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THE HEARTBEAT OF THE WILD - DAVID QUAMMEN GEBUNDEN

In this inspiring collection of essays  acclaimed author David Quammen journeys to places where
civilization meets raw nature and explores the challenge of balancing the needs of both. For
more than two decades  award-winning science and nature writer David Quammen has traveled to
Earth s most far-flung and fragile destinations  sending back field notes from places caught in
the tension between humans and the wild. This illuminating book features 20 of those
assignments: elegantly written narratives  originally published in National Geographic magazine
and updated for today  telling colorful and impassioned stories from some of the planet s
wildest locales. Quammen shares encounters with African elephants  chimpanzees  and gorillas
(and their saviors  including Jane Goodall)  the salmon of northeastern Russia and the people
whose livelihood depends on them  the lions of Kenya and the villagers whose homes border on
parks created to preserve the species  and the champions of rewilding efforts in southernmost
South America  designed to rescue iconic species including jaguars and macaws. With a new
introduction  afterword  and notes framing each story  Quammen reminds us of the essential role
played by wild nature at the heart of the planet.

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