Bookring Rules:

1) Please journal this book when you a) receive it, b) with your review after you have read it, c) when you are releasing it to the next participant and d) if you are making a journal entry from someone else who has read it while in your possession.

2) No time limit, just take your time and enjoy. If you know someone who may like to read it after you, let them do so and make a journal entry for them (if they're not a bookcrosser). I'll be checking up on its progress every so often. Enjoy!

Back of Book:

When Terri Raines was twenty-seven years old, she took a holiday that changed her life. Leaving behind her wildlife rescue work in the United States, Terri travelled to Australia and there, at a small wildlife park, she met and fell in love with a tall, blond force of nature named Steve Irwin. They were married in less than a year, and Terri eagerly joined in Steve's conservation work. Together, Steve and Terri began to change the world.

In Steve and Me, Terri Irwin recounts the unforgettable adventures they shared - wrangling venomous snakes, saving deadly crocodiles from poachers, swimming among humpback whales - and portrays her husband as he really was.

Steve and Me is a non-stop adventure, a real-life love story and a fitting tribute to a man adored by all those whose lives he touched, written by the woman who knew and loved him best of all.

My Review:

Found this book really easy to read. I enjoyed reading about all their adventures, I definitely couldn't do what they do/have done. Think I'll stick to owning more domesticated creatures and donating to various causes involved in conservation, rather than being so dedicated and involved as they are.

I first came across Steve Irwin on tv running after snakes, picking them up then wiping the venom off his face with a bottle of water, thought he was completely nuts but couldn't stop watching him. He just lured me into watching him with his enthusiastic presenting style. I know him and his family accept the way he died but 40 years later would have been better or seem more acceptable, in my opinion.

Members list:

1) TwiggySC1973 (USA)(Pref US but Int'l)
2) Mamikaem (USA)(Pref US but Int'l)
3) pitluv4 (Canada)
4) Sfogs (New Zealand)(Intl)
5) GronnLivsstil (Norway)(Pref Europe but Int'l)

Book 10 of 87, 87 books for 87 years.

In memory of my gran (Ena).

4.7.1920 - 22.12.2007.

Always in our hearts.

Turning this book into a bookring.

It will start its journey with TwiggySC1973 in the USA. :)

Received in the mail last week (was on vacation), I have one book ring in front of it and will do another JE letting you know when I start it.

Update: Will finish a bookring tonight and will start on this one tonight also. Just wanted to let you know.

I'm ashamed to say I didn't realize I had people waiting, I'm almost done-had to take a break b/c it was so sad (not like I don't know how it ends).

I knew it would be a sad book and it was sad when Steve died. It was gut wrenching to know the Croc' Hunter would pass away admist wildlife. But Terri's story shows the great passion Steve had for all of animals and the hard work he did day in and day out to make sure they would survive.

To me the story shows that we don't ever know what's going to happen in life and that we must stop and smell the flowers. Life is precious and so are the animals, they are here on this earth to provide humans the intelligence to make better choices for us as well as for them.

Mailing to Mamikaem!

Received today from TwiggySC1973. Yay! It's been a long time since I've been part of a book ring. I'm nearly finished with my current book and then will get right on this one. Thanks!

06/14/11 - Finished this the other day. Cute and endearing book. I'm still in shock that Steve is gone. PMing the next on the list so we can get this book on its way!

9/03/11 - No response from pitluv4. Going to try the next in line.

Winging its way to sfogs in New Zealand!

It has arrived safely, though unfortunately just before an important university test.
I'll get on to it soon~!!!

This book made me laugh, and definatly had me crying. Steve was one of my heros growing up, I just couldn't believe it when
dad told me he had died.
However the things he has taught people will live on!
We need to stop the destruction of the natural world,
fauna AND flora. And never take the water in the tap, or the earth under your feet for granted, it may decide to move. As taught to me
by the 7.1 magnitute earthquake and the many, many aftershocks.
This world is amazing and should be treated with respect.

P.S*** DON'T BUY CROCODILE SKIN PRODUCTS OR STUFFED CROCS, AS IT JUST SUPPORTS CROCODILE FARMS!
***LOOK AFTER OUR OCEANS WHALES, NO POINT IN MISSING THEM ONCE THEY ARE ALREADY GONE!

New bookray/ring.

Lizzy-stardust -UK (Int'l post)
storm0103 -Switzerland (EU post)
Simson-Shilitoe -Germany/France (Not post prefference)

Sent on to the UK!

Arrived in todays post. TThanks Ythan! I look forward to reading it!

This book was AMAZING. Terri and Steve's courtship rivals any made up love story I have ever read or heard about. As a couple they were amazing. Most of this book reads like a rollicking fun adventure, though I did find myself slowing down toward the end to delay the inevitable sad ending. The loss of Steve Irwin is such a tragedy. But what a wonderful and lovingly written homage to him. Thanks for sharing this!

It was such a pleasure to find the book in my mailbox today. Thanks Lizzy ! I like the english card with the phone box.
I'll start reading this book this week-end.

I enjoyed this book right from the beginning. Steve had such a powerful personality and thanks to Terri, this book has taken me to places I always dreamed to go...
Although I knew the end of the book, I was not prepared to feel this profound sadness. The story continues with Terri, Bindi and Robert.

The book has been sent this morning to Simson-Sihlitoe. Happy reading !

The book arrived safe and sound in today`s mail.

At the moment there is no other Bookring-book tbr. So Steve Irwin is my next one.

Thank you, Sfogs, for including me in this fine bookring.

And Thank you, storm0103, for posting and the Christmas card.

I'm sure most fans of Steve Irwin felt connected to him on a personal level. That was one of his true gifts in front of a camera.

"Steve and Me" is a detailed love story, as well as a modern tale of tragedy and triumph that should be enjoyed by all who enjoy life, realistic romance, animals, and mankind. Terri, in her own words, gives wonderful glimpses into the man we all saw on the TV screen. She shows him with his faults and struggles, but gives him honor on every page as she reveals his true heart for the world around him. In the conclusion, she is respectful yet candid about her dealings with her husband's passing, focusing instead on the wonder of his life.

There are numerous stories full of humor and danger and factual knowledge. This is a fantastic collection and memoir, a great ode to one of the world's most renowned "wildlife warriors," and an encouragement to every married couple, every son and daughter, anyone with a dream to change the world around them.


I like Steve Irwin and his documentaries very much, but my favourite film maker and croc hunter is:

Malcolm Douglas (14 March 1941 – 23 September 2010), an Australian wildlife documentary film maker ("In The Bush With Malcolm Douglas", "Across the Top" and more than 50 other documentaries and films), and crocodile hunter. Douglas started in the 1960s as a professional crocodile hunter, but later dedicated himself to their preservation at his Wilderness Park in Broome, Western Australia.

Auf der Suche nach einem neuen Zuhause und Leser geht das Buch nun auf die Reise ....

Hallo!Bonjour!Allegra!Marhaba!Ciao!Hola!Hej!Dag!Hi!

Lieber Finder,

ich bin ein Buch auf Reisen und ich bin gerade dabei neue Freunde zu finden. Über einen Eintrag wo und wie du mich gefunden hast, ob du mich lesen willst und weiterreisen läßt oder ob du mich behälst würden mich und alle die mich schon gelesen haben sehr freuen.

Dem Finder viel Spass und dem Buch eine gute Reise.

Ja, und das Ganze ist anonym und kostenlos und macht ganz viel Spaß.