Biography - Durrell, Gerald (Malcolm) (1925-1995): An ...
 Author: Gale Reference Team Binding: Digital Format: HTML Number Of Pages: 12 Publication Date: 2003-01-01 Release Date: 2007-12-16 [... more]
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My Family and Other Animals
Gerald Durell is wonderful!: All of Gerald Durell's writings are terrific, but the ones about his family are truly laugh-out-loud wonderful! This is a book I have enjoyed over and over, and have given as a gift many times. Quite Excellent: Ever wonder [... more]
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A Zoo in My Luggage
Excellent, the 4th best of his many books, in my opinion: Gerald Durrell spent most of his life collecting interesting animal specimens and Durrell is an interesting human specimen himself. His well chronicled life (mostly chronicled by Durrell) begins [... more]
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Fillets of Plaice
Parting is such sweet sorrow...: Well, I may have mangled the quote for this review's title but I am right about the rating of this book. This was such a good book that I actually felt a bit sad after turning the last page! Many of the encounters in this [... more]
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Best of Gerald Durrell
Well Done!: This book is a funny and strongly compelling collection of stories written by Gerald Durrell - conservationist, author, audacious story-teller, hero. His wife, Lee Durrell, has truly stepped up to the plate and put together a marvelous [... more]
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The Battle for Castle Cockatrice
Very fun and very cute!: It's so whimsical and so refreshing that you've got to love this book! Filled with clever plot twists and turns, The Battle for Castle Cockatrice is simply charming! In this story, Penelope, and her cousins Peter and Simon find a [... more]
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Menagerie Manor
A zoo with a difference: Unlike most other Durrel books which speak of his expeditions to study and work with animals, this one talks of him setting up his own zoo in the Channel island of Jersey. This book overturns a stereotype of the zoo as a [... more]
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The Whispering Land
a great book by one of the best zoologist authors ever: A charming little book about an animal collecting trip in South America. Durrell paints both an enchanting picture both of the Argentine people and of the flora and fauna of the country. He [... more]
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Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories
Disappointing: The only good stories in this book were "Marrying off Mother" and the story of Esmerelda the truffle pig. It tided me over until I found the sequel to "My Family and Other Animals" - "Birds, Beasts and Relatives& [... more]
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My Family and Other Animals
Amazon.com Review: As a self-described "champion of small uglies," English writer Gerald Durrell (1925-1995) devoted his life to writing and the preservation of wildlife, from the Mauritius pink pigeon to the Rodriques fruit bat. My Family and [... more]
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Marrying Off Mother: And Other Stories
Disappointing: The only good stories in this book were "Marrying off Mother" and the story of Esmerelda the truffle pig. It tided me over until I found the sequel to "My Family and Other Animals" - "Birds, Beasts and Relatives& [... more]
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My Family and Other Animals
Amazon.com Review: As a self-described "champion of small uglies," English writer Gerald Durrell (1925-1995) devoted his life to writing and the preservation of wildlife, from the Mauritius pink pigeon to the Rodriques fruit bat. My Family and [... more]
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