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An international bestseller, this is an emotional and riveting story of the Owens’ travel and adventurous life in the Kalahari Desert.?
“A remarkable story beautifully told…Among such classics as Goodall’s In the Shadow of Man and Fossey’s 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 alongside animals that had never before been exposed to humans including lions, brown hyenas, jackals, and giraffes. 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. Travelers and animal lovers alike will be instantly captivated by their tale.
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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 Owenses’s] 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 Owens’s simple human passion and dedication are invigorating. This is a remarkable and important story.”—Barry Lopez —

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MARK and DELIA OWENS are the authors of "Cry of the Kalahari", an international bestseller and winner of the Burroughs Medal, and "The Eye of the Elephant".

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JTJDB2W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 22 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 12.3 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 489 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0544341647
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • 鶹 Rank: #195,120 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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  • Reviewed in Canada on November 4, 2024
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    Great story telling
  • Reviewed in Canada on April 30, 2019
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    This is an incredible story of two people doing extraordinary research work in earlier days. The story is well written and you feel like you are there with them experiencing what they are seeing and living this adventure with them....highly recommend it!
  • Reviewed in Canada on September 26, 1997
    Excellent insight into the social systems of animals -- which are not so far removed from our own. A must read for those doing any type of safari or viewing of animals and people in Africa. Writing style is easy, their adventure is interesting and the book helps transport you into the wild.
  • Reviewed in Canada on September 21, 2020
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    So good! I felt like I was in Africa!
  • Reviewed in Canada on September 22, 2020
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    Another well written book by them. Enjoyed.
  • Reviewed in Canada on October 9, 2019
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    wonderful and very engaging - highly recommended.
  • Reviewed in Canada on January 26, 2016
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    A must read for anyone interested in this part of the world (Botswana). Bought it for my wife who hadn't read it.
  • Reviewed in Canada on April 15, 2022
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    I like a description of the country
    Many boring details page after page

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  • Vishwajay
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in India on May 7, 2023
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    Super reading. Worth every penny
  • Kundin aus LE
    5.0 out of 5 stars What a view into nature
    Reviewed in Germany on March 3, 2025
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    Great! I loved to read it and wished there would be more books by Mark and Delia!
  • Client d'鶹
    5.0 out of 5 stars Livre inoubliable !
    Reviewed in France on September 9, 2022
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    Excellent livre de Delia et Mark Owens. Leurs aventures au Kalahari (Botswana) vous laissera des souvenirs inoubliables. C'est merveilleusement bien écrit et particulièrement enrichissant. Pour ceux que l'anglais rebute, sachez qu'une traduction française a été récemment publiée en poche.
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  • MC
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing real story
    Reviewed in Spain on September 6, 2020
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    The best book I have read about wildest animals and Africa.
    Not only the story itself is amazing, but also the way it is written. I could not stop reading it until the end!
  • 鶹 Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in Australia on April 27, 2024
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    Great book

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