Esther the Wonder Pig: Changing the World One Heart at a Time
Autor Steve Jenkins, Derek Walteren Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 mai 2017
AMAZON
BEST
BOOK
OF
THE
YEAR
Unlikely
pig
owners
Steve
and
Derek
got
a
whole
lot
more
than
they
bargained
for
when
the
designer
micro
piglet
they
adopted
turned
out
to
be
a
full-sized
600-pound
sow!
This
funny,
inspirational
story
shows
how
families
really
do
come
in
all
shapes
and
sizes.
In the summer of 2012, Steve Jenkins was contacted by an old friend about adopting a micro piglet. Though he knew his partner Derek wouldn't be enthusiastic, he agreed to take the adorable little pig anyway, thinking he could care for her himself. Little did he know, that decision would change his and Derek's lives forever.
It turned out there was nothing "micro" about Esther, and Steve and Derek had actually signed on to raise a full-sized commercial pig. Within three years, Tiny Esther grew to a whopping 600 pounds. After some real growing pains and a lot of pig-sized messes, it became clear that Esther needed much more space, so Steve and Derek made another life-changing decision: they bought a farm and opened the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, where they could care for Esther and other animals in need.
Funny, heartwarming, and utterly charming, ESTHER THE WONDER PIG follows Steve and Derek's adventure--from reluctant pig parents to farm-owning advocates for animals.
In the summer of 2012, Steve Jenkins was contacted by an old friend about adopting a micro piglet. Though he knew his partner Derek wouldn't be enthusiastic, he agreed to take the adorable little pig anyway, thinking he could care for her himself. Little did he know, that decision would change his and Derek's lives forever.
It turned out there was nothing "micro" about Esther, and Steve and Derek had actually signed on to raise a full-sized commercial pig. Within three years, Tiny Esther grew to a whopping 600 pounds. After some real growing pains and a lot of pig-sized messes, it became clear that Esther needed much more space, so Steve and Derek made another life-changing decision: they bought a farm and opened the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, where they could care for Esther and other animals in need.
Funny, heartwarming, and utterly charming, ESTHER THE WONDER PIG follows Steve and Derek's adventure--from reluctant pig parents to farm-owning advocates for animals.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781455560790
ISBN-10: 1455560790
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10: 1455560790
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
Notă biografică
In
just
two
short
years,
Steve
and
Derek
have
cemented
a
place
for
themselves
among
the
worlds
most
well-known
and
successful
animal
activists,
accumulating
hundreds
of
thousands
of
followers
from
all
over
the
world.
In
2014
Steve
and
Derek
founded
the
Happily
Ever
Esther
Farm
Sanctuary
in
Campbellville,
Ontario,
where
they
continue
to
rescue
and
rehabilitate
abandoned
and
abused
farmed
animals.
Caprice
Crane
is
an
award-winning,
internationally
bestselling,
five-time
novelist,
screenwriter,
and
televisions
writer.
Caprice's
humor
and
satirical
observations
have
earned
her
a
wildly
loyal
social
media
following
and
the
distinction
as
one
of
the
Huffington
Post's
"50
Funny
People
You
Should
Be
Following
on
Twitter."
Her
debut
novelStupid
and
Contagiouswas
published
in
fourteen
countries,
and
Caprice
was
awarded
the
2006
RT
Reviews
Choice
Award.
She
followed
that
success
in
2007
by
winning
the
same
award
for
her
second
novelForget
About
It,
another
international
bestseller.
She
has
since
published
three
more
novels
to
critical
acclaim
including
her
debut
YA
novel,Confessions
of
a
Hater,
which
received
a
love
letter
in
theNew
York
Times
Book
Reviewin
the
fall
of
2013.
Recenzii
"Funny,
moving,
and
heartwarming.
The
greatest
love
story
ever
told
between
two
men
and
their
pig.
"—Ricky
Gervais
"Told with self-effacing humor and a sense of wonder at what life can bring, ESTHER is the story of the transformative power of love between people and animals and how the decision to try to make a difference on a personal level can effect positive change far beyond anything that might have been imagined."—Larry Levin,New York Timesbestselling author ofOogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love
"First, Jenkins and Walter opened their hearts to one very special pig, and now they are opening their doors and letting us in, too. ESTHER THE WONDER PIG is a tender, funny story that manages to sneak up behind you when you're least expecting it and change your life. Be prepared to fall in love-with a pig."—Jasmin Singer, author of Always Too Much and Never Enough: A Memoir and co-host of Our Hen House
"Steve and Derek show us what we already know at Mercy for Animals-that farmed animals are just as deserving of love and respect as the dogs and cats we share our home with-or, in their case, the pig they share their home with."—Nathan Runkle, founder & president, Mercy for Animals
"An inspirational, enjoyable read, especially for animal lovers."—Booklist
"Written in a sincere, touching, and often quite funny voice, ESTHER THE WONDER PIG is a balm to the soul . . .So far, definitely my favorite read of 2016."—Have Cake, Will Travel
"Funny, entertaining, enlightening, and touching, this book about an unknowingly influential little piggy is a good read that also provides an education on the intelligence of pigs and their capacity for giving and receiving affection."—Publishers Weekly(STARRED REVIEW)
"There's joy and humor on every page."—VeganOutreach.org
"Told with self-effacing humor and a sense of wonder at what life can bring, ESTHER is the story of the transformative power of love between people and animals and how the decision to try to make a difference on a personal level can effect positive change far beyond anything that might have been imagined."—Larry Levin,New York Timesbestselling author ofOogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love
"First, Jenkins and Walter opened their hearts to one very special pig, and now they are opening their doors and letting us in, too. ESTHER THE WONDER PIG is a tender, funny story that manages to sneak up behind you when you're least expecting it and change your life. Be prepared to fall in love-with a pig."—Jasmin Singer, author of Always Too Much and Never Enough: A Memoir and co-host of Our Hen House
"Steve and Derek show us what we already know at Mercy for Animals-that farmed animals are just as deserving of love and respect as the dogs and cats we share our home with-or, in their case, the pig they share their home with."—Nathan Runkle, founder & president, Mercy for Animals
"An inspirational, enjoyable read, especially for animal lovers."—Booklist
"Written in a sincere, touching, and often quite funny voice, ESTHER THE WONDER PIG is a balm to the soul . . .So far, definitely my favorite read of 2016."—Have Cake, Will Travel
"Funny, entertaining, enlightening, and touching, this book about an unknowingly influential little piggy is a good read that also provides an education on the intelligence of pigs and their capacity for giving and receiving affection."—Publishers Weekly(STARRED REVIEW)
"There's joy and humor on every page."—VeganOutreach.org