Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
By: Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
4.06
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An Inspiring Memoir, for Fans of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Frans De Waal. In her enchanting m…
Want to Read $ 19.99If you liked the memoir plot in Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet by Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka , here is a list of 18 books like this:
1. To the Edge of the Sky: A Story of Love, Betrayal, Suffering, and the Strength of Human Courage
By: Anhua Gao
3.21
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
To the "Edge of the Sky" is the harrowing account of a remarkable woman's life in communist China-a… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Anhua Gao's To the Edge of the Sky: A Story of Love, Betrayal, Suffering, and the Strength of Human Courage book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- nonfiction
- memoir
2. Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales Of A Botswana Safari Guide
By: Peter Allison
3.66
Format: 336 pages,
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Peter Allison's Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales Of A Botswana Safari Guide book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- animals
- nonfiction
- memoir
- nature
3. In the Shadow of Man
By: Jane Goodall , Hugo van Lawick , None
4.36
Format: 297 pages, Paperback
This best-selling classic tells the story of one of world's greatest scientific adventuresses. Jane… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Jane Goodall's In the Shadow of Man book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- africa
- memoir
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
"At that moment there was no need of any scientific knowledge to understand his communication of reassurance. The soft pressure of his fingers spoke to me not through my intellect but through a more p…"-Jane Goodall, In the Shadow of Man
4. The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean
By: Susan Casey
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From Susan Casey, bestselling author of The Devil's Teeth, an astonishing book about colossal, ship… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Susan Casey's The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
5. Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo
By: Vanessa Woods
4.05
Format: None pages,
A young woman follows her fiance to war-torn Congo to study extremely endangered bonobo apes - who … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Vanessa Woods's Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
6. Cowboy and His Elephant
By: Malcolm MacPherson
4.21
Format: None pages, Paperback
In the late 1980s, a female baby elephant was born on the plains of Southern Africa. In a "cull," h… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Malcolm MacPherson's Cowboy and His Elephant book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
7. The House of Unexpected Sisters (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #18)
By: Alexander McCall Smith
4.16
Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition
Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are approached by their part-time colleague, Mr. Polopetsi, with a tro… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Alexander McCall Smith's The House of Unexpected Sisters (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #18) book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- africa
8. The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance
By: Mensun Bound
4.12
Format: 409 pages, Kindle Edition
"As thrilling as any tale from the heroic age of exploration. ... Bound's account is a triumph. The… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Mensun Bound's The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- nonfiction
- memoir
9. The Last Ranger
By:
None
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
The best-selling author of The River returns with a lush and vivid mystery set in Yellowstone Natio… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in 's The Last Ranger book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- animals
- nature
10. Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades
By: Rebecca Renner
3.81
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
David Grann meets Susan Orlean in this page-turning true story of an underground operation into the… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Rebecca Renner's Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- nature
- memoir
- animals
- nonfiction
- environment
11. Catch Your Breath: The Secret Life of a Sleepless Anaesthetist
By: Ed Patrick
4.26
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
'Brilliantly funny.' - Matt Lucas'You have to read this book.' - Tim Harford'It's funny, touching a… read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Ed Patrick's Catch Your Breath: The Secret Life of a Sleepless Anaesthetist book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- nonfiction
- memoir
12. The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
By: Susan Casey
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the … read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Susan Casey's The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- environment
- nonfiction
- animals
- nature
13. Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
By: Christian Cooper
4.25
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes us beyond the viral video th… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Christian Cooper's Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- animals
- nonfiction
- memoir
- nature
"Nor did I know back then that McCartney had written the song as an ode to Black women ("bird" being British slang for a pretty girl) at the pivotal moment of the civil rights struggle. That would onl…"-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
"Writing a memoir is akin to taking off one's clothes in public, and as I learned years ago in the amateur strip contest as Darren and the go-go boys cheered me on, success at such an endeavor can onl…"-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
"Beginning around 1910, The Great Migration saw some 6 million black people surge Northward, out of the states of the former Confederacy, spurred by the same thing that lies behind the yearly migratio…"-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
"What makes birding such a phenomenon? Why not "mammaling" or insecting? Certainly those pursuits have their adherents, as the thousands who visit Africa on safari or who catalog butterflies can attes…"-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
14. A Light through the Cracks: A Climber's Story
By: Beth Rodden
4.05
Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition
Renowned rock climber Beth Rodden’s inspiring memoir about overcoming devastating trauma, refusing … read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Beth Rodden's A Light through the Cracks: A Climber's Story book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- nonfiction
- memoir
15. The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees
By: Matthieu Aikins
4.18
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this extraordinary book, an acclaimed young war reporter chronicles a dangerous journey on the s… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Matthieu Aikins's The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- nonfiction
- memoir
16. Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future
By: Gloria Dickie
4.25
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A New Yorker Best Book of the Year An Economist Best Book of 2023 A Scientific American Best… read more
Want to Read $ 16.50Similar categories in Gloria Dickie's Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- nature
- animals
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
"Whenever people had asked me which bear was my favorite, I had dithered and hedged. "I like them all equally," I would say, diplomatically. Sun bears were cute with lolling tongues. Grizzlies were em…"-Gloria Dickie, Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future
17. So Many Steves: Afternoons with Steve Martin
By: Steve Martin
3.83
Format: 3 pages, Audiobook
Steve Martin is more candid than he’s ever been about his creative life in this engrossing audio-bi… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Steve Martin's So Many Steves: Afternoons with Steve Martin book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- nonfiction
- memoir
18. The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
By: Kamala Harris
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us,… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Kamala Harris's The Truths We Hold: An American Journey book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- nonfiction
- memoir
"When you break through a glass ceiling, you're going to get cut, and it's going to hurt."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
"One of my mother’s favorite sayings was “Don’t let anybody tell you who you are. You tell them who you are."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
"Politics is a realm where the grand pronouncement often takes the place of the painstaking and detail-oriented work of getting meaningful things done."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
". . . Being a good person meant standing for something larger than yourself; that success is measured in part by what you help others achieve and accomplish."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
19. Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.
By: Sy Montgomery
4.07
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award finalist for The Soul of an Octopus and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgome… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Sy Montgomery's Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers. book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- nature
- memoir
- animals
- nonfiction
- environment
"Never give up on a turtle. Because turtles never give up."-Sy Montgomery, Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.
20. I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations
By: Sarah Stewart Holland
4.08
Format: 205 pages, Hardcover
More than ever, politics seems driven by conflict and anger. People sitting together in pews every … read more
Want to Read $ 3.99Similar categories in Sarah Stewart Holland's I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- nonfiction
"Molds are for Jell-O, not for people."-Sarah Stewart Holland, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations
"We have to stop fearing difficult discussions and start seeing them as opportunities for growth."-Sarah Stewart Holland, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations
"Paradox is disorienting at times. It is also empowering. It can be empowering to say “I don’t know."-Sarah Stewart Holland, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations
"Learning to have healthy conflict with each other over political challenges is of utmost importance; in fact, it is a spiritual imperative."-Sarah Stewart Holland, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations
21. Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss
By: Margaret Renkl
4.30
Format: 231 pages, Hardcover
Growing up in Alabama, Renkl was a devoted reader, an explorer of riverbeds and red-dirt roads, and… read more
Want to Read $ 8.83Similar categories in Margaret Renkl's Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- environment
- nonfiction
- memoir
- nature
"The loss you don't know about is no less a loss, but it costs you nothing and so it causes you no pain."-Margaret Renkl, Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss
"When I didn't die, however, and then didn't die some more, I came one day to understand: I wasn't dying; I was grieving. I wasn't dying. Not yet."-Margaret Renkl, Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss
"Back on the caregiving roller coaster, I struggled to remember the lesson I had just learned so painfully with Mom: the end of caregiving isn't freedom. The end of caregiving is grief."-Margaret Renkl, Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss
22. The Elephants of Thula Thula (Elephant Whisperer, 3)
By: Françoise Malby-Anthony
4.45
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Françoise Malby-Anthony's The Elephants of Thula Thula is the story about an extraordinary herd of … read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Françoise Malby-Anthony's The Elephants of Thula Thula (Elephant Whisperer, 3) book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- africa
- wildlife
- memoir
- animals
- nonfiction
- conservation
- nature
23. Mrs Van Gogh
By: Caroline Cauchi
3.83
Format: 481 pages, Kindle Edition
She’s been painted out of history…until now Who tells her story? In 1890, Vincent Van Gogh di… read more
Want to Read $ 3.99Similar categories in Caroline Cauchi's Mrs Van Gogh book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
24. Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story
By: Daphne Sheldrick
4.19
Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition
Daphne Sheldrick, whose family arrived in Africa from Scotland in the 1820s, is the first person ev… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Daphne Sheldrick's Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- africa
- memoir
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
25. Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
By: Jedidiah Jenkins
4.03
Format: 221 pages, Hardcover
When his mother, Barbara, turns seventy, Jedidiah Jenkins is reminded of a sobering fact: Our pare… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Jedidiah Jenkins's Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- nonfiction
- memoir
- nature
"In my midthirties, I realized that my parents would die soon. Not like a terminal illness. I just mean in the flow of time. It hit me hardest when my mother turned seventy. I did a quick bit of math.…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
"I wondered about my friendship with my mom. Is it friendship? How can it be? Friendship is chosen. Friendship is discovered. But a mother and a son have a bond that is necessary. If the son exists, t…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
26. Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
By: Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
4.06
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An Inspiring Memoir, for Fans of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Frans De Waal. In her enchanting m… read more
Want to Read $ 19.99Similar categories in Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- uganda
- africa
- wildlife
- memoir
- animals
- natural history
- nonfiction
- conservation
- environment
- nature
27. Bindle Punk Bruja
By: Desideria Mesa
3.52
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
A part-time reporter and club owner takes on crooked city councilmen, mysterious and deadly mobster… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Desideria Mesa's Bindle Punk Bruja book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
"Because there will always be those who will never see who we truly are. But if we waste our energies punishing their ignorance, we will drown in our own bitterness."-Desideria Mesa, Bindle Punk Bruja
28. The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope
By: David Quammen
4.28
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed author David Quammen journeys to places where civ… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in David Quammen's The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- nature
- africa
- animals
- nonfiction
- environment
29. The Chimpanzee Whisperer: A Life of Love and Loss, Compassion and Conservation
By: Stany Nyandwi
4.35
Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition
A moving, heartwarming memoir about a conservation hero and real-life chimpanzee whisperer—now the … read more
Want to Read $ 18.99Similar categories in Stany Nyandwi's The Chimpanzee Whisperer: A Life of Love and Loss, Compassion and Conservation book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- uganda
- africa
- wildlife
- memoir
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
30. Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History, from Cave Art to Conservation
By: Tim Birkhead
3.85
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning writer and ornithologist Tim Birkhead takes us on an epic and dazzling journey throug… read more
Want to Read $ 19.25Similar categories in Tim Birkhead's Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History, from Cave Art to Conservation book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- natural history
- nonfiction
- animals
- nature
31. Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future
By: Danielle Clode
3.89
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Koalas regularly appeared in Australian biologist Danielle Clode’s backyard, but it was only when a… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Danielle Clode's Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future book and Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
- nature
- animals
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
