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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 590.7342353092
EAN: 9781602860483
ISBN: 1602860483
Label: Weinstein Books
Manufacturer: Weinstein Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: September 09, 2008
Publisher: Weinstein Books
Sales Rank: 10307
Studio: Weinstein Books
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Product Description:
Benjamin Mee decided to uproot his family and move them to an unlikely new home: a dilapidated zoo on the English countryside, complete with over 200 exotic animals.It was his dream to refurbish the zoo and run it as a family business. There was much work to be done, and none of it easy. Tigers broke loose, money ran low, the staff grew skeptical, and family tensions ran high. Then tragedy struck. His wife had a recurrence of a brain tumor, forcing Benjamin and his children to face the heartbreak of illness and the devastating loss of a wife and mother. But inspired by her memory and the healing power of the incredible family of animals they had grown to love, Benjamin and his kids resovled to move forward. The Mee family opened the gates of the revitalized zoo in July 2007.
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Rating: - Powerful memoir
This was a pretty powerful memoir. It combines a family, a dream, hard work, and tragedy. I think for the most part all the elements are pretty well balanced. I was rooting for this family and the success of their zoo and dream. They worked tirelessly to make improvements for the animals and zoo while trying to remain a close-knit family as the author's wife passes away.
I loved reading about the author's wife and children, especially his love for his wife. I would have loved to learn ... Read More
Rating:  - Love this book!
This is a terrific book.Probably because it is something I always wished I could do.
Rating: - Not my usual cup of tea, but give me more!
Normally, no matter how interesting the topic, I never seem to finish any non-fiction books I pick up.They just never manage to raise my interest level to the point that I normally voraciously consume fiction.
This book is my exception.
I started by just leafing through and reading excerpts.It did not take long for the book to hook me in.I finally started from the beginning, and read the entire thing, cover to cover that very evening.It's a lovely tale, though tinged ... Read More
Rating:  - Mee Buries the Lead
Benjamin Mee's memoir delivers in so many unexpected ways that at times make it an emotional, enjoyable read. The "We Bought a Zoo" hook winds up being little more than a hook as a lot of the anecdotes about the purchase and pulling together of the unusual family business fail to deliver; but, Mee brings surprising humor, honesty and passion to the personal drama his family undergoes when his partner/wife is diagnosed with and eventually succumbs to a brain tumor.
His wife's story becomes ... Read More
Rating: - Money Makes the Zoo Go 'Round....
We Bought A Zoo is subtitled: The Amazing True Story of a Young Family, a Broken Down Zoo, and the 200 Wild Animals That Changed Their Lives Forever
Given that, the story takes a little time to get off the ground. We find the author, a free-lance writer, living in rural southern France with his wife & two children and refinishing two dirt-floor stone barns.When word comes through his sister that a dilapidated zoo in the English countryside is for sale, the author & his extended ... Read More
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