Born Wild : The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Passion for Africa

from innermurk

I was expecting some really warm fuzzy and sometimes tragic stories of animals when I opened this book. That isn't quite how it went however, and the biography/memoir is more of a factual chronology that spends more time on politics than animals. Still it was a fascinating read to see how other v...

from vampireeat

Tony Fitzjohn recalls his early childhood and subsequent years in Africa working with wildlife. Part memoir, part social commentary, Fitzjohn has a knack for drawing readers into his vantage point. It's hard to disagree with the injustices that he calls attention to. That said, I can't imagine ma...

from Phantasma

Not an easy read. I loved Born Free and I have loved quite a few other books about people and their relationship with animals. The parts of this book that were about the animals, those were the intriguing parts. I suppose if I was interested in geography and setting, this would have been a more e...

from A2Zhunter

Bit to much tree hunging for me. Does'nt understand how hunting keeps animals alive in Africa. Saw the extreme poaching in Kenya after sport hunting was outlawed first hand........ dont let the forest keep you from the trees

from Smits

This book is about much that I love. Its about Africa and lions and George Adamson told through the eyes of a man who lived there in camp with him. Tony Fitzjohn is real, some what crazy and a wild man but real. He's a honest storyteller who is humble, self depricating with a good sense of humor....