Book description
MORE THRILLING ADVENTURES WITH THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE SAFARI GUIDE
Plans are usually only good for one thing - laughing at in
hindsight. So, armed with rudimentary Spanish, dangerous levels of
curiosity and a record of poor judgement, I set off to tackle whatever
South America could throw at me. Not content with regular encounters
with dangerous animals on one continent, Peter Allison decided to get
up close and personal with some seriously scary animals on another.
Unlike in Africa, where all Peter's experiences had been safari based,
he planned to vary things up in South America, getting involved with
conservation projects as well as seeking out "the wildest and
rarest wildlife experiences on offer". From learning to walk - or
rather be bitten and dragged along at speed by - a puma in Bolivia, to
searching for elusive jaguars in Brazil, finding love in Patagonia,
and hunting naked with the remote Huaorani people in Ecuador, How to
Walk a Puma is Peter's fascinating and often hilarious account of his
adventures and misadventures in 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".
Peter Allison has been a safari
guide in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Mozambique for nearly 20
years. His safaris have featured in National Geographic, Conde Nast
Traveler, and on television programs such as 'Jack Hanna's Animal
Adventures.' He is author of the bestselling Don't Run, Whatever You
Do and Don't Look Behind You, both published by Nicholas Brealey Publishing.
