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  <title><![CDATA[A Zoo in My Luggage]]></title>
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  <default_description> Fans of Gerald Durrell's timeless classic &lt;I&gt;My Family and Other Animals&lt;/I&gt; will love this  hilarious tale, which finds him as an adult still charmed by his beloved animals. &lt;I&gt;A Zoo in My  Luggage&lt;/I&gt; begins with an account of Durrell's third trip to the British Cameroons in West  Africa, during which he and his wife capture animals to start their own zoo. Returning to England  with a few additions to their family&amp;#151;Cholmondeley the chimpanzee, Bug-eye the bush baby, and  others&amp;#151;they have nowhere to put them as they haven't yet secured a place for their zoo. Durrell's  account of how he manages his menagerie in all sorts of places throughout England while finding a  permanent home for the animals provides as much adventure as capturing them. For animal lovers  of all ages, &lt;I&gt;A Zoo in My Luggage&lt;/I&gt; is the romping true story of the boy who grew up to  make a Noah's Ark of his own.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1960</original_publication_year>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1973</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my first Gerald book. I have enjoyed all that I have read. He had a great knack for storytelling. A must read for anyone who like animals and likes a good laugh.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hilarious!  I've read many books by Gerald Durrell, several of which involve his animal-collecting trips all over the world to obtain creatures for his small zoo in the Channel Islands.  This book covers a 6-month collecting trip in Cameroon and his tongue-in-cheek descriptions of his adventures and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22002358">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this as a child and was enchanted by the funny animal stories.  So, I ordered it for Calum for Christmas.  It is still an interesting book, but sadly the 30 years since I last read it have dated it dreadfully.  Chris and I visited Cameroon  and visited some of the places mentioned in the book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26170931">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a poorly written book, and the language has tons of tribal slang so this can be challenging to read out loud.  I have had to sensor much from this story while reading it to my children, who are interested to find out what wild animal is found next.  I would not recommend this book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Enough good things can't be said about Gerald Durrell and his amazing (true) animal stories. Touching, clever, interesting, very witty and thoroughly compelling. I have seven of his books already, and my collection is steadily growing.<br/><br/>Highly recommended.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[just another animal related travel story from Durrell, not really unique but still carrying his light and humorous, off-the-cuff style that makes all his books a pleasure to read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[very well written, perfect descriptions of Cameroon]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Spoiler: living with animals entertaining.]]></body>
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