Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo by Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence

Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo

Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence

256 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, located in the city center and caught in the war's crossfire. Once Anthony entered Baghdad he discovered that full-scale combat a...

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Moods

hopeful 75%
emotional 62%
informative 62%
inspiring 62%
adventurous 50%
sad 50%
challenging 37%
tense 37%
dark 25%
funny 12%
lighthearted 12%

Pace

fast 50%
slow 25%
medium 25%

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