About this title: When a celebrated animal trainer takes a four-month-old African lion cub into his home, they care for each other, learn from each other, and change each other's lives, indelibly. This is a one-of-a-kind love story. This moving story is about the animal that started Ralph Helfer's illustrious career as Hollywood's top animal trainer for more than 30 years. When Helfer began his career training animals, he was shocked by the danger and cruelty that dominated the field. He believed that if he could raise even the most dangerous animal from a young age and raise him in a loving, caring, yet ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780060761325ISBN:0060761326
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: 1/4 cloth
Publisher: HarperCollins, New York
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780060761325ISBN:0060761326
Description: AS NEW in AS NEW DJ. 8vo (6-1/4 x 9-1/4), 258 pp. Book is AS NEW and UNREAD in AS NEW pictorial DJ. Remainder mark on bottom is only mark on the book. (h) This is the story of Ralph Helfer, an animal behaviorist and trainer, who had the opportunity toi test his theory of "affection training, " with an African lion. His theory turned out to be correct, and the world of animal behavior and training was changed forever by the warm interactive friendship over 18 years between this man and this ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 2006-07-01
ISBN-13:9780060761332ISBN:0060761334
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780060761332ISBN:0060761334
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"This is a great true story about Hollywood animal trainer Ralph Helfer taking a lion cub into his home and raising it as part of the family - to see if it could be done. Heartwarming and exciting. I love animal stories!"
"I loved this book. It was touching to read about the relationship of the author and the lion. Animal books are always kind of sad as they always die at the end."
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