Elephants: Birth, Life, and Death in the World of the Giants

I found this book easy to read and informative. I felt like it has taken a few decades of elephant studies and wrapped them all together to bring you the latest on all the research. It was not like reading science text. In fact, I enjoyed how the author weaved the story of her life into the book. I closed the book with some new ideas, new favorite elephants and new places I would love to visit. I listened to it on Audible and then had to buy the book to read again.

I love how the author considers herself an elephant. She made me want to meet elephants myself. They are a very interesting and intelligent mammal.

Wonderful service and the book was packed well. I would buy another book from this company any time I need one. I am very pleased.

I love elephants even more after reading this book. didn't think that was possible

The author's self-absorption overwhelms the science through most of the book. Sentence structure is sometimes awkward, presumably in attempts to be creative. I found the frequent page-length paragraphs to be an annoyance. I had hoped to learn about elephants but not much was achieved in this regard.I hesitate to write negative reviews, but have to remind myself of how they have saved me from ill-advised book purchases before.

Agree with MDW's review. I stopped reading half-way through, as I often needed to read a sentence several times to understand it. Book may be best suited for academics. It is not an easy read. DFS

Interesting information about elephants

It’s not a bad book, but it’s don’t expect to learn the natural history, evolution, or social-structures of these three species. Each page is filled more so with “I” than “they”, making it read as a researcher-focused more so than elephant focused piece.

Il peggior libro sugli elefanti letto finora. L'autrice introduce qualche informazione sugli elefanti in mezzo a una serie di aneddoti personali di nessun interesse. Sarà forse una discreta ricercatrice ma non dovrebbe scrivere libri. Se siete interessati agli elefanti leggete prima Ian douglas hamilton, pincott, safina, anthony, masson... Divulgativi ma infinitamente più gradevoli.

Very well written and found the book very interesting

Ich habe es genossen, das Leben der Elefanten, dieser hochintelligenten und sozialen Tiere, auf solch tolle Art kennen zu lernen.

The flow of the book is a major drawback.