December 2012 - Tantor Media

New Releases—nonfictionAuthor of The Last RhinosLawrence Anthony, with Graham SpenceThe ElephantWhispererMy Life With the Herd in the African WildRead by Simon VanceCategory: MemoirRunning Time: 11 hrs - UnabridgedHardcover: 05/22/2012 (Griffin)Territory: US and CanadaOn Sale Date: 12/24/2012Trade 9781452610894 9 Audio CDs $39.99Library 9781452640891 9 Audio CDs $83.99MP3 9781452660899 1 MP3-CD $29.99Lawrence Anthony is an acknowledgedAfrican wildlife expert, his personalfocus is the African elephant. Details ofhis conservation activities have appearedregularly in the media and have beenfeatured in magazines and journals suchas Reader’s Digest, Smithsonian, Africa Geographic, Men’sJournal, Shape, Elle and others. He is also coauthor, withGraham Spence, of Babylon’s Ark and The Last Rhinos.Graham Spence is the author of The Apocalypse Chaseand coauthor, with Lawrence Anthony, of The LastRhinos and Babylon’s Ark.Simon Vance has recorded over four hundredaudiobooks and has earned over twenty AudioFileEarphones Awards, including for his narration ofScaramouche by Rafael Sabatini. He is also the recipientof five coveted Audie Awards, including one for TheKing’s Speech by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi, and hewas named an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.Set against the background of life on an African gamereserve, The Elephant Whisperer is a heartwarming taleof one man’s experiences with a herd of “rogue” wildelephants.When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthonywas asked to accept a herd of “rogue” wild elephants on hisThula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sensetold him to refuse. But he was the herd’s last chance ofsurvival: they would be killed if he wouldn’t take them.In order to save their lives, Anthony took them in. In theyears that followed he became a part of their family. Andas he battled to create a bond with the elephants, he cameto realize that they had a great deal to teach him about life,loyalty, and freedom.The Elephant Whisperer is a heartwarming, exciting, funny,and sometimes sad account of Anthony’s experienceswith these huge yet sympathetic creatures. Set againstthe background of life on an African game reserve, withunforgettable characters and exotic wildlife, it is a delightfulbook that will appeal to animal lovers and adventurous soulseverywhere.Marketing• Anthony is an African wildlife expert; his personal focusis the African elephant• Anthony appears regularly in the media• Author’s Web site: www.lawrenceanthony.co.zaPraise for The elephant whisperer“An inspiring, multifaceted account, Anthony’s book offersfascinating insights into the lives of wild elephants in thebroader context of Zulu culture in post-Apartheid SouthAfrica.” —Publishers Weekly“Both heartwarming and heartening. . . . Anthony’senthusiasm and obvious love for the bush shine through inhairraising, sad, and funny tales.” —Booklistwww.tantorlibrary.com | 877.782.6867xi