{"product_id":"cry-of-the-kalahari-paperback","title":"Cry of the Kalahari - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Owens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDelia Owens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARK AND DELIA OWENS are the authors of \u003ci\u003eCry of the Kalahari\u003c\/i\u003e, an international bestseller and winner of the John Burroughs Medal, \u003ci\u003eThe Eye of the Elephant\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSecrets of the Savanna\u003c\/i\u003e. Delia is the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52912620175584,"sku":"9780395647806","price":25.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/g7VKZqkhk49780395647806.webp?v=1781227275","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/cry-of-the-kalahari-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}