When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of "rogue" wild elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival: they would be killed if he wouldn't take them.In order to save their lives, Anthony took them in. In the years that followed he became a part of their family. And as he battled to create a bond with the elephants, he came to realize that they had a gre...

“Spence-Ash has written the novel in eight points of view, but each character is utterly three-dimensional and distinct. This debut novel captivated me from start to finish."—Julia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton SeriesA sweeping, tenderhearted love story, Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash tells the story of two families living through World War II on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and the shy, irresistible you...

Mr Hogarth leaves his fortune to a nephew nobody knew existed, and his two nieces — raised as heiresses and educated like men — are left with nothing and must earn. One goes to Australia. Spence emigrated from Scotland to South Australia at fourteen and became the colony's conscience: its first woman novelist, its first female political candidate, and the campaigner who gave the world proportional representation.

Reasoning that absence makes the heart grow fonder and attempting to force her married lover's hand, 30 -year old Abigail Aske decides to visit an old friend in Australia.But staying with a 6'2"Amazonian fitness freak proves something of a challenge, as does maintaining 'no contact' with Jake, not to mention resisting other tempting 'offers'.Set against a wonderful Australian backdrop, with a host of quirky, emotionally dysfunctional characters, Abigail's Affair tells of a ...

Get comfortable in the kitchen with more than 100 impossible-to-mess-up recipes by Shay Spence, with a foreword by Ree DrummondCooking can often be time-consuming, expensive, wasteful, and stressful for those who are not practiced in the kitchen. In Meals You Can’t Mess Up, food and travel writer Shay Spence sets out to create dishes that are as foolproof as possible. He considers the four greatest recipe pain points identified by his social media follower...

“A milestone in Western studies of China.” (John K. Fairbank)In this masterful, highly original approach to modern Chinese history, Jonathan D. Spence shows us the Chinese revolution through the eyes of its most articulate participants—the writers, historians, philosophers, and insurrectionists who shaped and were shaped by the turbulent events of the twentieth century. By skillfully combining literary materials with more conventional sources of political and socia...

An inspiring story of conservation in the face of brutal war and bureaucratic quagmires, The Last Rhinos will move animal lovers everywhere.Conservationist Lawrence Anthony's South African wildlife reserve protects elephants and many other animals, including several endangered Southern White Rhinos. When he learned that the Northern White Rhino was on the very brink of extinction--courtesy of a flourishing black market for rhino horns in the Far East--he k...

When Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a rogue herd of elephants in his reserve in South Africa, it was the last chance for these elephants. If Anthony didn’t take them, they would be shot. But he had no experience with elephants at all. What was he to do?Take them on, of course!What follows is an exciting and heartwarming series of adventures, in which Anthony learns about elephants and becomes part of their family. Full of both triumph and tragedy, The Elephant Whi...

The astonishing story of the soldiers, conservationists, and ordinary Iraqis who united to save the animals of the Baghdad ZooWhen the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, caught in the crossfire at the heart of the city. Once Anthony entered Iraq he discovered that hostilities and uncontrolled looting had devastated the zoo and its animals. Working with members of the zoo staff and a few compa...

Out of the Shadows - How an Eleven Year Old Boy Survived Cruelty, Found the Army, and Built a Sanctuary of Peace"I spent my childhood locked in a room by a monster. At nineteen, I used the British Army to escape. By thirty, I was driving a Porsche and running my own company. But the hardest battle wasn't escaping my past—it was surviving the ghosts left inside my own head."About the BookOut of the Shadows is a raw, brutally honest, ...

"Native American Studies" is an interdisciplinary collection which examines the history, culture, religion and language of indigenous people in North America. This meticulously edited collection explores the life of the biggest Native American tribes; including: Cherokee, Iroquois, Sioux, Navajo, Zuñi, Apache, Seminole and Eskimo. Contents: History: The North American Indian The Cherokee Nation of Indians The Seminole Indians of Florida The Central Eskimo The Siouan Indians Calendar Histor...

With the outbreak of Gulf War hostilities a unit from 22 SAS slipped quietly over the border and into the enemy's backyard. It would be six weeks before any of the patrol again reached safety.Sabre Squadron recounts in graphic detail their scud-busting operations deep inside Iraq. They were operating alone and out of reach of reinforcements, with the threat of detection and its fatal consequences ever present. Yet their determination to wreak havoc behind ...