{"product_id":"the-man-who-loved-pink-dolphins-a-true-story-of-life-and-death-in-the-amazon-9781761065514","title":"The Man Who Loved Pink Dolphins: A True Story of Life and Death in the Amazon","description":"\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed travel and nature writer Anthony Ham spotlights the world's largest rainforest in this unique combination of international politics, conservation, true crime, travel, biography and memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the story of Christopher Clark, a remarkable man who spent his life helping to save a pristine corner of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Clark's strict childhood sent him far from home in search of adventure, landing him in the Amazon, where he fell in love with the forest, its people and its wildlife. When a village elder in a dying riverbank town begged him to save the forest and its inhabitants, this challenge became his life's work. Over the next thirty years, he set up home in one of the most remote parts of the Amazon and lived an extraordinary life. Together with the isolated Waimiri-Atroari Indigenous people, he stared down men with machine guns, weathered government campaigns to discredit and drive him out, apocalyptic fires, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Australian writer Anthony Ham traveled to Clark's forest home in Xixuaú, and listened as Clark told his story for the first time. With Valdemar, an Indian guide and Clark's lifelong friend, they explored the forest world in a dugout canoe as pink dolphins swam beside them. They spoke for days over caipirinhas, as Clark told stories of close encounters with jaguars and anacondas, of his life among the people of the Amazon, and of the deadly threats still being made against him. Ham brings to life the forest and its many dark and beautiful secrets, as well as depicting Clark in all his complexity. In the process the two men, writer and activist, became friends and together faced one last attempt on Clark's life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At a time of great peril for the Amazon and its inhabitants, as vast areas are being destroyed with frightening consequences for our planet, the rainforest itself becomes a haunting character in this gripping book. \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Loved Pink Dolphin\u003c\/i\u003es is captivating, crucial, terrifying and hopeful, and is very much a story of our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lions of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Urgent and important. This moving tale with a heroic cast of characters, leonine and human, is a must-read for anyone passionate about wildlife and wild places.' - Tony Park, author of \u003ci\u003eLast Survivor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A moving journey . . . Ham is a beautiful storyteller.' - \u003ci\u003eAustralian Women's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'This is gripping, insightful, evocative and ultimately heartbreaking reading.' - \u003ci\u003eTravel Africa\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '\u003ci\u003eThe Last Lions of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e took me to new horizons among familiar territory, to a richer more spiritual understanding of us and lions. What a thoughtful, educational and spiritual book.' - Jonathan Scott, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Marsh Lions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSacred Nature \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBig Cat Diary\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '\u003ci\u003eThe Last Lions of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e is much more than a tale about the struggle to save the lion from extinction. What makes it so rewarding and gives it mythic resonance is the way Ham captures the intimate, complex interrelationships between humans - farmers, villagers, hunters, conservationists - and these proud, awe-inspiring beasts.' - \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Ham\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Australia's most experienced nature and travel writers. For more than two decades, he has been traveling to the earth's wild places in search of stories, to Africa, the Amazon, the Arctic, and Outback Australia. His work has appeared in\u003ci\u003e The New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, BBC Travel, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Monthly, Virginia Quarterly Review (VQR), BBC Wildlife, Lonely Planet Traveller, Africa Geographic, The Independent, Travel Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through his writing, Anthony's readers have observed up close Africa's most endangered elephant herd, traveled to remote villages behind al-Qaeda lines, and experienced the beginnings of Libya's long descent into chaos. Anthony has also written or co-written more than 135 travel guides for Lonely Planet, including \u003ci\u003eBrazil\u003c\/i\u003e. He believes in the power of the written word, the enduring power of stories, and the importance of writing beautifully about important things. His first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lions of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Allen \u0026amp; Unwin in 2020.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50393885835538,"sku":"9781761065514","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2805f4a2-50a8-4f65-98f7-e7e4bb45da8c.jpg?v=1728995625","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-man-who-loved-pink-dolphins-a-true-story-of-life-and-death-in-the-amazon-9781761065514","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}