{"product_id":"9781602860957","title":"We Bought a Zoo: The Amazing True Story of a Young Family, a Broken Down Zoo, and the 200 Wild Animals That Change Their Lives Forever","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe remarkable true story of a family who move into a rundown zoo–already a BBC documentary miniseries and excerpted in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the market for a house and an adventure, Benjamin Mee moved his family to an unlikely new home: a dilapidated zoo in the English countryside. Mee had a dream to refurbish the zoo and run it as a family business. His friends and colleagues thought he was crazy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in 2006, Mee and his wife with their two children, his brother, and his 76-year-old mother moved into the Dartmoor Wildlife Park. Their extended family now included: Solomon, an African lion and scourge of the local golf course; Zak, the rickety Alpha wolf, a broadly benevolent dictator clinging to power; Ronnie, a Brazilian tapir, easily capable of killing a man, but hopelessly soppy; and Sovereign, a jaguar and would-be ninja, who has devised a long term escape plan and implemented it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing was easy, given the family’s lack of experience as zookeepers, and what follows is a magical exploration of the mysteries of the animal kingdom, the power of family, and the triumph of hope over tragedy. \u003ci\u003eWe Bought a Zoo\u003c\/i\u003e is a profoundly moving portrait of an unforgettable family living in the most extraordinary circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weinstein Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037205774576,"sku":"9781602860957","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781602860957_p0.jpg?v=1763829487","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781602860957","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}