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| Original Title: | A Lion Called Christian |
| ISBN: | 0767932307 (ISBN13: 9780767932301) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Anthony Bourke
Hardcover | Pages: 226 pages Rating: 4.06 | 6272 Users | 550 Reviews
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| Title | : | A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion |
| Author | : | Anthony Bourke |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 226 pages |
| Published | : | March 3rd 2009 by Broadway Books (first published 1971) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Animals. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography. Cultural. Africa. Environment. Nature. Cats |
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In 2008 an extraordinary two-minute film clip appeared on YouTube and immediately became an international phenomenon. It captures the moving reunion of two young men and their pet lion Christian, after they had left him in Africa with Born Free’s George Adamson to introduce him into his rightful home in the wild. A Lion Called Christian tells the remarkable story of how Anthony “Ace” Bourke and John Rendall, visitors to London from Australia in 1969, bought the boisterous lion cub in the pet department of Harrods. For several months, the three of them shared a flat above a furniture shop on London’s King’s Road, where the charismatic and intelligent Christian quickly became a local celebrity, cruising the streets in the back of a Bentley, popping in for lunch at a local restaurant, even posing for a fashion advertisement. But the lion cub was growing up—fast—and soon even the walled church garden where he went for exercise wasn’t large enough for him. How could Ace and John avoid having to send Christian to a zoo for the rest of his life? A coincidental meeting with English actors Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, stars of the hit film Born Free, led to Christian being flown to Kenya and placed under the expert care of “the father of lions” George Adamson. Incredibly, when Ace and John returned to Kenya to see Christian a year later, they received a loving welcome from their lion, who was by then fully integrated into Africa and a life with other lions. Originally published in 1971, and now fully revised and updated with more than 50 photographs of Christian from cuddly cub in London to magnificent lion in Africa, A Lion Called Christian is a touching and uplifting true story of an indelible human-animal bond. It is is destined to become one of the great classics of animal literature.Rating About Books A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion
Ratings: 4.06 From 6272 Users | 550 ReviewsRate About Books A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion
Such a good book! Loved it! Good read and great story!I was utterly taken with this true story of Christian, a lion purchased as a cub in London, who as he grew too large for his surroundings, was then shipped to Africa for a chance at freedom in the wild. Animal lovers, after they rid themselves of the question "why would any city dweller buy a lion cub in the first place?" will become enthralled with the actual story as it happened. This all took place in the early 1970's, and this book has been re-released and updated in response to the large
Beautiful history of Christian the Lion. I loved the story of the camp and their ongoing conservation efforts. A must-read for all animal lovers!
The memoir A Lion Called Christian, tells the real life story of the lion cub purchased by two men from the window of Harrods department store in London. Thats right, bought from the store like a puppy. This was 1969. Obviously things were different then. Not to say that this sort of thing doesnt occur in the world today, but from a downtown store?!Im not downing the two men, Ace & John, for purchasing him because they did right by this lion. After realizing they could no longer care for the
This book and story is incredible. It's the story of Christian the lion, the story behind the Youtube reunion. Christian is bought by two young men in London, England and form an inseparable bond. Through the struggles they face raising and caring for a lion, the reward is priceless. An amazing tale of the love and affection animals can have on humans and themselves.
Nothing can top the extraordinary footage available on YouTube. I mean, it comes with Whitney Houston's tearjerker "I'll always love you" ;-p. However, the filmed reunion between a gigantic lion and two Aussie guys piqued my curiosity. So it was nice to read the entire story, which comes with a satisfying amount of pictures. Nothing grandiloquent: just funny, simply-written, heartfelt and warm.
I'll write this from a slightly different perspective. Everyone who has seen and enjoyed the video (but didn't cry or weep or have some other strange reaction) is probably wondering: ok, but is the book any good?The answer is yes. It is well organized, fun, interesting and wonderfully written. Rendall and Rourke are also surprisingly self-aware. They admit numerous times that owning a lion was a dangerous, one-in-a-lifetime decision that they were lucky to escape positively.Their story is one
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