Gratis Versand in ganz Österreich
Bookbot

Joy Adamson

    20. Jänner 1910 – 3. Jänner 1980

    Joy Adamson (geboren als Friederike Victoria Gessner 20. Jänner 1910 in Troppau, Österreich-Ungarn; gestorben 3. Jänner 1980 im Shaba-Nationalreservat in Kenia) war eine britisch-österreichische Naturforscherin, Malerin und Schriftstellerin. Sie wurde durch ihr Buch Frei geboren. Eine Löwin in zwei Welten (Originaltitel: Born Free) bekannt. Darin beschrieb sie, wie sie eine Löwin, die sie „Elsa“ taufte, aufzog.

    Joy Adamson
    Die Leopardin Penny
    Frei Geboren. Eine Löwin in zwei Welten
    Eine Löwin in zwei Welten
    Frei geboren
    Für immer frei
    Abschied von Pippa
    • 2022

      A gripping new thriller with a killer twist! Two bodies. Thirty years. And a secret that connects them both... 1990 A woman's body is found brutally murdered in the woods, and next to it, a shallow grave hiding a terrified young girl. 2021 When Mia and Rich move to an eco-village in Spain, they're looking for a new start. Val Verde is everything they wished for - at least to begin with. But when someone is murdered in an olive grove, Mia realises the village isn't the safe haven she was hoping for... There's a killer in the village - and they'll stop at nothing until they get revenge...

      Murder Grove
    • 2021
    • 2018

      Joy Adamson was a pioneer for the preservation of wildlife, and a courageous individual who learned to adapt herself to live in different countries, learn different traditions and languages and she developed her unique personality. She wrote Born Free about Elsa the lioness which she cared for before releasing her back into the wild.

      Joy Adamson - The Searching Spirit
    • 2016

      Born free : the story of Elsa

      • 480 Seiten
      • 17 Lesestunden
      4,4(15)Abgeben

      Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. In 1961, Joy Adamson first introduced to the world the story of her life alongside Elsa the lioness, whom she had rescued as an orphaned cub, and raised at her home in Kenya. But as Elsa had been born free, Joy made the heartbreaking decision that she must be returned to the wild when she was old enough to fend for herself. Since the first publication of Born Free generations of readers have been enchanted, inspired and moved by its uplifting charm and the remarkable interaction between Joy and Elsa. Rediscover the original story, in the words of the woman who reared Elsa and walked with the lions, in this new edition, with an introduction by John Rendall.

      Born free : the story of Elsa
    • 2010

      Born Free. The Full Story

      • 432 Seiten
      • 16 Lesestunden
      3,9(15)Abgeben

      The fiftieth anniversary edition of the bestselling international story about Elsa the lioness and her caretaker.

      Born Free. The Full Story
    • 1988

      Joy Adamsonová popisuje svoji práci s levharticí Penny. Joy dlouhou dobu čekala, kdy by se mohla ujmout opuštěného mláděte levharta. Jednou lovecká skupina našla mládě, které bylo zřejmě opuštěné matkou. Joy si vzala mládě na starost a pojmenovala ho Penny. Penny si brzy na Joy zvykla a bralaji jako náhradní matku. Penny rychle rostla a Joy jí musela urychleně najít nový domov. Stala se jím rezervace Shaba.

      Příběh levhartice Penny
    • 1987
    • 1984

      Autobiografie, podle které byl natočen mimořádně úspěšný film. V této knize se Adamsonová zmiňuje i o svém dětství v Opavě. Fotografie: autorka a Josef Vágner

      Volání divočiny