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The Last Unicorn
- A Search for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures
- Narrated by: William deBuys
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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Publisher's summary
An award-winning author's stirring quest to find and understand an elusive and exceptionally rare species in the heart of Southeast Asia's jungles.
In 1992, in a remote mountain range, a team of scientists discovered the remains of an unusual animal with beautiful, long horns. It turned out to be a living species new to Western science - a saola, the first large land mammal discovered in 50 years.
Rare then and rarer now, no Westerner had glimpsed a live saola in the wild before Pulitzer Prize finalist and nature writer William deBuys and conservation biologist William Robichaud set off to search for it in the wilds of central Laos. The team endured a punishing trek, up and down whitewater rivers and through mountainous terrain ribboned with the snare lines of armed poachers.
In the tradition of Bruce Chatwin, Colin Thubron, and Peter Matthiessen, The Last Unicorn is deBuys' look deep into one of the world's most remote places. As in the pursuit of the unicorn, the journey ultimately becomes a quest for the essence of wildness in nature and an encounter with beauty.
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2 out of 5 stars
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If only REI sold ruby hiking boots...
- By Mel on 01-25-13
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Lost in the Jungle
- A Harrowing True Story of Survival
- By: Yossi Ghinsberg
- Narrated by: Pat Young
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 362
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 329
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 326
Four travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, but what begins as a dream adventure quickly deteriorates into a dangerous nightmare, and after weeks of wandering in the dense undergrowth, the four backpackers split up into two groups. But when a terrible rafting accident separates him from his partner, Yossi is forced to survive for weeks alone against one of the wildest backdrops on the planet.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting story, awful narrator.
- By Adrian Bardue on 02-17-16
By: Yossi Ghinsberg
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Monster of God
- By: David Quammen
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 96
For millennia, lions, tigers, and their man-eating kin have kept our dark, scary forests dark and scary, and their predatory majesty has been the stuff of folklore. But by the year 2150 big predators may only exist on the other side of glass barriers and chain-link fences. Their gradual disappearance is changing the very nature of our existence. We no longer occupy an intermediate position on the food chain; instead we survey it invulnerably from above - so far above that we are in danger of forgetting that we even belong to an ecosystem.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book, shame about the performance
- By Shirzy on 05-23-18
By: David Quammen
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The Lost City of Z
- A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,147
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,244
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,256
A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the world. A quest for truth that leads to death, madness or disappearance for those who seek to solve it. The Lost City of Z is a blockbuster adventure narrative about what lies beneath the impenetrable jungle canopy of the Amazon. After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, acclaimed New Yorker writer David Grann set out to find out what happened to the British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the Lost City of Z.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Worthy Read for Armchair Explorers
- By Jennifer Seattle, WA on 03-01-09
By: David Grann
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Exploration Fawcett
- Journey to the Lost City of Z
- By: Lt. Col. P. H. Fawcett
- Narrated by: Robin Sachs
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 79
This is the true story of the real Colonel Fawcett, whose life was the inspiration for the best-selling book The Lost City of Z and an upcoming movie starring Brad Pitt. A thrilling account, it tells of Colonel Fawcett and his mysterious disappearance in the Amazon jungle, which is now considered one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rather academic, but fascinating.
- By Belinda C. on 04-03-17
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American Buffalo
- In Search of a Lost Icon
- By: Steven Rinella
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9,928
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,794
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8,749
Both a captivating narrative and a book of environmental and historical significance, American Buffalo tells us as much about ourselves as Americans as it does about the creature who perhaps best of all embodies the American ethos.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal
- By Hunter Cole on 08-01-19
By: Steven Rinella
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu
- Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
- By: Mark Adams
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,907
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,701
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,701
Writer for the New York Times and GQ, Mark Adams is also the acclaimed author of Mr. America. In this fascinating travelogue, Adams follows in the controversial footsteps of Hiram Bingham III, who’s been both lionized and vilified for his discovery of the famed Lost City in 1911—but which reputation is justified?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spellbounding, exceptional vocals
- By KLewis on 09-19-15
By: Mark Adams
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Down from the Mountain
- The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear
- By: Bryce Andrews
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 66
The grizzly is one of North America's few remaining large predators. Their range is diminished, but they're spreading across the West again. Descending into valleys where once they were king, bears find the landscape they'd known for eons utterly changed by the new most dominant animal: humans. In searing detail, award-winning writer, Montana rancher, and conservationist Bryce Andrews tells us about one such grizzly. Millie is a typical mother: strong, cunning, fiercely protective of her cubs. But raising those cubs becomes ever harder as the climate warms and people crowd the valleys.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Slice of Montana
- By Traveler on 02-04-21
By: Bryce Andrews
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Almost Anywhere
- Road-Trip Ruminations on Love, Nature, Recovery, and Nonsense
- By: Krista Schlyer
- Narrated by: Marisa Vitali
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 76
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 66
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Story4 out of 5 stars 66
What do you do when your world ends? At 28 years old, Krista Schlyer sold almost everything she owned and packed the rest of it in a station wagon bound for the American wild. Her two best friends joined her - one a grumpy, grieving introvert, the other a feisty dog - and together they sought out every national park, historic site, forest, and wilderness they could get to before their money ran out or their minds gave in.
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4 out of 5 stars
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No a travelogue - its a diary
- By Jonathan on 12-29-20
By: Krista Schlyer
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Through the Brazilian Wilderness
- By: Theodore Roosevelt
- Narrated by: Andre Stojka
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4 out of 5 stars 75
A former American president nearly dies during an ill-planned exploration through the Brazilian Wilderness and down the River of Doubt. Theodore Roosevelt was a naturalist, explorer, author, hunter, governor, soldier and 26th President of the United States.
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1 out of 5 stars
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narration hindrance to story
- By EBH on 09-29-20
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Savage Harvest
- A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art
- By: Carl Hoffman
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 274
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 237
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Story4 out of 5 stars 237
The mysterious disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in remote New Guinea in 1961 has kept the world, and even Michael's powerful, influential family, guessing for years. Now, Carl Hoffman uncovers startling new evidence that finally tells the full, astonishing story.
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4 out of 5 stars
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'Safe Return Doubtful'
- By Mel on 03-30-14
By: Carl Hoffman
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Should the Tent Be Burning Like That?
- A Professional Amateur's Guide to the Outdoors
- By: Bill Heavey
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 348
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 294
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 293
For more than 20 years, Heavey has staked a claim as one of America's best sportsmen writers. In feature stories and his Field & Stream column A Sportsman's Life, he has taken audiences across the country and beyond to experience his triumphs and failures as a suburban dad who happens to love hunting and fishing. This new collection gathers together a wide range of his best work - tales that are odes to the notion that enthusiasm is more important than skill and testaments to the enduring power of the natural world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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one of the best storytellers of all time!
- By Adam on 12-16-17
By: Bill Heavey
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Getting Stoned with the Savages
- A Trip through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu
- By: J. Maarten Troost
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 655
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 425
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 429
After two grueling years on the island of Tarawa, Troost was in no hurry to return to the South Pacific until he began to feel remarkably out of place in modern America. He knew it was time to set off again for parts unknown. Here he tells the story of his time on Vanuatu, a cluster of islands where he struggles against typhoons, earthquakes, and giant centipedes but finds himself swept up in the laid-back, clothing-optional lifestyle of the islanders.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My new favorite author!
- By L. Worthington on 08-28-07
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House of Rain
- Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest
- By: Craig Childs
- Narrated by: Craig Childs
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 211
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 211
In this landmark work on the Anasazi tribes of the Southwest, naturalist Craig Childs dives head-on into the mysteries of this vanished people. The various tribes that made up the Anasazi people converged on Chaco Canyon (New Mexico) during the 11th century to create a civilization hailed as "the Las Vegas of its day", a flourishing cultural center that attracted pilgrims from far and wide, and a vital crossroads of the prehistoric world. By the 13th century, however, Chaco's vibrant community had disappeared without a trace.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Poetic Travel Log
- By Staci Adleman on 01-09-19
By: Craig Childs
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In Search of the Old Ones
- Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest
- By: David Roberts
- Narrated by: Kaipo Schwab
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 101
David Roberts describes the culture of the Anasazi - the name means "enemy ancestors" in Navajo - who once inhabited the Colorado Plateau and whose modern descendants are the Hopi Indians of Arizona. Archaeologists, Roberts writes, have been puzzling over the Anasazi for more than a century, trying to determine the environmental and cultural stresses that caused their society to collapse 700 years ago. He guides us through controversies in the historical record, among them the haunting question of whether the Anasazi committed acts of cannibalism.
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2 out of 5 stars
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good story if you don't want to learn about Indian
- By Robert B. on 03-09-18
By: David Roberts
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- C Gibson
- 10-26-20
Beautifully written - imo
Wow, I’ve just finished The Last Unicorn and feel book withdrawal coming on. I thought it was written beautifully, the main adventure laced with lots of intertwining facts and side stories. I have learned a lot - about cultures, species, the environment and other ways of life. I would say: soothing and thought provoking. The accompanying PDF was awesome and helped me align myself. I felt part of the world that deBuys laid out, I will miss that.
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- Cameron Risinger
- 10-12-22
absolutely the best book in my life.
Great book to sleep to as the author (also is the narrator) has a very soothing voice but I listened to this book on my way to and from work every day. A wonderful book with a great capture of all animals around the world. 💕
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Lesley
- 05-08-16
Exciting title but that is all!
Tried to give this book a chance a listened to 3/4 waiting for some sort of quality story. I'm not even sure what to call. Rambling and mediocre come to mind. Don't waste your credit like I did!
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- Paulina
- 04-27-22
Wrong Author
Boring, unreal, I spent an hour trying to find something within the pages, but Sorry, it wasn't for me.
The worst? This is not the author of the book Last Unicorn book is Peter S. Beagle.
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