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Lawrence Anthony

Born

in Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa

September 17, 1950

Died

March 02, 2012

Genre

Nonfiction

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Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
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Lawrence Anthony (17 September 1950 – 2 March 2012) was a South African conservationist, environmentalist, explorer and bestselling author. He was the long-standing head of conservation at the Thula Thula animal reserve in Zululand, South Africa, and the Founder of The Earth Organization, a privately registered, independent, international conservation and environmental group with a strong scientific orientation. He was an international member of the esteemed Explorers Club of New York and a member of the National Council of the Southern Africa Association for the Advancement of Science, South Africa's oldest scientific associa ...more

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Lawrence Anthony’s books

Average rating: 4.48 · 42,226 ratings · 5,007 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence 4.50 avg rating — 32,642 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo by Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence 4.32 avg rating — 4,604 ratings — published 2007 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures by Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence 4.44 avg rating — 3,965 ratings — published 2012 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild, Young Readers Adaptation by Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence, Thea Feldman (Adapter) 4.42 avg rating — 952 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elephant Whisperer: 3 Book Set by Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence, Françoise Malby-Anthony 4.81 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Medusa / The Elephant Whisperer / Skeleton Hill / Grace by Reader's Digest Association, Paul Kemprecos (Goodreads Author), Lawrence Anthony 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elephant Whisperer: 4 Book Set by Lawrence Anthony, Françoise Malby-Anthony, Graham Spence really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Im Spiegel der Zeit; Sammelband, Der Elefantenflüsterer/Die Liebe findet jeden/Winter im Sommer - Frühling im Herbst/Mein Herz, das schlägt, gehört nicht mir by Reader's Digest Association, Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Elephant Whisperer (4 books)
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Graham Spence,

Thea Feldman (Adapter)

4.48 avg rating — 41,117 ratings

Quotes by Lawrence Anthony (?)

“The only good cage is an empty cage.”
― Lawrence Anthony, The Elephant Whisperer

tags: animal-rights, animals, wildlife

90 likes

“But perhaps the most important lesson I learned is that there are no walls between humans and the elephants except those that we put up ourselves, and that until we allow not only elephants, but all living creatures their place in the sun, we can never be whole ourselves.”
― Lawrence Anthony, The Elephant Whisperer

tags: animal-rights, animals, elephants, inspirational

54 likes

“Our inability to think beyond our own species, or to be able to co-habit with other life forms in what is patently a massive collaborative quest for survival, is surely a malady that pervades the human soul.”
― Lawrence Anthony

tags: conservation, environmental, environmentalism, species, wilderness

20 likes

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The Non-fiction nominations for June 2019

Remember we have upgraded our Non-fiction thread. From now on we will select a new book every other month. The reading frame for each book will remain at almost 3 months however. So this book will be the June 2019 selection and will remain open from June 15th until August 31st.

Please note that book covers may not be as shown in the poll. Covers vary on different editions. Please go by the title and author, not the book cover.

We again have a number of good books to chose from. Please vote for your choice below...

Thanks and Happy Reading...

The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster

by Sarah Krasnostein

19 votes, 26.8%

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

by David Grann

13 votes, 18.3%

Notes on a Nervous Planet

by Matt Haig

9 votes, 12.7%

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

by Bryan Stevenson

9 votes, 12.7%

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

by Katherine Boo

8 votes, 11.3%

Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo

by Lawrence Anthony

4 votes, 5.6%

One Native Life

by Richard Wagamese

3 votes, 4.2%

Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship

by Michelle Kuo

3 votes, 4.2%

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

by Michael Capuzzo

2 votes, 2.8%

The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose

by Chris Wilson

1 vote, 1.4%

71 total votes

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