer: war, peace, love, hatred, kindness and absolute cruelty. Along
the way, he learned the story of his own kind, from the ancient times
of Rome and Carthage to the modern holocaust of poaching and famine. And
he learned that man and elephant have been inseparable throughout the
ages, for they are more alike than any other creatures on this earth.
He has both loved and despised humans that he has encountered, but has
always felt a kinship with them. To pass on their history to another living
being is a custom of the elephant, so Noah chooses as the recipient of
this tale a small boy who visits the aged animal in a broken-down zoo.
Communicating with him in a silent language that bridges their species,
he gently tells the boy his story, from the day of his birth to the current
moment. 624 pgs
c. 1998, S/C... $18.95
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Jumbo
by: Jolly, W.P.
This is the life story of the star attraction of London Zoo's Largest
African Elephant, which in 1882 made the chang eand joined Barnum's Circusand
toured the USA and Canada.
c. 1976, H/C...$45.00
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Just Elephants
by: Baze, William
Epic of wild-life in the jungles of Indo-China, and of the elephant: giant
king of the animal domain, the worker, the fighter and the friend. The
author Joined HM the Emperor Bao Dia as chief elephant tamer and keeper.
Here is a wealth of elephant lore, written with a love, understanding
and sense of humor, all about the elephant captures, training, their affectionate
family life, their affability, their intelligence, and even their sense
of fun. B/W photos.
c. 1955, H/C...$57.00
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Love, War, & Circuses: The Age-Old Relationship Between Elephants
& Humans
by: Scigiano, Eric
For millennia people around the world have adored and worshipped elephants
as well as exploited them in warfare and for entertainment. Scigliano
demonstrates that these exotic titans have played a more influential,
and in some ways closer part in human history than dogs, cats, and even
horses. B/W Photos. 358 pgs.
c. 2002, H/C...$25.00
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Man Who Loves Giants
by: Shepherd, David
Autobiography of one of the top artists and conservationists in the world.
His paintings of Africa and India are legendary. Fully illustrated in
both color and black and white. 192 pgs
c. 1989, 2nd Rev ed, H/C...$39.95
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Modoc
by: Ralph Helfer
The true story of the greatest elephant that ever lived. Spanning seven
decades and three continents follow the life of Modoc. A captivating story
of loyalty, friendship, & high adventure, to be treasured by animal lovers
everywhere. 325 pgs.
c. 1997, S/C...$13.00
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Modoc
by: Ralph Helfer
The true story of the greatest elephant that ever lived. Spanning seven
decades and three continents follow the life of Modoc. A captivating story
of loyalty, friendship, & high adventure, to be treasured by animal lovers
everywhere. 325 pgs.
c. 1997, H/C...$23.00
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Silent Thunder: In the Presence of Elephants
by: Katy Payne
In 1984, Katy Payne visited the elephants at Washington Park Zoo in Portland.
Oregon. She had been studying whale songs for the last fifteen years,
and she was curious about the ways that elephants -- the largest living
land mammals -- communicated with each other. What Payne observed in her
first week seemed, at the time, to be little cause for scientific excitement.
But suddenly she realized that she had felt, in the presence of the elephants,
a deep throbbing in the air just like the lowest notes of the church organ.
Payne and two colleagues were soon able to show that elephants are powerful
infrasound -- sound pitched too low for the human ear to hear -- in communication.
This "silent thunder" allows elephants to intract over long
distances. Silent Thunder is a natural history rich in ponderings about
the animal world and how humans participate in it. It is also a passionate
story of Payne's own spiritual quest as she turns an observant eye on
her own role in this world and honors the holistic perspective of her
indigenous friends, who became her teachers in Zimbabwe, Payne's courage
and empathy shine through on every page, giving this unique combination
of scientific journal and personal memoir an unforgettable emotional power.
288 pgs.
c. 1998, H/C...$25.00
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Soondar Mooni: The Story Of An Indian Elephant
by: Shebbeare, E.O.
Soondar Mooni was born into a herd of wild elephants in Assam in the foothills
of the Himalayas, where she lived until she was two. That was when she
and her mother were captured. Follow them as they are trained, thru auction
day, and years later used for work. 224 pgs.
c. 1958, H/C...$34.50
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Travels On My Elephant
by: Shand, Mark
Autobiographical account of British writer Mark Shand, who cut an 800-mile
swath across southern and central India atop a 30-year-old elephant named
Tara. What he saw along the way makes up the heart of this entertaining
memoir. His reminiscences of the good food and warmly hospitable people
of the nation make you want to head out the door and find the nearest
mahout, but the real star of the show is Tara, who has a sweet personality
and a penchant for mischief, such as shoplifting fruit from vendors' stalls
and lifting prostitutes' saris. However, Shand sadly notes, "The
Indian elephant is running out of living space." His sort of adventure
may thus be harder to come by in the future--so find that mahout now.
If you can't, as vicarious experiences go, following Shand across the
subcontinent is tough to beat. 224 pgs.
c. 1991...S/C...$10.00
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Travels On My Elephant
by: Shand, Mark
Autobiographical account of British writer Mark Shand, who cut an 800-mile
swath across southern and central India atop a 30-year-old elephant named
Tara. What he saw along the way makes up the heart of this entertaining
memoir. His reminiscences of the good food and warmly hospitable people
of the nation make you want to head out the door and find the nearest
mahout, but the real star of the show is Tara, who has a sweet personality
and a penchant for mischief, such as shoplifting fruit from vendors' stalls
and lifting prostitutes' saris. However, Shand sadly notes, "The
Indian elephant is running out of living space." His sort of adventure
may thus be harder to come by in the future--so find that mahout now.
If you can't, as vicarious experiences go, following Shand across the
subcontinent is tough to beat. 224 pgs.
c. 1991...H/C...$35.00
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Tula Hatti: The Last Great Elephant
by: Byrne, Peter
Story of a professional hunter turned naturalist, a small country, and
a great elephant. Standing a record-breaking eleven feet tall and weighing
an estimated nine tons, Tula Hati is the largest known Asian elephant
alive today. He lives on the White Grass Plains Reserve in the jungles
of southwestern Nepal. The author set out to film this huge elephant in
its habitat in hope it would bring attention to the Nepalese government
and the world - to have him declared a national treasure and make him
a symbol of endangered wildlife everywhere. B/W photos. 240 pgs.
c. 1990, H/C...$19.95
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When Elephants Paint: The Quest of Two Russian Artists to Save the
Elephants of Thailand
by: Komar & Melamid with Fineman, Mia
Appalled by the conditions of domesticated elephants in Thailand, two
Russian artists took a cue from some American zoo elephants who had been
taught to paint, and set out to open their own art school for elephants,
with proceeds from sales going toward the elephants's proper food and
care. Full-color photos. 101 pgs.
c. 2000, S/C...$20.00
Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Brand New
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White Bone: A Novel
by: Gowdy, Barbara
A thrilling journey into the minds of African elephants as they struggle
to survive in a land racked by drought & slaughter. The story is told
by a young cow named Mud, who at the novel's opening has survived an attack
on her family by ivory poachers. She finds herself at the center of a
desperate quest for the White Bone: an object of mystic power that if
found might lead the herd to safety & survival. 330 pgs.
c. 1988, S/C...$14.00
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Wild Elephant Chase
by: Oberjohann, Heinrich
Authors account of life with wild elephants & trials at hand rearing.
c. 1953, H/C...$35.00
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