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  <title><![CDATA[Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;I&gt;Modoc&lt;/I&gt; is the joint biography of a man and an elephant born in a small German circus town on the same day in 1896. Bram was the son of an elephant trainer, Modoc the daughter of his prize performer. The boy and animal grew up devoted to each other. When the Wunderzircus was sold to an American, with no provision to take along the human staff, Bram stowed away on the ship to prevent being separated from his beloved Modoc. A shipwreck off the Indian coast and a sojourn with a maharajah were only the beginning of the pair's incredible adventures. They battled bandits, armed revolutionaries, cruel animal trainers, and greedy circus owners in their quest to stay together. They triumphed against the odds and thrilled American circus audiences with Modoc's dazzling solo performances, only to be torn apart with brutal suddenness, seemingly never to meet again. Hollywood animal trainer Ralph Helfer rescued Modoc from ill-treatment and learned her astonishing story when Bram rediscovered her at Helfer's company. His emotional retelling of this true-life adventure epic will make pulses race and bring tears to readers' eyes.  &lt;I&gt;--Wendy Smith&lt;/I&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1997</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ralph Helfer]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked this book.  At the end of the book, you find out who the author is and how he came to know this story.  I have to say, I believe it is all true.  I never knew I could come to love an elephant like this!  I appreciated the simpleness of the writing.  The beauty of this story was in the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6889812">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Dec 12 17:43:09 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 12 17:45:55 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book reads like a novel, with the main character being an amazing circus elephant.  It really speaks to the bond between people and animals... and to the very real possibility that elephants are a higher species than humans.  How can I tell you how beautifully she dances?]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 02 13:00:35 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This story highlights a special relationship between an elephant and a boy who were born on the same day in Germany.  Beginning as part of a circus family, the two spend the majority of their lives together surviving many obstacles and near-death experiences.  The love Modoc and Bram have for each o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30762527">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 17 13:04:19 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 29 07:48:36 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think this is a wonderful story, but it is not written well at all.  This books is written by an animal trainer, and on the one hand, I commend him for doing such a great job, but on the other hand, writing is clearly not his calling.<br/><br/>That being said, he is writing a so-called &quot;tru...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12773912">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72793445">
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  <date_added>Mon Sep 28 12:36:39 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of those rare books that touched my heart to its very core. It is a fantastic tale of a boy and an elephant that spanned their lifetimes. It is full of adventure. It is a book that will captivate children as well as adults.<br/><br/>The wonderful aspect of the book is how the author ma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72793445">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7146480">
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't think a book about an elephant could be so moving! This is an amazing book. It lead me through a series of emotions: joy, pain, sorrow, fear, etc. I was in tears by the end of the book. It starts off a bit slow, but buy chapter 10, I couldn't put the book down. I would highly recommend this...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7146480">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50413341">
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  <read_at>Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[For a book that is &quot;the true story&quot; it is amazing how much of it is complete fiction.  For starters the entire first half of the book!  Nothing is true until Modoc gets to the circus and then only itty bitty pieces may be true. There was a fire but no elephants were in the tent at the time...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50413341">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39781323">
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Dec 10 09:26:57 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Dec 20 17:31:53 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[In the quiet of the morning, I sat for two hours and finished reading this book which was given to me by a colleague at work.  The writing leaves much to be desired, but what can you expect when an animal trainer decides to write a true story in which he only participated in for the last 40 pages.  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39781323">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69624016">
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    <name><![CDATA[Daphne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mount Vernon, NY]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 31 18:32:24 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 31 18:36:38 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I borrowed this book from the library because I remember someone at work saying that it's the best book. They were wrong. This is the worst book. It is so insanely poorly written that I cannot believe it was published. The moment I started reading it I was wincing at how bad the writing was. However...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69624016">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43124837">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kara]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 15 09:12:54 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 15 09:16:08 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If only a fraction of the happenings in this book are true than i believe that Modoc was the greatest elephant that ever lived.  Truely an amazing story.  This elephant is born the same day as an elephant trainers son and grows up with the boy. The father teaches the boy affection training and the t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43124837">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="29239336">
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    <name><![CDATA[Caroline]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Aug 04 14:06:42 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great, heartwarming story!]]></body>
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    <review id="20761231">
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    <name><![CDATA[Lorena]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of my favorite books! ]]></body>
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    <review id="42780923">
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    <name><![CDATA[Bookczuk]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Charleston, SC]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[ Before there was Dumbo, before but not quite before there was Toomai of the Elephants, there was Modoc and there was Bram, the boy who loved her. Boy and elephant, born on the same day, in the same hour, two souls intertwined throughout a lifetime.<br/><br/>This true story starts out in Germany, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42780923">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41202879">
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    <name><![CDATA[Leah]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Seriously? This book was total twaddle. I wasn't touched, I didn't cry, and I didn't emotionally react to any of the one-dimensional characters. Let's get this straight -- after floating in water during a hurricane for many days, the boy refuses to get on a boat to go to safety because the elephant ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41202879">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23909401">
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Modoc<br/>Penulis: Ralph Helfer<br/>Alih Bahasa: Utti Setiawati<br/>Penerbit: PT Elex Media Komputindo<br/>Cetakan: I, 2007<br/>Tebal: 419 hlm<br/><br/>“Tetapi kau tak boleh lupa. Kau harus bertanggung jawab, selamanya, atas apa yang telah kau jinakkan....”<br/>-Rubah, Little Prince”<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23909401">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Everyone loves a story about a boy and his dog, especially if that dog is eight feet tall and some five thousand-odd pounds. And has a trunk. And tusks.<br/><br/><br/>Modoc is the true(ish) story of one busy elephant and her boy, born on the same day in a circus in England. When the circus is sol...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11760197">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A wonderful story of animal kindness when it was not in style. An amazing story of the resilience of a Jewish man and the worlds largest Indian Elephant and all of the people who touched their lives, mostly good and some very bad. There are times so ugly you want to stop reading but you won't becaus...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67150815">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is truely one of the best books I've ever read. A must for all to read. I won't loan out my copy so I can read it again later in life. Fascinating and true, this is very well written. Such a beautiful story between a baby born the same day as the elephant, how their lives intertwine and how the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68220152">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this book at Costco, oddly enough.  I knew it was going to be a sad story from the book jacket, but I had no idea what an amazing story I was in for.  I read this entire book in one day because I couldn't wait to find out what happened.  What an unbelievable (but true!) story about compassio...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78303846">more...</a>]]></body>
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