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Library Journal11/01/2014 Describing lost tribes, poachers, giant snakes, and jaguars. Rosolie proffers a spirited account of his teenage adventures traveling through the remotest regions of Peru. His journey through Eden is filled with "unfathomable beauty and brutality" and rich, action-packed scenes ranging from fistfights to stickups and even beheadings. (LJ 6/15/14) Publishers Weekly? 01/27/2014 A young explorer finds his soul amid the trackless jungle in this rousing eco-adventure. Rosolie, a naturalist who runs (and subtly plugs) an eco-tourism outfit, recounts his exploits from the age of 18 when he escaped New Jersey and lit out for the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon basin, a paradise of primeval forest and riotous wildlife.
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Paul Rosolie is a naturalist, explorer, author, and award winning wildlife filmmaker. His short film An Unseen World won the UN Forum on Forests 2013 short films award, and has been described as 'nature filmmaking at its most raw and innovative".Specializing in tropical rain forests, his work has taken him to place like Borneo, India, Brazil, and Peru. In the Amazon he has traveled with poachers into deep jungle to document the black market trade in endangered species, researched giant anacondas, raised an orphaned giant anteater by hand, and explored a previously undocumented ecosystem that has come to be called the 'floating forest'. He spends extended periods in solitude, paddling his raft in remote corners of the jungle, filming, writing, and observing wildlife.His book book Mother of God has gained the praise of environmentalists and adventurers such as Jane Goodall, Bear Grylls, and Bill McKibben who have called the book a "gripping", "awe inspiring", "rousing tale", "with a great and enduring point".
