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Death in a Lonely Land
- More Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting on Five Continents
- Written by: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrated by: Paul Maitrejean
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of Last Horizons, Peter Hathaway Capstick now presents Death in a Lonely Land, a second volume of his hunting, fishing, and shooting adventures on five continents—stories collected from such magazines as Outdoor Life, NRA’s American Hunter, Guns & Ammo, and Petersen’s Hunting.
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White Hunters
- Written by: Brian Herne
- Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
A little over 100 years ago, East Africa was terra incognita to most whites....
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The Masked Rider
- Cycling in West Africa
- Written by: Neil Peart
- Narrated by: Brian Sutherland
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
Dysentery, drunken soldiers, and corrupt officials provide the background for Rush drummer Neil Peart's physical and spiritual cycling journey through West Africa....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really kept me engaged
- By Cody on 2023-07-14
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Skeletons on the Zahara
- A True Story of Survival
- Written by: Dean King
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Everywhere hailed as a masterpiece of historical adventure, this enthralling narrative recounts the experiences of 12 American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Skeletons on the Zahara
- By Conrad Noble on 2022-06-14
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Michael Palin: Sahara
- Written by: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Michael Palin's epic voyages have seen him circumnavigate the globe, but perhaps the greatest single challenge he has faced is his latest, a crossing of the vast and merciless Sahara Desert....
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Death in the Long Grass
- A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush
- Written by: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrated by: Luke Oldham
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
As thrilling as any novel, as taut and exciting as any adventure story, Peter Hathaway Capstick’s Death in the Long Grass takes us deep into the heart of darkness to view Africa through the eyes of one of the most renowned professional hunters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The accuracy of africa
- By Colin on 2025-01-19
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Death in a Lonely Land
- More Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting on Five Continents
- Written by: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrated by: Paul Maitrejean
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of Last Horizons, Peter Hathaway Capstick now presents Death in a Lonely Land, a second volume of his hunting, fishing, and shooting adventures on five continents—stories collected from such magazines as Outdoor Life, NRA’s American Hunter, Guns & Ammo, and Petersen’s Hunting.
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White Hunters
- Written by: Brian Herne
- Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
A little over 100 years ago, East Africa was terra incognita to most whites....
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The Masked Rider
- Cycling in West Africa
- Written by: Neil Peart
- Narrated by: Brian Sutherland
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
Dysentery, drunken soldiers, and corrupt officials provide the background for Rush drummer Neil Peart's physical and spiritual cycling journey through West Africa....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really kept me engaged
- By Cody on 2023-07-14
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Skeletons on the Zahara
- A True Story of Survival
- Written by: Dean King
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Everywhere hailed as a masterpiece of historical adventure, this enthralling narrative recounts the experiences of 12 American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Skeletons on the Zahara
- By Conrad Noble on 2022-06-14
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Michael Palin: Sahara
- Written by: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Michael Palin's epic voyages have seen him circumnavigate the globe, but perhaps the greatest single challenge he has faced is his latest, a crossing of the vast and merciless Sahara Desert....
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Death in the Long Grass
- A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush
- Written by: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrated by: Luke Oldham
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
As thrilling as any novel, as taut and exciting as any adventure story, Peter Hathaway Capstick’s Death in the Long Grass takes us deep into the heart of darkness to view Africa through the eyes of one of the most renowned professional hunters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The accuracy of africa
- By Colin on 2025-01-19
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Kilimanjaro Diaries
- Or, How I Spent a Week Dreaming of Toilets, Drinking Crappy Water, and Making Bad Jokes While Having the Time of My Life
- Written by: Eva Melusine Thieme
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
When expat blogger and mother of four Eva Melusine Thieme first harbors the idea of ringing out her three years in Africa on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, it sounds easy....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very entertaining for an aspiring Kili climber
- By Natalia on 2023-01-08
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Last Horizons
- Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting on Five Continents
- Written by: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrated by: Paul Maitrejean
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Peter Hathaway Capstick first earned a name as an outdoor writer in the pages of such magazines as Guns & Ammo, Petersen’s Hunting, The American Hunter, and Outdoor Life.
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The Last Ivory Hunter
- The Saga of Wally Johnson
- Written by: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrated by: Paul Maitrejean
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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A chance meeting around a safari campfire on the banks of the Mupamadazi River leads to The Last Ivory Hunter: The Saga of Wally Johnson, a grand tale of African adventure by renowned hunting author Peter Hathaway Capstick.
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Wild Life
- Dispatches from a Childhood of Baboons and Button-Downs
- Written by: Keena Roberts
- Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Keena Roberts split her adolescence between the wilds of an island camp in Botswana and the even more treacherous halls of an elite Philadelphia private school....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful book
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-06-29
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Hardest Geezer
- Mind over Miles
- Written by: Russ Cook
- Narrated by: Russ Cook
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Hardest Geezer, Russ Cook, is the first person to ever run the entire length of Africa.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good but short
- By Jonathan Martel on 2025-01-22
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A Primate's Memoir
- A Neuroscientist’s Unconventional Life Among the Baboons
- Written by: Robert Sapolsky
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story5 out of 5 stars 21
A Primate's Memoir interweaves serious scientific observations with wry commentary about the challenges and pleasures of living in the wilds of the Serengeti-for man and beast alike....
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5 out of 5 stars
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strange topic but deep layered story
- By Anonymous User on 2024-07-09
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Secrets of the Savanna
- Twenty-Three Years in the African Wilderness Unraveling the Mysteries of Elephants and People
- Written by: Mark Owens, Delia Owens
- Narrated by: Donna Postel, Sean Runnette
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17
In this riveting real-life adventure, Mark and Delia Owens tell the dramatic story of their last years in Africa, fighting to save elephants, villagers, and - in the end - themselves....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A great book on conservation work in Africa
- By Kelly on 2021-09-29
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Monte Carlo for Vagabonds
- Fantastically Frugal Travel Stories - the Unsung Pleasures of Beating the System from Albania to Osaka
- Written by: R. A. Dalkey
- Narrated by: R. A. Dalkey
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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When R.A. Dalkey travels cheap, he thinks bigger than hostel dorms, overnight trains and pasta with tomato sauce for every meal. He’ll roll out his sleeping bag in Madrid’s red light district, nap on the streets of Monaco and furtively string up his hammock on Swiss farms....
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A Zoo in My Luggage
- Written by: Gerald Durrell
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2
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A Zoo in My Luggage is the account of Gerald Durrell's six-month animal-collecting trip in British Cameroon, and his attempts to create his own zoo. Motivated by a passion for wildlife, and a desire to save endangered species from extinction, Durrell assembles exotic animals....
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Cries of the Savanna
- An Adventure. An Awakening. A Journey to Understanding African Wildlife Conservation
- Written by: Sue Tidwell
- Narrated by: Sue Tidwell, Lilian Mremi, Tanzanian Game Scout, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Sue Tidwell lived in awe of Africa’s extraordinary wildlife. After years spent appreciating the animals in her imagination, the tenderhearted American hated the idea of joining her husband on a big game hunting safari....
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Confessions of an African Safari Guide: Truths, Tales and Taboos of the Safari Life
- Written by: Lloyd Camp
- Narrated by: Lloyd Camp
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
So, who is the jeep-jockey in the khaki uniform and the sweat-stained hat, this person you entrust your life to when you venture into the African wilderness? Listen to find out more....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good stories, poor audio
- By Sarah on 2025-03-02
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Death in the Dark Continent
- Written by: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrated by: Luke Oldham
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Critically acclaimed as a master of adventure writing for Death in the Long Grass and Death in the Silent Places, former professional hunter Peter Hathaway Capstick takes us back to Africa to encounter the world’s most dangerous big-game animals.
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The Black Nile
- One Man's Amazing Journey Through Peace and War on the World's Longest River
- Written by: Dan Morrison
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Investigative journalist Dan Morrison hired a boat builder, summoned a childhood buddy, and set out paddling from Jinja, Uganda, down the White Nile toward Cairo....
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Ghana - Culture Smart!
- Written by: Ian Utley
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Culture Smart! - Ghana helps to disperse the frustrations and barriers and offers the listener an opportunity to enjoy more fully all that this beautiful country has to offer....
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Le Maroc
- Guide culturel et pratique
- Written by: divers auteurs
- Narrated by: Lila Tamazit
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Un guide culturel audio pour les curieux, les amateurs d'histoire et les voyageurs. Le parfait kit de découverte d'une région et de sa...
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Sahara
- Written by: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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Michael Palin is off again, this time to the seemingly desolate Sahara Desert....
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Elephants
- Birth, Life, and Death in the World of the Giants
- Written by: Hannah Mumby
- Narrated by: Gemma Lawrence
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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What Jane Goodall did for chimpanzees, international ecologist and conservation scientist Hannah Mumby now does for elephants in this compelling, eye-opening account that brings into focus this species remarkably similar to humans - and makes a persuasive argument for saving them....
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Death in the Silent Places
- Written by: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrated by: Luke Oldham
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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With his characteristic color and flair, Capstick recalls the extraordinary careers of men like Colonel J.H. Patterson and Colonel Jim Corbett, who stalked legendary man-eaters through the silent darkness on opposite sides of the world.
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Greater Than a Tourist: Swakopmund, Namibia, Africa
- 50 Travel Tips from a Local
- Written by: Idonette Blignaut, Greater Than a Tourist
- Narrated by: Stephen Floyd
- Length: 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Greater Than a Tourist: Swakopmund, Namibia, Africa by Idonette Blignaut offers the inside scoop on Swakopmund. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination....
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The Garden of Mars
- Madagascar, an Island Story
- Written by: John Gimlette
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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A journey - both historical and contemporary - among the fantastical landscapes, beguiling creatures and isolated tribes of the world's fourth island: Madagascar....
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Culture Smart! Morocco
- The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- Written by: Jillian York
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Morocco is a land of spectacular scenery with a rich history and heady with tantalizing scents and colorful sights. The call of the muezzin seems to draw people from every corner of the globe....
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Distant Suns
- Every Day an Adventure, Book 3
- Written by: Sam Manicom
- Narrated by: Sam Manicom
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Sam Manicom's dynamic third book transports you to Southern Africa, South and Central America. Sam has a gift for describing the vibrancy of people and places....
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Uganda - Culture Smart!
- The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- Written by: Ian Clarke
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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This book provides key insights into Ugandan life and offers practical tips on how best to meet the Ugandan people on their own terms, vital information for tourists and businessmen alike....
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Geldof in Africa
- Written by: Bob Geldof
- Narrated by: Bob Geldof
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Over 20 years on, passion undiminished, Geldof returns to what he calls the Luminous Continent....