<p>Yet elephant history has been dominated by periods of brutality and persecution, used in gladiatorial combat, as weapons of war (most notably by Hannibal) and for their ivory, prized since ancient times as a symbol of wealth and status. As the ivory trade continued there are now only five countries with sizeable elephant populations, where a few hundred years ago there were forty-six - before the European hunters arrived. Acclaimed African expert Martin Meredith has written the first full biography of the elephant - wide-ranging, moving and never less than fascinating in his travels through the history and present of 'Nature's great masterpiece' (John Donne).</p>

Africa's Elephant: A Biography

Science & Math

MEREDITH, Martin

Biological Sciences

London Hodder & Stoughton 2001

<p>Every New York City neighborhood has a story, but what John Pellham uncovers in Hell's Kitchen has a darkness all its own.</p>

Hell's Kitchen (A Location Scout Mystery)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

DEAVER,JEFFERY

Thrillers & Suspense

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