{"product_id":"cry-of-the-kalahari-isbn-9780395647806","title":"Cry Of The Kalahari","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A remarkable story beautifully told…Among such classics as Goodall’s \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Man \u003c\/i\u003eand Fossey’s \u003ci\u003eGorillas in the Mist\u003c\/i\u003e.”—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarrying 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. This engrossing survival memoir details how 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, a landmark study of animal behavior with creatures that had never before been exposed to humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn international bestseller, \u003ci\u003eCry of the Kalahari\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the Owenses’s life with prides of Kalahari lions, elusive 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, a foundational work of wildlife conservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis celebrated memoir of Africa details their seven-year immersion into one of earth’s last wild places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eZoology Research:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow the Owenses as they conduct the first-ever study of lions, brown hyenas, and other carnivores who have never known human contact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExtreme Survival:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover how two young scientists with minimal supplies survived years of punishing drought, raging fires, and isolation in a land without roads or water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePristine Wilderness:\u003c\/b\u003e Journey deep into Botswana's vast and unexplored Kalahari Desert, an immense landscape where thousands of antelope migrate and predators roam free.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnprecedented Human-Animal Bonds:\u003c\/b\u003e Witness the remarkable moments when prides of wild lions and elusive hyenas accept the Owenses into their world, leading to stunningly intimate encounters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the John Burroughs Medal for Best Natural History Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e   “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.”—\u003cem\u003ePeople \u003c\/em\u003e   ?“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.”—\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e   “Splendid…If [the Owenses’s] survival is a wonder, so is their book—stirring, heartening, and elegiac all at once.”—\u003cem\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/em\u003e   “One of the best testimonials to the perseverance, idealism, and general spunk of passionate animal students.”—\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e   “Mark and Delia Owens’s simple human passion and dedication are invigorating. This is a remarkable and important story.”—Barry Lopez   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889970147557,"sku":"NP9780395647806","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780395647806.jpg?v=1730232291","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/cry-of-the-kalahari-isbn-9780395647806","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}