For many years and through many of the world's most remote regions, Wade Davis has travelled in search of the rare places where cultural diversity survives, untainted by the influences of globalisation and modernisation. This work brings together the extraordinary travels that sprang from this quest.
Wade Davis is Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society - named one of their 'Explorers of the Millenium'. A Harvard-trained anthropologist and ethnobotanist, he has travelled widely and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2002 Lowell Thomas Medal, the Banff Mountain Book and Film Festival Award for adventure travel writing and the 2002 Lannan Foundation prize for literary non-fiction. In 2004 he was made an Honorary Member of the Explorer's Club. He lectures widely in the UK, US and Canada and writes for publications including National Geographic, the New York Times, Outside, Harpers, Fortune, Conde Nast Traveller, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Toronto Globe & Mail and National Geographic Traveller. His books include the international bestseller, The Serpent and the Rainbow, as well as Shadows in the Sun, Light at the Edge of the World and One River. He is currently writing a book about the early British efforts on Everest in 1921-24.
"Davis has returned to the world of letters with "The Clouded
Leopard," a lovely collection of award-winning essays." -- "The
Globe & Mail
""This enjoyable read takes the armchair traveler to places few
have written about. Recommended for all travel collections." --
"Library Journal "
"A fascinating read. Davis's prose is richly descriptive, full of
scientific detail that resonates with poetic meaning. Davis makes a
compelling argument for the protection and conservation of the
environment and the ways of indigenous peoples." -- "Quill &
Quire
""Masterful author... meticulously detailed descriptions, splendid
cinematic prose producing a never-ending flow of vivid images. "The
Clouded Leopard" is a wonderful read, an intriguing melange of
travelogue, personal reminiscence, information tract and
old-fashioned storytelling." -- "Quill & Quire
"
"Consistently sensitive, yet unsentimental... Some of the most
intelligent ecological travel writing available. Not only is "The
Clouded Leopard" great fun to read, it's also a compelling plea to
preserve the planet." -- "The Vancouver Sun
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"To hear Wade Davis lecture is to be swept up and carried award by
a river of words. Reading him is a no less pleasurable experience.
Surely one of the most enquiring minds of the century... he has
made a garden of unearthly delights: If you think travel expands
the mind, try traveling with Wade Davis." -- "Ottawa Citizen"
"Although he has been called a modern-day Indiana Jones, Davis has
far more integrity." -- Amazon.com
"Essays so sensitively written their pristine language reflects the
landscapes they describe, Davis chronicles his unusual adventures
and striking observations asa welcome guest in these spiritually
vibrant enclaves now threatened by industrial invasion."
--"Booklist
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"Davis' lovely, cubist, rich landscape portraits are also
topographies of the spirit, conveying a sense of place, but perhaps
even more, the music of place." -- "Kirkus """ "Every so often, we
need a reminder that preserving our planet's natural fabric is a
global priority. Wade Davis...proves with this re-issue of a
first-class collection of travel essays that he's up to the job of
nudging our memories...it hammers home a vital ecological and
social message...There is no better time to buy this book than
now." -- "Geographical Magazine"
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