Of all the memoirs I've read, I must say that personal favorites are Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue Of The Baghdad Zoo and The Elephant Whisperer.
Both books were written by a conservationist by the name of Lawrence Anthony, the owner of the Thula Thula game reserve in South Africa and both books are a worthwhile read.
Babylon's Ark review:
http://www.paraview.com/anthony/The Elephant Whisperer review:
http://murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com/201...-whisperer.htmlThese people are better at explaining the books than I am.