Gruen, Sara

De Gouden Kooi by Sara Gruen( Book )

13 editions published between 2011 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 138 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The wildly entertaining new novel from the bestselling author of Water for Elephants. BONUS: This edition contains a reader's guide. Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena are no ordinary apes. These bonobos, like others of their species, are capable of reason and carrying on deep relationships'but unlike most bonobos, they also know American Sign Language. Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, doesn't understand people, but animals she gets'especially the bonobos. Isabel feels more comfortable in their world than she's ever felt among humans ... until she meets John Thigpen, a very married reporter who braves the ever-present animal rights protesters outside the lab to see what's really going on inside. When an explosion rocks the lab, severely injuring Isabel and "liberating" the apes, John's human interest piece turns into the story of a lifetime, one he'll risk his career and his marriage to follow. Then a reality TV show featuring the missing apes debuts under mysterious circumstances, and it immediately becomes the biggest'and unlikeliest'phenomenon in the history of modern media. Millions of fans are glued to their screens watching the apes order greasy take-out, have generous amounts of sex, and sign for Isabel to come get them. Now, to save her family of apes from this parody of human life, Isabel must connect with her own kind, including John, a green-haired vegan, and a retired porn star with her own agenda. Ape House delivers great entertainment, but it also opens the animal world to us in ways few novels have done, securing Sara Gruen's place as a master storyteller who allows us to see ourselves as we never have before

Da xiang de yan lei by Sara Gruen( Book )

2 editions published in 2007 in Chinese and held by 76 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Flying changes by Sara Gruen( )

8 editions published between 2007 and 2011 in English and held by 63 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Anxiety rules Annemarie Zimmer's days-the fear that her relationship with the man she loves is growing stagnant; the fear that equestrian daughter Eva's dreams of Olympic glory will carry her far away from her mother . . . and into harm's way. For five months, Annemarie has struggled to make peace with her past. But if she cannot let go, the personal battles she has won and the heights she has achieved will have all been for naught. It is a time of change at Maple Brook horse farm, when loves must be confronted head-on and fears must be saddled and broken. But it is an unanticipated tragedy that will most drastically alter the fragile world of one remarkable family-even as it flings open gates that have long confined them, enabling them all to finally ride headlong and free

De l'eau pour les éléphants by Francis Lawrence( Visual )

6 editions published in 2011 in English and French and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Against all odds, a veterinary student and a beautiful circus performer from a bygone era meet and fall in love through their shared compassion for a special elephant. But their secret romance incurs the wrath of her dangerously volatile husband

In mijn dromen by Sara Gruen( Recording )

1 edition published in 2008 in Dutch and held by 11 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Een veertigjarige vrouw projecteert de angst die ze heeft overgehouden aan een ernstig ongeluk met een paard op haar zestienjarige dochter die ook wil paardspringen

Water for elephants by Sara Gruen( Book )

2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.--From publisher description

Andreas Fröhlich liest, Wasser für die Elefanten by Sara Gruen( Recording )

5 editions published between 2010 and 2012 in German and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her

Reader's Voice Book Club kit for Water for elephants by Sara Gruen( Visual )

1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.--From publisher description

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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.--From publisher description

La casa delle scimmie by Ada Arduini( )

1 edition published in 2011 in Italian and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Isabel Duncan, una scienziata che lavora al Great Apes Language Lab, non riesce a interagire con gli esseri umani, ma si trova a suo agio con le scimmie, in particolare con i bonobo. Isabel preferisce il loro mondo a quello dei suoi simili, almeno fino al giorno in cui incontra John Thigpen, un giornalista sposato intento ad affrontare un gruppo di ambientalisti in eterna protesta con il laboratorio, curiosi di sapere che cosa succeda al suo interno. Quando nell'edificio si verifica un'esplosione, Isabel rimane gravemente ferita e sei delle scimmie ospitate vengono "liberate": da quel momento l'interesse puramente umano di John si trasforma nella storia della sua vita, una storia per la quale è disposto a rischiare la sua carriera e il suo matrimonio. Poco dopo l'"incidente", mentre Isabel è in convalescenza, debutta improvvisamente, e in circostanze misteriose, il reality show La casa delle scimmie, con protagonisti proprio gli animali fuggiti dal laboratorio, e diventa subito il più grande, e improbabile, fenomeno nella storia dei media moderni. La casa delle scimmie è una storia d'amore e, insieme, una finestra su un mondo nascosto e meraviglioso, quello della natura e degli animali