George Adamson George Adamson George Adamson MBE (3 February 1906 – 20 August 1989), also known as the "Baba ya Simba" ("Father of Lions" in Swahili), was a British wildlife conservationist and author. He and his wife, Joy, are best known through the movie "Born Free" and best-selling book with the same title, which is based on the true story of Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lioness cub they had raised and later released into the wild. Several other films have been made based on Adamson's life. George Alexander Graham Adamson was born 3 February 1906 in Etawah, India to British parents.
The Joy of Sex with the subtitle "a thinking person's guide to sex". The Joy of Sex The Joy of Sex is an illustrated sex manual by British author Alex Comfort. First published in 1972, an updated edition was released in September 2008. "The Joy of Sex" spent eleven weeks at the top of the "New York Times" bestseller list and more than 70 weeks in the top five (1972–1974). The original intention was to use the same approach as such cook books as "The Joy of Cooking", hence section titles include "starters" and "main courses". The book features sexual practices such as oral