Cry of the Kalahari by Mark Owens (English) Paperback Book

Description: Cry of the Kalahari by Mark Owens, Delia Owens This account of the authors seven-year stay in Africas Kalahari wilderness covers their adventures of survival, their contact with curious and dangerous animals, and the establishment of their conservation research project. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "A remarkable story beautifully told...Among such classics as Goodalls In the Shadow of Man and Fosseys Gorillas in the Mist."--Chicago Tribune Carrying little more than a change of clothes and a pair of binoculars, two young Americans, Mark and Delia Owens, caught a plane to Africa, bought a thirdhand Land Rover, and drove deep into the Kalahari Desert. There they lived for seven years, in an unexplored area with no roads, no people, and no source of water for thousands of square miles. In this vast wilderness the Owenses began their zoology research, working along animals that had never before been exposed to humans. An international bestseller, Cry of the Kalahari is the story of the Owensess life with lions, brown hyenas, jackals, giraffes, and the many other creatures they came to know. It is also a gripping account of how they survived the dangers of living in one of the last and largest pristine areas on Earth. Author Biography MARK AND DELIA OWENS are the authors of Cry of the Kalahari, an international bestseller and winner of the John Burroughs Medal, The Eye of the Elephant, and Secrets of the Savanna. Delia is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Where the Crawdads Sing. Review Winner of the John Burroughs Medal for Best Natural History Book of the Year "Extraordinary...How the couple overcame the hazards of the desert and came to appreciate its living richness makes fascinating reading...Read their remarkable book to be delighted, moved, and awed."--People ?"For anyone interested in animals or in real live adventure, this book is a must."--Jane Goodall "Leaps off the page and sweeps you away."--Los Angeles Times "Splendid...If [the Owensess] survival is a wonder, so is their book--stirring, heartening, and elegiac all at once."--Newsweek "One of the best testimonials to the perseverance, idealism, and general spunk of passionate animal students."--Washington Post "Mark and Delia Owenss simple human passion and dedication are invigorating. This is a remarkable and important story."--Barry Lopez -- Review Quote Winner of the John Burroughs Medal for Best Natural History Book of the Year "Extraordinary...How the couple overcame the hazards of the desert and came to appreciate its living richness makes fascinating reading...Read their remarkable book to be delighted, moved, and awed."-- People "For anyone interested in animals or in real live adventure, this book is a must."--Jane Goodall "Leaps off the page and sweeps you away."-- Los Angeles Times "Splendid...If [the Owensess] survival is a wonder, so is their book--stirring, heartening, and elegiac all at once."-- Newsweek "One of the best testimonials to the perseverance, idealism, and general spunk of passionate animal students."-- Washington Post "Mark and Delia Owenss simple human passion and dedication are invigorating. This is a remarkable and important story."--Barry Lopez Details ISBN0395647800 Author Delia Owens Short Title CRY OF THE KALAHARI Language English ISBN-10 0395647800 ISBN-13 9780395647806 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1992 Imprint Houghton Mifflin Place of Publication Boston Country of Publication United States Birth 1944 Publisher Houghton Mifflin DOI 10.1604/9780395647806 AU Release Date 1992-10-15 NZ Release Date 1992-10-15 US Release Date 1992-10-15 UK Release Date 1992-10-15 Pages 384 Publication Date 1992-10-15 DEWEY 591.96811 Illustrations 51 Illustrations Audience General Imprint US Mariner Books Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:7270640;

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