Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere

from KamGeb

The story itself was interesting enough to keep my attention. Here was a man raised in England who spent his whole life in Burma with elephants. It wasn't extraordinarily well written. The relationships didn't keep me enthralled. But the story was about a time and a part of the world I had never ...

from rivkat

A Brit goes to Thailand to work for a British teak company, with all the advantages of a colonial power, and ends up devoted to the elephants that do a lot of the heavy lifting, connecting with them more than with most people. In WWII, he first tries to keep elephants out of the hands of the Japa...

from Beamis12

This book was just incredible, I learned so much and in such a wonde3ful way. The author has such a natural way of telling the story of this amazing man. So many fascinating facts pertaining to elephants, had not a clue how complex and intelligent they are in actuality. The book also highlights t...

from LibraryCin

Jim ("Billy") Williams went to live in the jungle in Burma in the 1920s and had such a connection with the elephants there, he stayed for decades. He was English and working for a teak logging company that used elephants as labour. Williams brought a kinder way of working with the animals, a way ...

from labdaddy4

What an excellent book !! I enjoy and appreciate discovering and devouring books that introduce me to elements of history that I was unaware of. The author tells this magnificent tale in a very easy to read manner. "Billy" Williams was an incredible man - a true hero - with a passion for his adop...