Father of Lions: One Man's Remarkable Quest to Save Mosul's Zoo by Louise Callaghan

Father of Lions: One Man's Remarkable Quest to Save Mosul's Zoo

Louise Callaghan

384 pages first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history emotional hopeful sad slow-paced
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Father of Lions is the powerful true story of the evacuation of the Mosul Zoo, featuring Abu Laith the zookeeper, Simba the lion cub, Lula the bear, and countless others, faithfully depicted by acclaimed, award-winning journalist Louise Callaghan ...

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Moods

inspiring 63%
hopeful 54%
informative 54%
emotional 45%
reflective 36%
tense 36%
challenging 27%
sad 27%
funny 18%
adventurous 9%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 27%
fast 9%

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3.98

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