Meru National Park and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness made famous in the best selling book and award winning movie "Born Free". Elsa the Lioness is buried in this park and part of Joy's ashes were scattered on her gravesite. Between the years 2000 and 2005, the Kenya Wildlife Service, helped by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), restored Meru National Park from near ruin to one of the most promising tourist destinations in Eastern Africa, solving the parks poaching problem. IFAW donated $1.25 million to this major restoration project, and with this money aided in improving the basic infrastructure and
The Joy of Cooking reference book for many mid-century American cooks. The "Joy of Cooking" is considered the most popular American cookbook. Julia Child learned to cook from "The Joy of Cooking" and "Gourmet" magazine. She enjoyed “’Mrs. Joy’s’ Book” and believed it taught her the basic principles of cooking. The Joy of Cooking Joy of Cooking, often known as ""The Joy of Cooking"", is one of the United States' most-published cookbooks. It has been in print continuously since 1936 and has sold more than 18 million copies. It was published privately during 1931 by Irma S. Rombauer (1877-1962), a homemaker in St. Louis,