Christian the Lion

Author: John Rendall
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN: 1784776211
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
The story that captured the imagination of the world... In 1969 Harrods department store in London sold a three month old lion cub to two young Australians, John Rendall and Anthony (Ace) Bourke. They called him Christian. For a year Christian lived happily and safely with John and Ace and his human 'pride', initially in the World's End on the King's Road in Chelsea, where Derek Cattani first began photographing him. When Christian outgrew his London environment he was entrusted to the care of George Adamson in Kenya, who with his wife Joy, had successfully rehabilitated their lioness Elsa, the subject of Joy's Book Born Free. A year after Christian had been living in the wild John and Ace returned to Kenya to try and find him. The film clip of their emotional reunion has now been viewed by over 100 million people on YouTube. In 1973 Christian disappeared into the wild forever. George Adamson had uniquely rehabilitated a 5th generation zoo-bred lion. John and Ace's first book about Christian was a million seller in the 1970s, and enjoyed a huge resurgence of interest after their YouTube clip went viral in 2006. This brand new book from Bradt, collects Derek Cattani's never-before-seen pictures of Christian and updates the story to the present day, including the story of their YouTube sensation and a chapter on the murder of George Adamson. When John and Ace took Christian to Kenya in 1970 there were an estimated 300,00 lions in Africa. Today there are fewer than 25,000.

A Lion Called Christian

Author: Anthony Bourke
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767932331
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A stirring tale of a rare bond formed between humans and an animal.”—Time Two men. One baby lion. What could go wrong? A Lion Called Christian tells the remarkable story of how Anthony “Ace” Bourke and John Rendall, visitors to London from Australia in 1969, bought a boisterous lion cub in the pet department of Harrods. For several months, the three of them shared a flat above a furniture shop on London’s King’s Road, where the charismatic and intelligent Christian quickly became a local celebrity, cruising the streets in the back of a Bentley, popping in for lunch at a local restaurant, even posing for a fashion advertisement. But the lion cub was growing up—fast—and soon even the walled church garden where he went for exercise wasn’t large enough for him. How could Ace and John avoid having to send Christian to a zoo for the rest of his life? A coincidental meeting with English actors Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, stars of the hit film Born Free, led to Christian being flown to Kenya and placed under the expert care of the “father of lions” George Adamson. Incredibly, when Ace and John returned to Kenya to see Christian a year later, they received a loving welcome from their lion, who was by then fully integrated into Africa and a life with other lions. A video of this reunion has become a YouTube classic. Originally published in 1971, and now fully revised and updated with more than 50 photographs of Christian from cuddly cub in London to magnificent lion in Africa, A Lion Called Christian is a touching and uplifting true story of an indelible human-animal bond. It is destined to become one of the great classics of animal literature.

Christian the Lion

Author: Anthony Bourke
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0375895620
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
As Ace and John, two friends, are searching for holiday gifts in London, they come across a lion cub for sale in Harrods, the famous department store! Unable to bear the thought of leaving the cub, Ace and John take him home and name him Christian. After a year of fun and mischief Christian has grown up, and Ace and John realize that their pet needs to be among other lions and deserves to live free, in his natural environment. Luckily, friends help introduce Christian to the African wild. Christian the Lion tells the riveting true story of one animal’s ability to adapt to life in the wild, and captures the unexpectedly enduring connection between man and animal.

Christian the Lion

Author: John Rendall
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781784775612
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Book of Beasts

Author: Elizabeth Morrison
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606065904
Category : ART
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary--one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages--and an exploration of its lasting legacy. Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures such as the unicorn, siren, and griffin; exotic beasts including the tiger, elephant, and ape; as well as animals native to Europe like the beaver, dog, and hedgehog, the bestiary is a vibrant testimony to the medieval understanding of animals and their role in the world. So iconic were the stories and images of the bestiary that its beasts essentially escaped from the pages, appearing in a wide variety of manuscripts and other objects, including tapestries, ivories, metalwork, and sculpture. With over 270 color illustrations and contributions by twenty-five leading scholars, this gorgeous volume explores the bestiary and its widespread influence on medieval art and culture as well as on modern and contemporary artists like Pablo Picasso and Damien Hirst. Published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center May 14 to August 18, 2019.

Legacy Study Bible

Author: Hank Hanegraaff
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
ISBN: 9780718020897
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Hank Hanegraaff, the Bible Answer Man, shares his methods for better Bible study and how to create a personal legacy. Create a legacy of faith with the Legacy Study Bible. Best-selling author and "Bible Answer Man" Hank Hanegraaff has created the perfect tool to build and pass along one's spiritual legacy. Features include Large-print New King James Version with in-verse references Generous margins for note taking Full-color legacy presentation section Book introductions written by Hank in his LEGACY acronym (Location, Essence, Genre, Author, Context, Years) format Informative and educational acronym articles written by Hank include: LIGHTS, MAPS, MEALS, DOCTRINE, and FEAT Legacy Reading Program, Timelines, charts, and four-color maps

Mark of the Lion

Author: Francine Rivers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780842339520
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

A Velocity of Being

Author: Maria Popova
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781592702282
Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
An expansive collection of love letters to books, libraries, and reading, from a wonderfully eclectic array of thinkers and creators.

Daniel in the Lions' Den

Author: Ronne Randall
Publisher: Flying Frog Publishing
ISBN: 9781884628276
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description

The Law of God

Author: Seraphim Slobodskoi
Publisher: Holy Trinity Publications
ISBN: 9780884650447
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This is the English edition of the classic Russian textbook designed for parents to teach their children "all the fundamental points of the Orthodox Christian faith and way of life." Because children are growing up quickly in a society that raises serious and agonizing questions the author does not teach in naive stories that remain stories only. It offers an overview of the whole of the Old and New Testaments as well as instruction on prayer, worship and what it means to live by the teaching of the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes. Lavishly bound and made to last. Well illustrated with black and white photographs and icons.