Cry of the Kalahari

Oh, to be Mark and Delia and lie under the clear sky with only lions for company. That is the stuff of dreams for an animal lover. I feel privileged to have been taken by the authors to Botswana Kalahari and given a glimpse of the rare world out there, so inaccessible to most of us. So for that, tha......more

Emotional and riveting, Cry of The Kalahari is one of the most inspirational books I've encountered in my reading history. The seven year journey of Mark an Delia Owens not only represents them as zoologists and researchers, but shows their compassion and love towards the environment and the species......more

While the writing was good, tells the story of the Owenses first seven years in Africa, and conveys the passion the couple feels toward preserving wildlife there, I could not fully appreciate this book. Last year this article was published in the New Yorker: [URL not allowed]......more

The descriptions of the untouched wildlife in the Kalahari desert are astounding. The authors, however, are dumbasses. What sort of crazy people move to the Kalahari desert, hundreds of miles from the nearest human settlement, without any equipment or experience to speak of? It is truly miraculous t......more

This book was an instant classic about the wilds of Africa in my humble opinion. It is the true story of Mark and Delia Owens who explored the foreboding Kalahari desert and studied the wildlife there. It is a story about how they survived and how the wildlife is adapted to live in these harsh condi......more