In 1898 the British began building a bridge over the Tsavo River in Africa; in nine months, two lions killed 135 workers. Bruce Patterson has conducted extensive fieldwork on these lions and presents new evidence on the killings and also explores man's interaction with the Kenyan environment, creating a comprehensive portrait of the lions of Tsavo

A haunting adventure through the raw and unforgiving landscape of East Africa, Pulitzer Prize winner Caputo's "Ghosts of Tsavo" is hailed by the "Washington Post Book World" as "engrossing, amusing, and fast-paced." 8-page color photo insert.

Fans of Harry Potter and His dark materials will love this new adventure involving spirit beasts and magic #releasethebeast Arnold has dreams where he is flying. Taking this as a sign of his spirit beast, a spectral animal that he will be able to summon, he eagerly awaits his fifteenth birthday when he will come of age and meet his destiny. Before that can happen, Arnold and his friends save the life of a retired Doyen warrior from a terrifying attacker, distinguishable only by the horrific scar that decorates his face, and Arnold finds himself invited to join the secretive Chichen. Arnold must learn to juggle school life with his gruelling training as he sets about honing his skills in the hope of unlocking his spirit beast. Something isn't sitting right with Arnold though and he knows that his family are hiding something from him about his spirit beast's identity, something which involves a long-hidden family secret. With his best friend Otto, Arnold is determined to find out what his spirit beast is whilst trying to figure out the identity of the scarred man, a journey which will push Arnold to his absolute limits.

In 1898 Major John Patterson of the British Royal Engineers comes to Kenya to supervise the construction of the railroad. But the construction is hampered by horrible attacks by almost supernaturally intelligent lions, and Patterson must find a way to stop them before the railroad is stopped completely.

From the master of adventure behind the classic Death in the Long Grass, former big-game hunter Peter Hathaway Capstick now turns from his own exploits to those of some of the greatest hunters of the past with Death in the Silent Places. With his characteristic color and flair, Capstick recalls the extraordinary careers of men like Colonel J.H. Patterson and Colonel Jim Corbett, who stalked legendary man-eaters through the silent darkness on opposite sides of the world; men like Karamojo Bell, acknowledged as the greatest elephant hunter of all time; men like the valiant Sasha Siemel, who tracked killer jaguars though the Matto Grosso armed only with a spear. With an authenticity gained by having shared the experiences he writes of, Capstick eloquently recreates the acrid taste of terror in the mouth of a man whose gun has jammed as a lion begins his charge, the exhilaration of tracking and finding a long-sought prey, the bravery and even nobility of performing under circumstances of primitive and savage stress, with death all around in the silent places of the wilderness.

Through field research and forensic evidence, a scientist reveals his theory on why two Kenyan lions killed humans and then ate their prey.

Daring lion keeper seen by millions on YouTube gives insider's view of life inside the pride