{"product_id":"born-free-a-lioness-of-two-worlds-paperback","title":"Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoy Adamson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere have been many accounts of the return to the wild of tame animals, but since its original publication in 1960, when \u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003ehe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e hailed it as a \"fascinating and remarkable book,\" \u003ci\u003eBorn Free\u003c\/i\u003e has stood alone in its power to move us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoy Adamson's story of a lion cub in transition between the captivity in which she is raised and the fearsome wild to which she is returned captures the abilities of both humans and animals to cross the seemingly unbridgeable gap between their radically different worlds. Especially now, at a time when the sanctity of the wild and its inhabitants is increasingly threatened by human development and natural disaster, Adamson's remarkable tale is an idyll, and a model, to return to again and again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated with the same beautiful, evocative photographs that first enchanted the world forty years ago and updated with a new introduction by George Page, former host and executive editor of the PBS series \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eInside the Animal Mind, \u003c\/i\u003e this anniversary edition introduces to a new generation one of the most heartwarming associations between man and animal.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere have been many accounts of the return to the wild of tame animals, but since its original publication in 1960, when the \"New York Times hailed it as a \"fascinating and remarkable book,\" Born Free has stood alone in its power to move us. \u003cbr\u003eJoy Adamson's story of a lion cub in transition between the captivity in which she is raised and the fearsome wild to which she is returned captures the abilities of both humans and animals to cross the seemingly unbridgeable gap between their radically different worlds. Especially now, at a time when the sanctity of the wild and its inhabitants is increasingly threatened by human development and natural disaster, Adamson's remarkable tale is an idyll, and a model, to return to again and again. \u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with the same beautiful, evocative photographs that first enchanted the world forty years ago and updated with a new introduction by George Page, former host and executive editor of the PBS series \"Nature and author of \"Inside the Animal Mind, this anniversary edition introduces to a new generation one of the most heartwarming associations between man and animal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere have been many accounts of the return to the wild of tame animals, but since its original publication in 1960, when the New York Times hailed it as a \"fascinating and remarkable book\", Born Free has stood alone in its power to move us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoy Adamson's story of a lion cub in transition between the captivity in which she is raised and the fearsome wild to which she is returned captures the abilities of both humans and animals to cross the seemingly unbridgeable gap between their radically different worlds. Especially now, at a time when the sanctity of the wild and its inhabitants is increasingly threatened by human development and natural disaster, Adamson's remarkable tale is an idyll, and a model, to return to again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with the same beautiful, evocative photographs that first enchanted the world forty years ago and updated with a new introduction by George Page, former host and executive editor of the PBS series Nature and author of Inside the Animal Mind, this anniversary edition introduces to a new generation one of the most heartwarming associations between man and animal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOY ADAMSON\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Austria in 1910 and educated in Vienna. At twenty-six, she went to Kenya to visit friends and remained there until her death in 1980. A well-known painter and photographer, she was commissioned by the government of Kenya to paint portraits of African tribesmen and to photograph the indigenous flora of East Africa, for which she received the Grenfell Gold Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society. In addition to founding the Elsa Wild Animal Appeal, devoted to the preservation of wildlife, she was the author of two other books, \u003ci\u003eLiving Free\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForever Free.\u003c\/i\u003e She was married to George Adamson, the Senior Game Warden of the Northern Frontier Province in Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45336828903526,"sku":"9780375714382","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/T2RPaGJsd05qQzFreGJPeXNSQm90Zz09.webp?v=1774619371","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/born-free-a-lioness-of-two-worlds-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}