false 3761750 5 Benjamin Mee decided to uproot his family and move them to an unlikely new home: a dilapidated zoo on the English countryside, complete with over 200 exotic animals. It was his dream to refurbish the zoo and run it as a family business. There was much work to be done, and none of it easy. Tigers broke loose, money ran low, the staff grew skeptical, and family tensions ran high. Then tragedy struck. His wife had a recurrence of a brain tumor, forcing Benjamin and his children to face the heartbreak of illness and the devastating loss of a wife and mother. But inspired by her memory and the healing power of the incredible family of animals they had grown to love, Benjamin and his kids resovled to move forward. The Mee family opened the gates of the revitalized zoo in July 2007. 3805656 9 9 2008 We Bought a Zoo: The Amazing True Story of a Young Family, a Broken Down Zoo, and the 200 Wild Animals That Changed Their Lives Forever total:197|5:20|4:70|3:92|2:12|1:3| 197 683 434 90 3 2 false false Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 07:15:04 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 07:47:11 -0700 2008
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The best parts were the references to Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, and the part where when they are testing the zoo restaurant before the zoo opens they drink most of the keg of Stella Artois bef...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 04 21:52:52 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 21:52:52 -0700 2009
Some parts of the book were emotionally tough to get through, however by the time you get to that part you already feel that you are part...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun May 17 20:34:14 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 20:34:46 -0700 2009 In the market for a house and the adventure of a lifetime,
Benjamin Mee decided to uproot his family and move them to
an unlikely new home: a dilapidated zoo in the English
countryside, complete with over 200 exotic animals. Mee,
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To be fair, it wasn't just that he wanted to write the story, his intention was to study and w...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 21:12:48 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 06:12:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 10:36:49 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 20:46:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 07:36:51 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 09:12:26 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 12:35:14 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 12:40:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 12:50:39 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 07:25:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Aug 16 12:02:03 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 12:02:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 18:35:40 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 18:59:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 30 10:20:58 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 13 19:05:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3761750