Christian The Lion

Author : Anthony Bourke,John Rendall
Publisher : Crown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780767932332

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A Lion Called Christian by Anthony Bourke,John Rendall Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A stirring tale of a rare bond formed between humans and an animal.”—Time Two men. One baby lion. What could go wrong? A Lion Called Christian 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—fast—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? A 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. Originally 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, A Lion Called Christian 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.

Author : Anthony Bourke,John Rendall
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780375895623

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Christian the Lion by Anthony Bourke,John Rendall Pdf

As Ace and John, two friends, are searching for holiday gifts in London, they come across a lion cub for sale in Harrods, the famous department store! Unable to bear the thought of leaving the cub, Ace and John take him home and name him Christian. After a year of fun and mischief Christian has grown up, and Ace and John realize that their pet needs to be among other lions and deserves to live free, in his natural environment. Luckily, friends help introduce Christian to the African wild. Christian the Lion tells the riveting true story of one animal’s ability to adapt to life in the wild, and captures the unexpectedly enduring connection between man and animal.

Author : John Rendall
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Christian (Lion)
ISBN : 9781784776213

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Christian the Lion by John Rendall Pdf

The story that captured the imagination of the world... In 1969 Harrods department store in London sold a three month old lion cub to two young Australians, John Rendall and Anthony (Ace) Bourke. They called him Christian. For a year Christian lived happily and safely with John and Ace and his human 'pride', initially in the World's End on the King's Road in Chelsea, where Derek Cattani first began photographing him. When Christian outgrew his London environment he was entrusted to the care of George Adamson in Kenya, who with his wife Joy, had successfully rehabilitated their lioness Elsa, the subject of Joy's Book Born Free. A year after Christian had been living in the wild John and Ace returned to Kenya to try and find him. The film clip of their emotional reunion has now been viewed by over 100 million people on YouTube. In 1973 Christian disappeared into the wild forever. George Adamson had uniquely rehabilitated a 5th generation zoo-bred lion. John and Ace's first book about Christian was a million seller in the 1970s, and enjoyed a huge resurgence of interest after their YouTube clip went viral in 2006. This brand new book from Bradt, collects Derek Cattani's never-before-seen pictures of Christian and updates the story to the present day, including the story of their YouTube sensation and a chapter on the murder of George Adamson. When John and Ace took Christian to Kenya in 1970 there were an estimated 300,00 lions in Africa. Today there are fewer than 25,000.

Author : Justin Richardson,Peter Parnell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781416986621

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Christian, the Hugging Lion by Justin Richardson,Peter Parnell Pdf

The heartwarming true story of a lion cub named Christian, known through the YouTube video, the men who cared for him, and the power of love. Full color.

Author : Anthony Bourke,John Rendall
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780805091823

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Christian the Lion by Anthony Bourke,John Rendall Pdf

"Based on the true story of Anthony Bourke and John Rendall published in 1972 in the United States as: A lion called Christian"--T.p. verso.

Author : C.S. Lewis
Publisher : Wyatt North Publishing, LLC
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Pdf

C. S. Lewis was a British author, lay theologian, and contemporary of J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the first book in The Chronicles of Narnia.

Author : Rowan Williams
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780199975730

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The Lion's World by Rowan Williams Pdf

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams offers fascinating insight into The Chronicles of Narnia, the popular series of novels by one of the most influential Christian authors of the modern era, C. S. Lewis. Lewis once referred to certain kinds of book as a "mouthwash for the imagination." This is what he attempted to provide in the Narnia stories, argues Williams: an unfamiliar world in which we could rinse out what is stale in our thinking about Christianity--"which is almost everything," says Williams--and rediscover what it might mean to meet the holy. Indeed, Lewis's great achievement in the Narnia books is just that-he enables readers to encounter the Christian story "as if for the first time." How does Lewis makes fresh and strange the familiar themes of Christian doctrine? Williams points out that, for one, Narnia itself is a strange place: a parallel universe, if you like. There is no "church" in Narnia, no religion even. The interaction between Aslan as a "divine" figure and the inhabitants of this world is something that is worked out in the routines of life itself. Moreover, we are made to see humanity in a fresh perspective, the pride or arrogance of the human spirit is chastened by the revelation that, in Narnia, you may be on precisely the same spiritual level as a badger or a mouse. It is through these imaginative dislocations that Lewis is able to communicate--to a world that thinks it knows what faith is--the character, the feel, of a real experience of surrender in the face of absolute incarnate love. This lucid, learned, humane, and beautifully written book opens a new window onto Lewis's beloved stories, revealing the moral wisdom and passionate faith beneath their perennial appeal.

Author : Francine Rivers
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0842339760

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As Sure as the Dawn by Francine Rivers Pdf

This classic series has inspired nearly 2 million readers. Both loyal fans and new readers will want the latest edition of this beloved series. This edition includes a foreword from the publisher, a preface from Francine Rivers and discussion questions suitable for personal and group use. #3 As Sure As the Dawn: Atretes. German warrior. Revered gladiator. He won his freedom through his fierceness . . . But his life is about to change forever.

Author : Tony Lane,A. N. S. Lane
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : PSU:000058301197

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A Concise History of Christian Thought by Tony Lane,A. N. S. Lane Pdf

A succinct, readable survey of key Christian thinkers and significant theological developments from the church's inception to the present.

Author : Kyriacos C. Markides
Publisher : Viking Adult
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : UOM:39015033330096

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Riding with the Lion by Kyriacos C. Markides Pdf

Professor Markides continues his quest for the nature of reality, mind, self, and ultimate divinity, searching within diverse sources of wisdom on a journey that takes him from Maine to New York to London to Cyprus and on to ancient monasteries on the coast of Greece. His revelation of a vital, living mystical practice, based in ancient Christian thought, is a major step in linking the most esoteric traditions of the East to the largely hidden esoteric traditions of the West.

Author : Francine Rivers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0842339523

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Mark of the Lion by Francine Rivers Pdf

Author : Mark Batterson
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781601428875

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Chase the Lion by Mark Batterson Pdf

Quit playing it safe and start running toward the roar! Now available for the first time in a convenient paperback edition and featuring a brand new group discussion guide. When the image of a man-eating beast travels through the optic nerve and into the visual cortex, the brain sends the body a simple but urgent message: run away! That’s what normal people do, but not lion chasers. Rather than seeing a five-hundred-pound problem, they see an opportunity for God to show up and show His power. Chase the Lion is more than a catch phrase; it’s a radically different approach to life. It’s only when we stop fearing failure that we can fully seize opportunity by the mane. With grit and gusto, New York Times best-selling author Mark Batterson delivers a bold message to everyone with a big dream. This is a wake-up call to stop living as if the purpose of life was to simply arrive safely at death. Our dreams should scare us. They should be so big that without God they would be impossible to achieve. Quit running away from what you’re afraid of. Chase the lion! Change the world! What is your five-hundred-pound dream? In this highly anticipated sequel to his best-selling In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Mark Batterson invites lion chasers everywhere to chase dreams so impossible that victory demands we face our fears, defy the odds, and hold tight to God. These are the kind of dreams that will make you a bigger person and the world a better place. Based upon 2 Samuel 23, Chase the Lion tells the true story of an ancient warrior named Benaiah who chased a lion into a pit on a snowy day—and then killed it. For most people, that situation wouldn’t just be a problem…it would be the last problem they ever faced. For Benaiah, it was an opportunity to step into his destiny. After defeating the lion, he landed his dream job as King David’s bodyguard and eventually became commander-in-chief of Israel’s army under King Solomon. Written in a way that both challenges and encourages, this revolutionary book will help unleash the faith and courage you need to identify, chase, and catch the five-hundred-pound dreams in your life.

Author : Carlie Sorosiak
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781338802191

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Roar Like a Lion by Carlie Sorosiak Pdf

From the UK bestselling author of I, Cosmo comes an inspirational guide to living your best life -- with a wild twist. Every animal is wonderful at being themselves, and if we’re observant, we can let them teach us how to be our kindest, bravest, best selves as well. Humans are a unique species, but still very much a part of the animal kingdom. We dream like cats, grieve like whales, bond like barn owls. In Roar Like a Lion, you’ll find advice from some of the wisest creatures on Earth: Dogs who exhibit mindfulness. Penguins who pick perfect pebbles and refuse to care about what other penguins think. Every animal illustrates how they thrive, offering a model of how you might choose to thrive too. If we’re willing to listen -- to follow the pawprints that lead us to that kinder, braver, more courageous way of life. Bursting with fascinating facts, remarkable true stories and a whole lot of heart, Carlie Sorosiak has written an uplifting call to arms, inspiring children to listen to the roar of the wild and grow as human beings... while having plenty of fun along the way! Katie Walker’s stylish illustrations build a real partnership between the words and pictures. A stunning package that can make a real difference in children’s lives, Roar Like a Lion sparkles with wit, wisdom and warmth.

Author : Ronne Randall
Publisher : Flying Frog Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1884628273

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Daniel in the Lions' Den by Ronne Randall Pdf

Author : Anthony Bourke,John Rendall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Christian (Lion)
ISBN : 1862309868

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Christian the Lion by Anthony Bourke,John Rendall Pdf

Follow the heartwarming and true story of Christian. The lion cub bought from Harrods, raised in a Chelsea flat and finally returned to live wild and free on the African plains. Christian's story is told in a scrapbook style, using original photographs of him as a cub. These images are both funny, moving and heart warming. The simple and accessible text , told in Christian's voice, deals with themes familiar to little ones - love, friendship, play and exploration.