After their zoo was bombed, Polish zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski managed to save over three hundred people from the Nazis by hiding refugees in the empty animal cages. With animal names for these "guests," and human names for the...

A story of bravery and sanctuary set during WWII, this concerns a Polish zookeeping couple who smuggle Jews in empty cages to save them from the Nazis. It has been optioned for a Hollywood movie. von Ackerman, Diane

'You're now about to become addicted to Diane Ackerman.' Jared Diamond'Fascinating.' Washington Post'In this amazingly illuminating book, Diane Ackerman explains our future with her typically intoxicating blend of scholarship, wisdom,...

Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the...

When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw-and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside...