{"product_id":"a-lion-called-christian-paperback","title":"A Lion Called Christian - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Bourke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Rendall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Adamson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \"A stirring tale of a rare bond formed between humans and an animal.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo men. One baby lion. What could go wrong?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Lion Called Christian\u003c\/i\u003e 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--\u003ci\u003efast\u003c\/i\u003e--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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally 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, \u003ci\u003eA Lion Called Christian\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony \"Ace\" Bourke\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Australia's leading art curators. He lives in Sydney. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Rendall\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of the Royal Geographic Society and a trustee of the George Adamson Trust. He divides his time between London and Sydney.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.5 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759275802912,"sku":"9780767932370","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d6f1d1d79e8128ce48a4a2144c9609e2.webp?v=1780147675","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-lion-called-christian-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}