Whatever You Do, Don't Run
True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide
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Antony Ferguson
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Written by:
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Peter Allison
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Whatever You Do, Don't Run is a hilarious collection of true tales from top safari guide Peter Allison. In a place where the wrong behavior could get you eaten, Allison has survived face-to-face encounters with big cats, angry elephants, and the world's most unpredictable animals: herds of untamed tourists and foolhardy guides whose outrageous antics sometimes make them even more dangerous than a pride of hungry lions!
Join Allison as he faces down charging lions (twice); searches for a drunk, half-naked tourist who happens to be a member of the British royal family; drives a Land Rover full of tourists into a lagoon full of hippos; and adopts the most vicious animal in Africa as his "pet". Full of lively humor and a genuine love and respect for Botswana and its rich wildlife, Whatever You Do, Don't Run takes you to where the wild things are and introduces you to a place where every day is a new adventure!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-07-23
Love Safari adventures
Fortunate to have experienced Akagera Park, Rwanda many times and loved to hear stories from the Park Guide point of view. Enjoyed it.
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- Phil Atkinson
- 2023-07-18
Wonderfully Entertaining
An entertaining series of separate adventures and stories from a novice to an experienced guide.
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- Elaine Montgomery
- 2023-11-15
Very entertaining
Fantasticly funny. Very detailed and visual.
I will recommend this book. Go nature lovers. I would love to experience that. Thank you the journey.
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- Brett Dupuis
- 2021-05-26
Fun Read
Wow! This book is a really fun and interesting read that I wasn’t expecting! It feels like you’re at the campfire and the guide is telling you all of these quick stories. Highly recommend
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- ilovelasvegas
- 2022-07-22
dellightful
Peter Allison has just the right amount of self deprecating humor and wildlife Knowledge and experience highly recommend this book
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-12-31
A good escape - Entertaining
Each chapter is an anecdote. Relaxing little escape.
No need to read it as a novel... just grab a nugget of a chapter or two and enjoy.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-09-09
better than expected!
It sounded interesting, so I bought it, but to be honest I didn't have high expectations. I was expecting something entertaining that would keep my morning commute from being too boring. but this was so well written, and so well narrated. I laughed so hard at times, I almost had to pull over and park. it made me want to be a safari guide, even though I know next to nothing about Africa or it's animals. Botswana is officially on my list of places to visit!
this absolutely went above and beyond what I thought I was in for. I have even recommended it to my parents, and a few friends already. I will definitely be giving this another listen in the future when I need a mood booster.
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- Linda
- 2021-06-03
The best thing next to a real safari
I have never enjoyed an audiobook as much as I did this one. I wish there was a way to give more stars because I would gladly do that. The narration is brilliant and the story is so engaging and humorous. I loved every minute and was sad when the book ended. I highly recommend this audiobook! Enjoy!
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- David Thomas
- 2021-04-10
I enjoyed it
I thought it was very engaged and enjoyable interesting and the person who was reading it read it out loud it was very good.
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- Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell
- 2021-05-08
A great story
I love animals, and the thought of all those wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plain in Africa, as it were, so I knew I would enjoy this book by a safari guide - his adventures were funny, dramatic, and hair raising... all at once!
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