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Halima Bashir was born into the Zaghawa tribe, whose customs have remained unchanged for centuries, in the remote western deserts of Sudan in the region of South Darfur. Halima's father named his daughter after the traditional medicine woman of the village, and she grew up in a happy and close-knit childhood environment. Her father became a wealthy man by his tribe's standards, so he could afford to send Halima to school and university. Halima went on to study medicine, and at 24 she returned to her tribe and began practicing as their first ever qualified doctor.
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A story that takes you there
- By Justicepirate on 05-22-17
By: Halima Bashir, and others
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Into the Out Of
- By: Alan Dean Foster
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
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Earth is being invaded by the shetani - spirit creatures so small and stealthy that only one man knows about the increasing peril. The potential savior is an African elder named Olkeloki who is capable of fighting evil both in this world and the spirit one. But to be successful he must recruit the help of two others: government agent Joshua Oak, and a feisty young woman named Merry Sharrow. Only the three of them can keep the shetani from destroying reality as we know it.
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Another Great Book by a Master Storyteller!
- By Tracy Michael Herring on 05-03-21
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Lost in the Jungle
- A Harrowing True Story of Survival
- By: Yossi Ghinsberg
- Narrated by: Pat Young
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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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By: Yossi Ghinsberg
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Walking the Bowl
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- By: Chris Lockhart, Daniel Mulilo Chama
- Narrated by: Hlonela Ngqwebo
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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Based on years of investigative reporting and unprecedented fieldwork, Walking the Bowl immerses readers in the daily lives of four unforgettable characters: Lusabilo, a determined waste picker; Kapula, a burned-out brothel worker; Moonga, a former rock crusher turned beggar; and Timo, an ambitious gang leader. These children navigate the violent and poverty-stricken underworld of Lusaka, one of Africa’s fastest growing cities.
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Amazing. Horrifying. But true.
- By Daniel W. Fox, Jr. on 03-23-22
By: Chris Lockhart, and others
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I, Who Did Not Die
- A Sweeping Story of Loss, Redemption, and Fate
- By: Zahed Haftlang, Najah Aboud
- Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
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Khorramshahr, Iran, May 1982 - It was the bloodiest battle of one of the most brutal wars of the twentieth century, and Najah, a 29-year-old wounded Iraqi conscript, was face to face with a 13-year-old Iranian child soldier who was ordered to kill him. Instead, the boy committed an astonishing act of mercy. It was an act that decades later would save his own life.
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A must read do not pass on this as a person of both historical, military, political,sociological as well as a true story that
- By Carol Stone on 10-03-22
By: Zahed Haftlang, and others
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Endangered
- By: Eliot Schrefer
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
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When Sophie has to visit her mother at her sanctuary for bonobos, she's not thrilled to be there. Then Otto, an infant bonobo, comes into her life, and for the first time, she feels responsible for another creature. But peace does not last long for Sophie and Otto. When an armed revolution breaks out in the country, the sanctuary is attacked, and the two of them must escape unprepared into the jungle. Caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe.
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1000/10
- By Anonymous User on 08-14-17
By: Eliot Schrefer
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Strength in What Remains
- A Journey of Remembrance and Forgetting
- By: Tracy Kidder
- Narrated by: Tracy Kidder
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In this new book, Kidder gives us the superb story of a hero for our time. Strength in What Remains is a wonderfully written, inspiring account of one man’s remarkable American journey and of the ordinary people who helped him–a brilliant testament to the power of will and of second chances.
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My Favorite of Kidder's Books
- By Roy on 08-31-09
By: Tracy Kidder
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The Lightless Sky
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- By: Gulwali Passarlay
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In 2006, after his father was killed, Gulwali Passarlay was caught between the Taliban, who wanted to recruit him, and the Americans, who wanted to use him. To protect her son, Gulwali's mother sent him away. The search for safety would lead the 12-year-old across eight countries, from the mountains of Eastern Afghanistan through Iran and Europe to Britain. Over the course of 12 harrowing months, Gulwali endured imprisonment, hunger, cruelty, brutality, loneliness, and terror - and nearly drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea.
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A Face for Refugees
- By Daryl on 12-10-16
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Out of Captivity
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In Out of Captivity, Gonsalves, Stansell, and Howes recount for the first time their amazing tale of survival, friendship, and, ultimately, rescue, tracing their five and a half years as hostages of the FARC. Their story takes you inside one of the world's most notorious terrorist organizations, going behind enemy lines with vivid and haunting imagery.
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Fascinating!
- By James C on 07-04-10
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When Heaven and Earth Changed Places
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- By: Le Ly Hayslip, Jay Wurts
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This haunting memoir tells the brutal story of the Vietnam War from the perspective of an innocent victim whose childhood was dominated by violence, devastation, and conflicts between the teachings of her culture and the realities of war. The youngest in a close-knit Buddhist family, Le Ly Hayslip was 12 years old when U.S. helicopters landed in her village. She was raped and "ruined" for marriage by Viet Cong soldiers, imprisoned and tortured by the South Vietnamese, and sentenced to death by the Viet Cong. Ultimately fleeing to the U.S. with her children, she finally found peace, and in 1986, she was reunited with her family in Vietnam. The story of her homecoming, interwoven with her memories of the war years, paints a vivid picture of a noble, optimistic woman and her native country.
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Difficult to listen to
- By heatherhg on 07-01-07
By: Le Ly Hayslip, and others
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End of the Spear
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Steve Saint was five years old when his father, missionary pilot Nate Saint, was speared to death by a primitive Ecuadorian tribe. In adulthood, Steve, having left Ecuador for a successful business career, never imagined making the jungle his home again. But when that same tribe asks him to help them, Steve, his wife, and their teenage children move back to the jungle. There, Steve learns long-buried secrets about his father's murder, confronts difficult choices, and finds himself caught between two worlds.
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One of my favorite books
- By N. Land on 02-28-23
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Wide-Open World
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John Marshall had read about the growth of voluntourism, and frankly, it was the only kind of extended trip he could afford. He'd heard that some peoples' lives were changed by a week of overseas service - what might half a year accomplish for his family? His wife, Traca, was all in favor of it; his kids, especially his 14-year-old daughter, were strongly opposed. Wide-Open World is the totally engaging, bluntly honest story of the Marshall family's life-changing adventure.
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I enjoyed every minute
- By Chris on 05-15-15
By: John Marshall
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- Jan
- 07-06-15
One of the best books I've ever read.
I admit I went in biased having watched all his youtube lectures and read his other books, but this book was so satisfying as a narrative and so beautifully written, I'm having trouble recalling when I've ever enjoyed a book so much. "To Kill a Mockingbird" comes to mind as a perfect piece of literature. This book is so close, I'll probably think of it as my second all time favourite from now on. The only thing that would have made it better for me would be to have it read by Sapolsky. But the narration was good anyway.
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- M M
- 03-05-15
Compelling, humane, intelligent
This book, part memoir, part science, part philosophy, touched me deeply and taught me much about the tragicomedy of primate lives.
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- Sarah.
- 01-26-16
a bit of animal behavior and bit of travel log.
It's not that Mike Chamberlain's voice is annoying, it's not bad, but he reads this book like he reads a news article. There is a lot of humor in the story that is actually missed by the reading of it. The humor and sarcasm is rolled over so that it hidden. The story itself is about a Jewish American grad student who is studying baboons in Africa. He ends up becoming part of the place and learning more about human nature than he ever imagined in the process when dealing with African bureaucracy and tribal ways. I wasn't really sure what year this book was originally written which would have really helped to understand what was going on in the country he was in where he was traveling to at the time. I wish Audible would publish the original pub dates of the books it narrates.
I might recommend reading this one instead of listening to it, but it's not a waste if you do listen to it.
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- Linda
- 08-13-15
A Personal Memoir of the life of a researcher
I had heard lectures by Robert Sapolsky on the internet and was expecting this to be a more in depth science discussion along with some personal experiences.
It turned out to be a memoir of his personal experiences in Africa. His experiences are of two cultures - one human and one Baboon.
At first I was a little disappointed in that there was little scientific discussion of his research. Secondly I didn't like the reader and the writing was odd to say the least. To give credit to the reader, he did the best he could with the strange writing.
None the less, the memoir is authentic and heartfelt. I would not have missed it. Well worth struggling through with the strange delivery.
The power of the message is such that it is hard to rate the book. It probably deserves better than 3 stars but I can't go higher with such strange writing. I will say that the writing is not what is typically encountered as "poor" and "amateurish". The writing is just odd, mixing references to current events, cultural phenomena, Baboon interaction described as animal behavior but lapsing often into human behavior, etc. I wonder if a younger reader (I am retired) could even follow it. The book needs one of those sidebars to explain the odd language and references.
The book gives lots to ponder and to wonder about. The book is a gift of sorts by Sapolsky to everyone else.
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- Dianne
- 08-12-15
Sapolsky is eclectic and enthralling!
Where does A Primate's Memoir rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
As far as memoirs go, probably the best (and considering he was collecting scientific data the whole time, probably the most accurate too).
What was one of the most memorable moments of A Primate's Memoir?
Sapolsky's recollection of the story of Dian Fossey, her life, her controversy, her murder, and his fascination with her & her gorillas. He recalls a rather harrowing hike to where she researched, and her burial site in Rwanda.His stories of stalking his baboons with a blowgun loaded with sedative darts were very entertaining.
What didn’t you like about Mike Chamberlain’s performance?
He's a good narrator, and his other readings I've enjoyed, but in this book he failed to grasp Sapolsky's style of prose and humor. To anyone that has spent time listening to him lecture, Chamberlain looses a lot of depth in translation. For instance when reading some passages clearly intended to be humorous (because he's also told these jokes during class lectures at Stanford), Chamberlain reads them in a more flattened tone, failing to communicate much of Sapolsky's wit and style.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
"A Tragic Baboon Epic"
Any additional comments?
Beware of beef at tourist lodges in Africa.
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- chetyarbrough.blog
- 08-28-15
GUIDE TO AFRICA
Robert Sapolsky’s “A Primates Memoir” is a masochist’s guide to Africa. It is what you expect from a biological anthropologist who sojourns to Africa in the late 1970s. Sapolsky lives in a tent while studying baboons. At the age of 12, Sapolsky appears to know what he wants from life. In his middle-school years, he begins studying Swahili, the primary language of Southeast Africa. He wants an understanding of life.
Sapolsky’s Ph. D. thesis, written in 1984, is “The neuroendocrinology of stress and aging”. Presumably, his trip to Africa became the basis for his academic thesis. Sapolsky’s experience in Africa is recounted in “A Primate’s Memoir”.
The overlay of Sapolsky’s memoir is the reported evolution of a baboon family in Southeast Africa. He shows that baboon families, like all families, are born, mature, and die within a framework of psychological and physical challenges imbued by culture. All lives face challenge but culture can ameliorate or magnify the intensity and consequence of the challenge.
Sapolsky gives the example of Kenyan “crazy” people who are hospitalized, treated, and fed to deal with their mental imbalance. In America, it seems “crazy” people are left to the street. The inference is that Kenyan “crazy” people live a less stressful life than American “crazy” people. This is a positive view of Kenyan culture but there are ample negative views in Sapolsky’s memoir. Rampant poverty, malnutrition, bureaucratic corruption, and abysmal medical treatment are Sapolsky’s recollected examples.
Sapolsky’s memoir shows he clearly lives an unconventional life, but it seems a life of purpose. What more is there?
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- HALE HATICE KIZILCIK
- 08-17-15
Hilarious, informative, touching
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes and I already did. Although the book is supposedly about baboons, it makes one question a number of philosophical questions like evil and good, free will, meaning/meaninglessness of life. It also raises issues about world politics...
What did you like best about this story?
The narration and characterization of the baboons is so powerful. At the end of the book, I wanted to desert humans and start a new life with the baboons.
Which character – as performed by Mike Chamberlain – was your favorite?
Benjamin... He is a hero...
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me laugh and cry
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- Margaret
- 08-23-15
Primatologist meets baboons and Africa and life
Robert Sapolsky is well known among people who follow (try to follow) primatology and evolutionary biology, including human evolutionary biology. A Primate's Memoir alternates (sort of) chapters of Sapolsky's observations of a specific baboon troop over many years with stories of his personal adventures traveling in Africa more or less as Africans travel. Those chapters made me eager to get back to the baboons. Because visitors from American tended to have with them such items as antibiotic ointment and other basic first-aid supplies, nearby villagers brought their sick children to him, and he gradually became somewhat assimilated into the village. Like me, Sapolsky is proud and happy to identify as a primate and to explore the question of what does it mean to be a talking ape.
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- Elena
- 03-10-16
Loved it!
It's interesting and somehow comforting how much we have in common with animals, especially primates. An amazing story well told. Thank you, Robert.
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- Mark
- 09-05-15
Great baboons; disappointing otherwise
My expectations were high for this memoir of a scientist among the baboons. The parts about baboon life were pretty interesting, but the rest of the author's memoir fell totally flat to me. His life before Africa was not especially interesting, and his bio consists of these anecdotes which just do not have much rhythm or continuity. I confess that I just quit after a few hours. Maybe it would have gotten better, but I felt that I learned some cool stuff about baboon life, and not much else interested me.
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