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How to Walk a Puma: And Other Things I Learned While Stumbling Through South America
Peter Allison
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Description for How to Walk a Puma: And Other Things I Learned While Stumbling Through South America
Paperback. A new book from the author of Whatever You Do, Don't Run about his hilarious and hair-raising adventures in the jungles of South America. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; WNC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 16.
On his nineteenth birthday, Peter Allison flipped a coin. One side would take him to Africa and the other to South America, the two places he wanted to explore before he died. He recounted his time spent as a safari guide in Africa to much acclaim in Whatever You Do, Don't Run and Don't Look Behind You. Sixteen years later, he makes his way to Santiago, Chile, ready to seek out the continent's best, weirdest, and wildest adventures, and to chase the elusive jaguar. In just the first six months, Allison is bitten by a puma (several times), knocked on his head by a bad empanada, and surrounded by piranhas while rafting down a Bolivian river-all because of his unusual fear of refrigerators and of staying in any one place for too long. Ever the gifted storyteller and cultural observer, Allison makes many observations about life in humid climes, the nature of nomadism, and exactly what it is like to be nearly blasted off a mountain by the famous Patagonia wind. Allison's self-deprecating humor is as delightful as his crazy stunts, and his love for animals-even when they bite-is infectious.
Product Details
Publisher
The Lyons Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9780762777563
SKU
V9780762777563
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99-15
About Peter Allison
Peter Allison was born in Sydney, Australia, but at the age of 19 moved to Africa because he wanted to see some of that continent's wildlife. He stayed almost ten years, working his way from barman to safari guide, finally becoming the head guide and guide trainer for Wilderness Safaris, the largest safari operator in Southern Africa. Peter has guided National Geographic photographers and his safaris have appeared in Conde Nast Traveler and Real Travel magazines. He has made appearances on Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures and Fox and Friends, and currently has a wildlife show of his own in development with Digital Ranch Media, and Emmy-award-winning company. Currently, Peter is not based in any one place, but can usually be found in a South American jungle or African savannah.
Reviews for How to Walk a Puma: And Other Things I Learned While Stumbling Through South America
Praise for Whatever You Do, Don't Run: Allison's infectious enthusiasm for both the African bush and his job showing its wonders to tourists is readily apparent.
Booklist His misadventures make Whatever You Do, Don't Run an absorbing read. . . . The material is rich, and Allison is a gifted storyteller. And the only thing stranger than African fiction is African truth.
National Geographic Adventure After reading this entrancing memoir, an African safari may move to No. 1 on your travel wish list. The only catch is you'll want the author as your guide.
Chicago Sun-Times Praise for Don't Look Behind You: The best compliment you can pay a travel writer is to read his work and feel like you're right there with him. For more than two hundred pages, I felt like I was in Africa, up to my neck in danger. I don't even know this guy, but more than once I lay awake at night, worrying for his safety. Enough adventure, action, life lessons, and laughs to fill a movie and four sequels. The fact that Allison survived to write any of this down is a miracle in itself.
Cash Peters, author of Naked in Dangerous Places and Gullible's Travels
Booklist His misadventures make Whatever You Do, Don't Run an absorbing read. . . . The material is rich, and Allison is a gifted storyteller. And the only thing stranger than African fiction is African truth.
National Geographic Adventure After reading this entrancing memoir, an African safari may move to No. 1 on your travel wish list. The only catch is you'll want the author as your guide.
Chicago Sun-Times Praise for Don't Look Behind You: The best compliment you can pay a travel writer is to read his work and feel like you're right there with him. For more than two hundred pages, I felt like I was in Africa, up to my neck in danger. I don't even know this guy, but more than once I lay awake at night, worrying for his safety. Enough adventure, action, life lessons, and laughs to fill a movie and four sequels. The fact that Allison survived to write any of this down is a miracle in itself.
Cash Peters, author of Naked in Dangerous Places and Gullible's Travels