Junglekeeper

What It Takes to Change the World

De: Paul Rosolie

Narrado por: Paul Rosolie

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Most people assume that the world has been explored and true adventure is dead: This book is one man’s rebuttal. Explorer and conservationist Paul Rosolie shares his incredible life in the Amazon rainforest—and what we can learn from the people fighting to protect it.

“On behalf of the forests that I love, thank you, Paul, for writing this book.”—Jane Goodall

Deep in the Peruvian jungle, there exists a corner of the world that remains untouched—one teeming with giant anacondas, where the haunting cries of howler monkeys send brightly colored macaws shooting across the canopy. It’s an ecosystem of stupendous biodiversity, uncontacted tribes, and adventures that most people don’t even dare to dream of.

When he first set foot in the jungle, Rosolie was a dyslexic kid from Brooklyn who struggled to graduate from high school but had an undeniable calling to the outdoors. He was lucky enough to meet the indigenous naturalist Juan Julio Durand, and together, over two decades, they have created Junglekeepers, an organization that has found a way to halt deforestation and protect more than 110,000 acres—inspiring millions along the way by documenting their progress online. But this work takes grit, and years in, Rosolie and Durand are past their “barefoot machete days,” grappling with chain saws, massive fires, illegal miners, and the worst of humanity. Here, Rosolie brings you up close and personal with one of the wildest places on the planet and tells the incredible story of “first contact” with one of the most mysterious uncontacted tribes on Earth: the Mashco Piro.

This book is about the profound power of saying yes: yes to one’s calling, yes to sticking with your dream when it comes at a high cost, and yes to taking a stand to save what might otherwise be gone in a generation. It’s a story of calling, connectedness, and hope.

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Praise for Junglekeeper

“[Paul] Rosolie profoundly understands the necessity of seeing a place if one is to be
moved to protect it, and he enlists his language powerfully in this mission with rich,
poetic passages capturing the light of treetops at dawn, the darkness of untouched jungle
at night, and the magnificence of confronting rarely seen species up close. . . . A call
to confront today’s acute environmental threats with a combination of persistence,
adventure, and awe.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Refreshingly optimistic about the future, rejecting ‘antihuman’n narratives . . . Honest yet hopeful, this will provide plenty of inspiration for budding conservationists.”—Publishers Weekly

Praise for Paul Rosolie

“Rosolie writes with intrepid curiosity and a passion for ecological preservation.”—Booklist

“Rosolie is a gripping storyteller. . . . [His] enthusiasm for the wilderness and his ability
to convey it poetically makes him an exceedingly persuasive advocate for conserving
what’s left of the natural world.”—BookPage

“His dedication to preserving one of the earth’s last wildernesses is where he really sets
himself apart.”—Bear Grylls

Phenomenal

Paul Rosolie is the only person from my generation that i consider one of my hero’s. His Truly inspirational messages remind me to keep pushing forward in my conservation work. And left me with a slight glimmer of hope that we can turn things around and save what is left of the natural world. If you haven’t read Mother Of God I cannot recommend it enough it’s equally incredible and one of my favorite books of all time. Both this and his first book remind me of reading Percy faucet and Teddy Rosevelt’s story’s of their Amazon expeditions.

Amazing story

There is nothing to dislike about this book. It’s a story about a man who’s essentially trying to save the world, and asking for help to do so. A must read.

The stories

We have to do something to save the rainforest and this book takes you deep into what life is in there.

Great writing about a truly remarking subject.

Feels like you’re right there with Paul Rosolie working to save the Amazon…. Without all the danger ! I love it.

Captivating and inspiring. Could not stop listening once I started

Paul has such a way with storytelling. What a wonderful example of what following your dreams can accomplish if you just commit and find the right people. The lows, the highs, the 20 years of effort to save part of what keeps our earth livable. Iconic narrative. 10/10 would recommend