Pre-Owned The Tusk That Did the Damage (Hardcover) by Tania James

from whitreidtan

I remember when the spotted owl and Pacific Coast loggers were in the news many years ago. Conservationists wanted to stop loggers cutting down the old growth habitat of the spotted owls; they were horrified that lumber companies were being allowed to drive the spotted owl that much closer to the...

from SheTreadsSoftly

The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James is a highly recommended novel set in southern India, that covers the illegal poaching of ivory through three unique viewpoints. These three viewpoints are presented in alternating chapters.The first viewpoint is that of the elephant which the villagers ...

from Kikoa

Sad, Sad, Sad, Book. The premise, telling the story from different views, was wonderful. Maybe it is because I come from a back ground in the Humane Societies, but I found it beyond cruel. The Elephant sections were what I found easier to take than the others. Again a sad read and extremely chopp...

from kaitanya64

A brilliant little book by a great storyteller. This the story of Gravedigger, the elephant and the poachers and innocents who work in the poaching rings whose lives are torn apart by the trade and also of a young filmmaker who tries to make sense of it all. Atmospheric and exciting.

from kaitanya64

A brilliant little book by a great storyteller. This the story of Gravedigger, the elephant and the poachers and innocents who work in the poaching rings whose lives are torn apart by the trade and also of a young filmmaker who tries to make sense of it all. Atmospheric and exciting.