Lawrence Anthony
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English
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"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!" --
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English
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When 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 compassionate U.S. soldiers, Anthony defended the zoo, bartered for food on war-torn streets, and scoured bombed...
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English
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When Lawrence Anthony learned that the northern white rhino, living in the war-ravaged Congo, was on the very brink of extinction, he knew he had to act. If the world lost the sub-species, it would be the largest land mammal since the woolly mammoth to go extinct. In The Last Rhinos, Anthony recounts his attempts to save these remarkable animals. The demand for rhino horns in the Far East has turned poaching into a dangerous black market that threatens...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Lieutenant Ted Jackson is a Navy frogman who is about to end his tour of duty, but on his last dive, he dissovers a sunken ship. Once he finds out there are silver coins hidden in the wreck, he sees a fortune in his future. Now, he and his old boss dive headfirst into the treasure-hunting business." --
9) Elvis
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Portrayal of Elvis from his beginnings as a 35-dollar-a-week truck driver to one of the most popular music and film stars the world has ever seen.
11) Roustabout
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Elvis plays a bad-boy singer roaming the highways on his Japanese motorcycle.
13) Bonanza
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Publisher
Madacy Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Six episodes of one of television's long-running westerns. Bonanza was the archetype of the "property" western that dominated the genre during the 60's. Set in Virginia City, Nevada, it told the story of the Cartwrights, owners of a nearly 600,000 acre ranch, The Ponderosa (named after the ponderosa pines growing there).