Mark Owens
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Description
"Vividly written...Their story is thrilling—the kind of tale that wild-animal lovers won't easily forget."—People
In this riveting real-life adventure, Mark and Delia Owens tell the dramatic story of their last years in Africa, fighting to save elephants, villagers, and—in the end—themselves. The award-winning zoologists and pioneering conservationists describe their work in the remote...
In this riveting real-life adventure, Mark and Delia Owens tell the dramatic story of their last years in Africa, fighting to save elephants, villagers, and—in the end—themselves. The award-winning zoologists and pioneering conservationists describe their work in the remote...
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
The authors of Secrets of the Sahara battle the elephant poachers of Zambia in this "exciting . . . part adventure story, part wildlife tale" (The Boston Globe). Intelligent, majestic, and loyal, with lifespans matching our own, elephants are among the greatest of the wonders gracing the African wilds. Yet, in the 1970s and 1980s, about a thousand of these captivating creatures were slaughtered in Zambia each year, killed for their valuable ivory...
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
When Mark and Delia Owens settled in Zambia, they found elephants and other wildlife decimated by poachers; the local villagers, who depended on the wildlife, were driven to desperate acts--including poaching themselves. To save people and animals, the Owenses started a microlending program that lifted the villagers out of poverty. But older elephants had been slaughtered, taking with them knowledge that had been passed along for generations. Left...
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English
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In this riveting real-life adventure, Mark and Delia Owens tell the dramatic story of their last years in Africa, fighting to save elephants, villagers, and-in the end-themselves. The award-winning zoologists and pioneering conservationists describe their work in the remote and ruggedly beautiful Luangwa Valley, in northeastern Zambia. There they studied the mysteries of the elephant population's recovery after poaching, discovering remarkable similarities...
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English
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Expelled from Botswana for writing Cry of the Kalahari, the Owenses set off across Africa. They settled in Zambia, where they soon found their peace shattered by the gunfire of elephant poachers. This is the story of the couple's battle to save the elephants and their own lives.
Author
Series
Tales of love and magic volume 01
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Ayla and Miria were both born to fates they didn't choose. One, the Holy Maiden of Artheris, symbol of peace and victory over the long-defeated witches who once oppressed these lands. The other, a witch who lives in constant fear of being captured and killed, always hiding her powers. The last of her kind. It seems certain these two become mortal enemies, but what if it didn't have to that way? What if, by resisting their fates, they could choose...
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Series
Tales of love and magic volume 02
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"For a necromancer, death is a core part of life... but what's a girl to do when her own early death is fast approaching? In creating a golem to help her with basic tasks in her final days, her memories of a past love throw off the spell. What results is a strange, beautiful woman, with free will and feelings of her own. Now, with her new companion supporting her, Celeste wants to make up for her enormous past mistakes in aiding her kingdom's bloody...
Author
Series
Tales of love and magic volume 04
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Marianna Kross is a symbol of joy for all Istania, Kingdom of Wind. A songstress with the voice of a goddess, betrothed to the most powerful nobleman in the court. The very definition of a dignified, proper lady. Lulu Ferryweather, on the other hand... is not. She's a free-spirited woman with poor manners, even worse fashion sense, and an endless propensity toward mischief. She might also be Marianna's only hope for freedom from a life she secretly...
Author
Series
Tales of love and magic volume 03
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When their unit is ambushed and all but completely wiped out, Korel and Toki embark on a dangerous mission to bring those responsible to justice. A mission they likely won't return from. However, this isn't the only problem chasing them. The two have been keeping secrets from one another. Secrets that theaten to pull them apart forever. Can they find a way to make it through this alive, and will Toki find the right time to confess her true feelings...
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Language
English
Description
"After being expelled from Botswana for writing their controversial best seller, Cry of the Kalahari, Delia and Mark Owens set off on a journey across Africa, searching for a new Eden. They found it in the North Luangwa Valley of Zambia, an area the size of Delaware with no roads, no buildings, and no people. Hippos and crocodiles swam in the rivers, lions stalked the bush, and elephants wandered into camp to eat the fruit of the marulu trees. But...
Author
Series
New Environmentalists volume 9
Language
English
Description
Zambia and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) represent two divergent strategies on environmentalism. Meet people from both countries and learn of the successes, failures, and sacrifices they experienced seeking environmental justice.