Cry of the Kalahari, Mark Owens
Cry of the Kalahari, Mark Owens
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Cry of the Kalahari

Author: Mark Owens, Delia Owens

Narrator: Sean Runnette, Donna Postel

Unabridged: 14 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/30/2019


Synopsis

This is the story of the Owens' travel and life in the Kalahari Desert. Here they met and studied unique animals and were confronted with danger from drought, fire, storms, and the animals they loved. This bestselling book is for both travelers and animal lovers.

About Mark Owens

When Mark Owens and his wife Delia first went to Africa in 1974, they bought a third-hand Land Rover, drove deep into the Kalahari Desert, and lived there for seven years. The Owens are the authors of Cry of the Kalahari, an international bestseller and winner of the John Burroughs Medal, The Eye of the Elephant, and Secrets of the Savanna. After more than thirty years in Africa, they returned to the United States to carry on their conservation work.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kavita on May 18, 2020

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

Goodreads review by Ariel on May 21, 2012

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

Goodreads review by Jessica on October 06, 2011

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

Goodreads review by Carrie on November 30, 2008

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

Goodreads review by Tanja on March 26, 2023

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