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| Secrets of the Savanna: Twenty-three Years in the African Wilderness Unraveling the Mysteries of Elephants and People | 
| Authors: Mark James Owens, Cordelia Dykes Owens
Publisher: Mariner Books
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 168451
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0618872507
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.674
EAN: 9780618872503
ASIN: 0618872507
Publication Date: July 17, 2007
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Travel, science, and social issues blend in a fine survey August 17, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The authors had the pleasure and trials of exploring one of the last wild places on earth, in the Luangwa Valley in Zambia - and encountered both wild beauty and danger. Their story comes to life in SECRETS OF THE SAVANNA: 23 YEARS IN THE AFRICAN WILDERNESS UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF ELEPHANTS AND PEOPLE. They lived with wild animals, observed similarities between their behaviors and those of humans, and here make additional social comparisons between animals and humans under stress. Travel, science, and social issues blend in a fine survey.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
Unforgettable July 6, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This poignant story of a remarkable and complex struggle in one of the darkest corners of Africa brings light to our shaken world. Mark and Delia Owens have developed a revolutionary and enlightened economic system which uplifts the local population and preserves wildlife. Devoted to conservation, the Owens survived threats to their lives and overcome ruthless corruption. Working within unfamiliar cultures, they successfully helped elephants, lions, and other native animals recover and fluorish. The lion-hearted Mark and doe-eyed Delia bring hope to us all. For anyone interested in Africa or wildlife, this is a must-read. Every student of economics should read this book in order to see there is another way of running the world!
They've Done It Again! June 18, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This eloquently written book combined interesting insights into the authors' lives and work in Zambia, along with their compelling message. A special treat was learning how they were shaped by their childhood experiences. Their passion for wilderness and its inhabitants is absolutely inspirational.
Every one should read this book. June 14, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is the ultimate combination of a biography of two amazing wildlife conservationists, who raise the standard of living of the local African native people and a guide to endangered species preservation everywhere.
The book reads like an adventure story with the added feature of the splendid work done in habitat & wildlife protection.
it quickly becomes a page turner.
Transforming Africa June 11, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is the thrilling story of how an American couple transformed a Zambian wilderness where 100,000 elephants had been slaughtered into a haven of hope. While putting their lives on the line to chase out the poachers, Mark and Delia Owens helped the villagers build alternative sources of livelihood, schools and health clinics. The book also explains how poaching had so unraveled elephant society that young aggressive males began forming gangs, and surviving females became adolescent single moms. Yes, the elephants' sisterhood and parenting adaptations supply an instructive model for us higher (if shorter) mammals in urban America. Updating their best-selling 'Cry of the Kalahari' and 'The Eye of the Elephant,' 'Secrets of the Savanna' is a compelling culmination of the Owenses' heroic 23-year mission in Africa. It's an absolute must-read for both supporters of conservation and adventure-minded travelers.
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