WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T RUN: TRUE TALES OF A BOTSWANA SAFARI GUIDE
Book ID/图书代码： 08290007B13805
English Summary/英文概要： Whatever You Do, Don’t Run is a hilarious collection of true tales from top -safari guide Peter Allison. In a place where the wrong behavior could get you eaten, Allison has survived face-to-face encounters with big cats, angry -elephants, and the world’s most unpredictable animals—herds of untamed tourists and foolhardy guides whose outrageous antics sometimes make them even more dangerous than a pride of hungry lions! Join Allison as he faces down charging lions—twice; searches for a drunk, half-naked tourist who happens to be a member of the British royal family; drives a Land Rover full of tourists into a lagoon full of hippos; and adopts the most -vicious animal in Africa as his “pet.” Full of lively humor and a genuine love and respect for Botswana and its rich wildlife, Whatever You Do, Don’t Run takes you to where the wild things are and introduces you to a place where every day is a new adventure!
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在非洲草原上，奔跑就會成為獵物，所以「無論發生什麼事，千萬不要跑!!」這是資深狩獵導遊教導每位新進導遊的第一件事。來自澳洲的Peter Allison，19歲到波札那(Botswana)當野外探險導遊，至今已超過12年。彼得以詼諧的手法描述了自己的童年與發生在他當狩獵導遊的趣事。書中不僅詼諧，彼得對於動物的觀察與尊重，讓人屢屢在笑過後對他不禁肅然起敬。
Awards/获奖情况：版權已售: 澳洲、英國、荷蘭 At age 19, Australian-born Allison headed to Africa for challenge and adventure, planning to stay no more than a year; having found work as a safari guide, he’s still there some 13 years later. In this fun, fearless memoir, Allison shares his experiences taking "guests" through the African wilderness, trips that often don’t go quite as planned-due especially to the unpredictability of the animals around them. Allison is a skilled, funny and vibrant storyteller, dishing arcane bits of wisdom like an expatriate Alligator Hunter: "I understand a little bit of monkey language, and ’kwe’ is a sound I listened for. It was an alarm... full blown monkey conniptions were reserved for leopards." A hilarious chapter recounting a troubled thousand mile trek through the Kalahari Desert finds Allison trying to wave down a passing truck in the middle of the night: "I realized that the driver would have seen what looked like a very animated sage bush with pasty white hands growing from it... he’d probably go straight to a witch doctor... and ask if there was a curse on him." Along the way, Allison examines his fellow guides, the struggle with exhaustion, getting lost and the temptation to make frequently visiting animals into pets, as well as some poignant asides on love and death. ---From Publishers Weekly
About the Author/作者介绍： Peter Allison is originally from Sydney, Australia. His safaris have been featured in National Geographic, Conde Nast Traveler, and on television programs such as Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures. He travels frequently to speaking appearances, and splits most of his time between Botswana, Sydney, and San Francisco.
彼得‧艾立生(Peter Allison)澳洲人，在非洲波札那(Botswana)當野外狩獵導遊已有超過12年的經歷。他曾被國家地理頻道等多家媒體報導過。 2009年即將發行新書。
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