Lawrence Anthony (1950–2012)
Author of The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild
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Not to be confused with "Anthony Lawrence" - Please post corrections to the Combiners! group for clarifications.
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- Canonical name
- Anthony, Lawrence
- Birthdate
- 1950-09-17
- Date of death
- 2012-03-02
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Birthplace
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Place of death
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Relationships
- Francoise Malby-Anthony (maka)
- Organizations
- The Earth Organization (founder)
- Disambiguation notice
- Not to be confused with "Anthony Lawrence" - Please post corrections to the Combiners! group for clarifications.
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- Works
- 6
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 1,204
- Popularity
- #21,330
- Rating
- 4.3
- Reviews
- 71
- ISBNs
- 61
- Languages
- 7
- Favorited
- 2
This book was recommended to me by a few readers and has great ratings on Hungarian goodreads, but I was still a bit wary because I had my phase of animal mania in primary school and don’t consider myself an animal enthusiast now, though I do like them (the animals). This time, I didn’t understand why everyone was so obsessed with elephants. And then I have read The Elephant Whisperer. I honestly don’t remember the last time a book touched my heart so deeply. It is very well written, extremely exciting, powerful and emotional. A work of fiction couldn’t have been more engaging.
Read more (spoilers!): https://blueisthenewpink.wordpress.com/2016/11/01/lets-read-and-fall-in-love-wit...
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Régebben nem értettem, miért van úgy oda mindenki a delfinekért, aztán elolvastam az Állati elméket Robert Merle-től. Most nem értettem, mi olyan nagy szám az elefántokban, aztán elolvastam ezt a könyvet. Előtte tartottam tőle, hogy csak igazi állatimádóknak való (simán kedvelőknek nem). Szerencsére nem így van. Nem is tudom, mikor érintett meg könyv ennyire. Közben hihetetlenül izgalmas is volt. Egyszerre adta vissza a hitem az emberekben, és fordította figyelmem a környezetemben élő mindenféle lények felé. Az ember- és állatszereplők is sokáig velem fognak még maradni, azt hiszem.… (more)