Benjamin Mee

Broschiertes Buch

We Bought a Zoo (Film Tie-in)

The Amazing True Story of a Broken-Down Zoo, and the 200 Animals That Changed a Family Forever

Beschreibung

A film tie-in edition to 20th Century Foxâ s film adaptation of the heart-warming international bestseller starring Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon and directed by Oscar-winning director Cameron Crowe.

Autor

A former bricklayer and decorator, Benjamin then began to study and write about animal intelligence, studying psychology at UCL and then completing an MSc in Science Journalism at Imperial College. Benjamin became a contributing editor to Men's Health magazine and a Guardian columnist, and then moved to Southern France, and began writing a book on the Evolution of Humour in Man and Animals. Then the zoo came up for sale, and everything changed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harper / HarperCollins UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 064727
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 230g
• ISBN-13: 9780007431823
• ISBN-10: 0007431821
• Artikelnr.: 33714321

Rezensionen

DAILY MAIL
"Mee writes most movingly about his wife's fatal illness, his children coming to terms with this, his sprightly old mum and, of course, his 200 wild animals in all their diverse glory."

THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH
"We Bought a Zoo by Mee is a genuinely heartwarming true story of triumph over devastating events."

SHORTLIST
"An engaging tale from someone who dared to do something different."

THE WESTERN DAILY PRESS
''One of the most inspiring books I've read."

INTERNATIONAL ZOO NEWS
"Hard to put down."

ABERDEEN PRESS & JOURNAL
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"Most people who spotted the advert appealing for new owners for an ailing zoo would not even have considered the possibility. Much more likely, they would have dismissed the idea out of hand. But one adventurous family saw a challenge and were prepared to meet it head on."