Hardcover:
9780786290277 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, December 15, 2006), cover price $31.95 |
About this edition: Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the Great Depression, and his friendship with Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie, the elephant, who gave them hope.
Paperback:
9781594134647 | Lrg mti edition (Large Print Pr, March 18, 2011), cover price $15.99
9781616200701 | Mti rep edition (Algonquin Books, March 1, 2011), cover price $14.95 |
About this edition: Over 10,000,000 copies in print worldwide #1 New York Times Bestseller A Los Angeles Times Bestseller A Wall Street Journal Bestseller A Newsday Favorite Book of 2006 A USA Today Bestseller A Major Motion Picture starring Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and Christoph Waltz  Jacob Janowskiâs luck had run outâorphaned and penniless, he had no direction until he landed on a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth.
9781616200718 | Mti rep edition (Algonquin Books, March 1, 2011), cover price $7.99 |
About this edition: Though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside Jacob Jankowski's ninety-something-year-old mind.
9781594132001 | Large print edition (Large Print Pr, May 9, 2007), cover price $15.99 |
About this edition: Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the Great Depression, and his friendship with Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie, the elephant, who gave them hope.
9781565125605 | Reprint edition (Algonquin Books, May 1, 2007), cover price $14.95 |
About this edition: Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the Great Depression, and his friendship with Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie, the elephant, who gave them hope.
Miscellaneous:
9781598956436 | Unabridged edition (Findaway World Llc, November 27, 2006), cover price $34.99 |
About this edition: When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits - the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth - a second-rate travelling circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town.
CD/Spoken Word:
9781615730360 | Unabridged edition (Highbridge Co, November 1, 2009), cover price $14.99 |
About this edition: Beautifully written, with a luminous sense of time and place, Water for Elephants tells of love in a world in which love's a luxury few can afford.
9781598870626 | Unabridged edition (Highbridge Co, May 22, 2006), cover price $29.95 |
About this edition: Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the Great Depression, and his friendship with Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie, the elephant, who gave them hope.