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  • Couldn't put it down5

    Ruth Melton I read some professional reviews before reading this latest book of Sharon Pincott's and I must agree and reiterate their words - entertaining, informative and brutally honest; a riveting and amusing read; sometimes sad; joyous and lyrical; absorbing and delightful. All of these words describe this book so well. I couldn't put it down, this lady is such an inspiration sharing her life. For others wanting followups to the stories in this book, I discovered there is now an excellent Facebook page to follow for the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe, PresidentialElephantsZim by Ruth Melton

  • A Life Less Ordinary5

    Lou I knew Sharon Pincott 30 odd years ago, working in the office of Australia's Prime Minister in Canberra. Imagine my surprise to find myself in Durban, South Africa, at the time of the Film Festival there and to see her on the cinema screen, this time associated with the office of Zimbabwe's President in a moving short feature called All the President's Elephants. She was never going to lead an ordinary life, this was clear as a teenager. Now having read Battle for the President's Elephants and The Elephants and I, I am in awe of a woman I no longer know but who I continue to admire. The Presidential elephants of Zimbabwe, in film and in book, are certainly extraordinary. If Sharon does nothing else now she has left the legacy she needed to for all to read, to view, and to enjoy. What a wonderful thing! Those obtuse bush Zimbabweans knew her not if they thought she'd roll over and leave before her mission was complete! You can bet she has more in store yet, in support of the animals that she has always loved. Her books, and film, are a guiding light to ignite anyone on a dark or uncertain path. by Lou

  • So memorable, read it again5

    Janine Sawenko I feel that even if youre not an animal-lover necessarily you will nonetheless be moved by this engrossing read. A good book moves you to both laughter and some snivels, and every now and then makes you re-think your own life. This book did all three for me even though her prior one is possibly more intense. This one brought tears of joy, and of compassion, of sympathy, and of shame of others. It does make you want to be a better person. The exquisiteness of the Hwange elephants, the Presidential elephants surprisingly with a Mugabe decree, the empathy conservationist Sharon Pincott has built-up with them and the splendour of the area as powerfully described balance the too-regular preposterous incidents she shares so courteously. I cant imagine being nearly so restrained if my animal-friends' lives were put at avoidable peril by greedy people in the surrounds whose purpose is plainly to line their own pockets and denigrate themselves to Tragic status in the process. I deduce that these are the ones feigning to know much about these ellies for supreme want of the greenback and cold sacrifice of innocent others, with no veritable respect for the animals at all. There seems to be still more that this author has held back on. A third book must be forthcoming and I await it impatiently. First I plan to visit and see and feel it all for myself. This book, proudly awaiting a re-read, makes you desperately want to do that. by Janine Sawenko

  • Enjoyed it IMMENSELY5

    Alison Dufresne I bought Battle for the President's Elephants after reading an excellent Africa Geographic magazine blog and these reviews. I am so glad that I did. Read it. You will be bewitched. Bewitched by Africa. Bewitched by the elephants. Bewitched by this inspiring author-conservationist. (Not so bewitched by some others in her stories.) Keep 'Sharing' these reviews and the achievements of this notable human being and the unforgettable wild Hwange elephants, the presidential elephants of Zimbabwe, that she assists and comforts and defends. This is a very memorable read indeed. I enjoyed it immensely. by Alison Dufresne

  • She is no dancing bear!5

    Grims There are many memorable passages in this special book but the one that has stayed with me is this one "IF THEY WANTED A DANCING BEAR, THEY'D DO BETTER TO TRY THE CIRCUS". This book shares the splendour of the elephants called The Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe and it also shares the opposite to do with some others who are also there in Hwange in the midst of these troubled elephants. Subtitle - Life, Lunacy & Elation in the African bush. That's for sure................... Read this book and elephants will become supremely special in your eyes as they are for Sharon Pincott. by Grims

  • Highly Recommended Reading5

    justlovebooks These are beautiful and beguiling tales about the most gracious of wild Africa's land animals you may ever encounter and their archangel, in the form of this author Sharon Pincott (a tenacious wildlife conservationist). You will sit in wonder at her unsurpassed intimate relationships with what some may think of as fearsome beasts and you will sit in wonder too (of a completely different kind) at those who treat her and her elephant friends and their environment appalling for their own gluttony and self-preoccupation. It is difficult to fathom that this could happen though perhaps not so when you consider that this is the unpredictable nation of Zimbabwe (that this author portrays as a breath-taking country). I was deeply touched and left wanting much more and that is the sign of a book worthy of reading. Her previous one, The Elephants & I, is now on my list. by justlovebooks

  • RADIANT5

    PJay I can only aspire to be something like this remarkable conservationist in the African wilds. Footprints in the Kalahari sands of Zimbabwe that only she can leave. by PJay

  • Remarkable in Many Ways5

    D. Kotze I read Battle for the President's Elephants in just one day. I could not put it down. Wanting desperately to revisit the presidential elephants of Zimbabwe I found the book remarkable in many ways. I found it disturbing in part as well, that in today's informed world of African wildlife conservation some tourist operators in the renowned Hwange area could be so pitiful, gluttonous, covetous and lazy; and worst of all conniving. There can be no room for these sorts in any areas of such rich wildlife. For certain it is human greed that destroys everything, so often as we see here, at the expense of others (both human and animal) no matter what they have to then do or say to try (in vain) to redeem themselves. It is a terrible situation anywhere but nowhere moreso than here. I await the related documentary All the President's Elephants with baited breath. It sounds remarkable. I hope that this distinguished conservationist Sharon Pincott is still recording and writing as a follow up to this book is essential. by D. Kotze

  • An eye opener5

    Tyson Beyer Having turned the last page of this entrancing book I sit here full of Hwange reminisces. "Lunacy" in the subtitle, let me call it "supidity" instead, is something unambiguously alive in the Hwange bush. I too have relished the associated documentary All the President's Elephants and I am left wondering at the government minister's words: MORE GREED IN HUMANS. I think about those who appear to try their hardest to eliminate Sharon Pincott's crucial wildlife conservation work with the Presidential elephants of Zimbabwe in Hwange, detailed in this very fine book that I urge everyone to read, and I agree with the notable government Minister Nhema (interestingly from the Mugabe side): GREED! And one really does has to add stupidity to that. Let that class of mediocre Zimbabwean' dislike' this review too, as no doubt they will! Do they think that informed readers do not know how senseless they are? Here is your chance, those who are the oblivious Zimbabweans in Hwange who try to cause nothing but self-centred strife, to come back in from the cold. If I was you I would grab that chance with three hands and appreciate rather than harass those who can help make a success of it, not that they should want to help you anymore at all. Read this book, it is an eye opener. by Tyson Beyer

  • Amazing!5

    Jerome We sat in awe watching the associated film All the President's Elephants too. It was phenomenally amazing! How much goes on in the fraught nation of Zimbabwe in darkest Africa that so few know about? Not anymore. Sharon Pincott's relationship with these elephants as individuals is amazing. This is not somebody knowing wild elephants generally. This is something much more amazing. The ZanuPF government minister, Nhema, representing Mugabe equally amazing! I had read about the filming of the documentary in this book of Sharon's but did not really one-hundred-percent believe it all until I saw it for myself in the theatre. I suppose I focused more on those trying to (unsuccessfully thank goodness) put a halt to her amazing work. (They are not amazing. They are downright unremarkable and detestable.) But have I said Amazing enough? It is the theme of the documentary and also explained in her most enjoyable books. 'AMAZING GRACE.' Absolutely! Go Zimbabwe! This is wildlife conservation at its best. You win gold. by Jerome

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