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010			_a 2019038418
020			_a9781250248947 _q(hardcover)
020			_a1250248949 _q(hardcover)
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050	0	0	_aQL76.5.I722 _bM65 2020
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100	1		_aCallaghan, Louise, _d1990- _eauthor. _946323
245	1	0	_aFather of lions : one man's remarkable quest to save the Mosul Zoo
250			_aFirst U.S. edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bForge, _c2020.
300			_axii, 383 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
500			_aFirst published in Great Britain by Head of Zeus Ltd.
500			_a"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
520			_a"After two and a half years of ISIS occupation, and months of fighting between the militants and government forces, the Mosul Zoo was one of the few outdoor attractions still standing in Iraq's second city, its inhabitants kept alive by Abu Laith, a square-set 50-something mechanic and passionate animal lover. As the animals began to starve under the siege by advancing Iraqi army forces, Abu Laith, the "Father of Lions" and his protégées and family risked their lives to keep the animals alive. When liberation finally came, the city and the zoo were both on their last legs. It seemed as if all was lost, until a local former-government scientist, Hakam, saw a message on Facebook about a zoo nearby: a charity in Switzerland wanted to rescue the animals"--
600	1	0	_aLaith, Abu. _997097
650		0	_aZoo keepers _zIraq _zMosul _vBiography. _997586
650		0	_aZoos _zIraq _zMosul. _997587
650		0	_aAnimal rescue _zIraq _zMosul. _997588
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