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Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking
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Our insatiable demand for animals - for jewelry, pets, medicine, meat, trophies, and fur - is driving a worldwide poaching epidemic, threatening the continued existence of countless species. Illegal wildlife trade now ranks among the largest contraband industries in the world, yet compared to drug, arms, or human trafficking, the wildlife crisis has received scant attention and support, leaving it up to passionate individuals fighting on the ground to try to ensure that elephants, tigers, rhinos, and more are still around for future generations.
As Reefer Madness (Schlosser) took us into the drug market, or Susan Orlean descended into the swampy obsessions of The Orchid Thief, Nuwer - an award-winning science journalist with a background in ecology - takes listeners on a narrative journey to the front lines of the trade: to killing fields in Africa, traditional medicine black markets in China, and wild meat restaurants in Vietnam. Through exhaustive first-hand reporting that took her to 10 countries, Nuwer explores the forces currently driving demand for animals and their parts; the toll that demand is extracting on species across the planet; and the conservationists, rangers, and activists who believe it is not too late to stop the impending extinctions.
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- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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Crystal methamphetamine is widely considered to be the most dangerous drug in the world, and nowhere is that more true than in the small towns of the American heartland. Methland tells the story of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), which, like thousands of other small towns across the country, has been left in the dust by the consolidation of the agricultural industry, a depressed local economy, and an out-migration of people.
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Beautifully written, but insubstantial
- By Flavius Krakdaddius on 02-10-10
By: Nick Reding
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China's Second Continent
- How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa
- By: Howard W. French
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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An exciting, hugely revealing account of China’s burgeoning presence in Africa - a developing empire already shaping, and reshaping, the future of millions of people. A prizewinning foreign correspondent and former New York Times bureau chief in Shanghai and in West and Central Africa, Howard French is uniquely positioned to tell the story of China in Africa. Through meticulous on-the-ground reporting, French crafts a layered investigation of astonishing depth and breadth.
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He knows Both Africa and China
- By Malick Tchakpedeou on 12-01-16
By: Howard W. French
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Citizen Canine
- Our Evolving Relationship with Cats and Dogs
- By: David Grimm
- Narrated by: Graham Hamilton
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
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In this fascinating exploration of the changing status of dogs and cats in society, pet lover and award-winning journalist David Grimm explores the rich and surprising history of our favorite companion animals. He treks the long and often torturous path from their wild origins to their dark days in the middle ages to their current standing as the most valued animals on Earth. For pet lovers or anyone interested in how we decide who gets to be a “person” in today’s world, Citizen Canine is a must-have. It is a pet tale like no other.
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Cats and Dogs Unite!
- By Gillian on 03-03-15
By: David Grimm
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The International Bank of Bob
- Connecting Our World One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time
- By: Bob Harris
- Narrated by: Bob Harris
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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Hired by ForbesTraveler.com to review some of the most luxurious accommodations on Earth, and then inspired by a chance encounter in Dubai with the impoverished workers whose backbreaking jobs create such opulence, Bob Harris had an epiphany: He would turn his own good fortune into an effort to make lives like theirs better.
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Wonderfully entertaining and accessible book
- By Tim on 01-15-14
By: Bob Harris
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Mercy for Animals
- One Man's Quest to Inspire Compassion and Improve the Lives of Farm Animals
- By: Gene Stone, Nathan Runkle
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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Nathan Runkle would have been a fifth-generation farmer in his small Midwestern town. Instead, he founded our nation's leading nonprofit organization for protecting factory farmed animals. In Mercy for Animals, Nathan brings us into the trenches of his organization's work; from MFA's early days in grassroots activism, to dangerous and dramatic experiences doing undercover investigations, to the organization's current large-scale efforts at making sweeping legislative change to protect factory farmed animals and encourage compassionate food choices.
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Powerful, emotional and inspiring
- By Keegan on 10-27-17
By: Gene Stone, and others
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Around the World in 50 Years
- My Adventure to Every Country on Earth
- By: Albert Podell
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
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This is the inspiring story of an ordinary guy who achieved two great goals that others had told him were impossible. First, he set a record for the longest automobile journey ever made around the world, during the course of which he blasted his way out of minefields, survived a breakdown atop the Peak of Death, came within seconds of being lynched in Pakistan, and lost three of the five men who started with him - two to disease, one to the Vietcong.
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Fantastic Adventure
- By CJ on 09-12-18
By: Albert Podell
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Country Driving
- A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory
- By: Peter Hessler
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
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In the summer of 2001, Peter Hessler, the longtime Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker, acquired his Chinese driver's license. For the next seven years, he traveled the country, tracking how the automobile and improved roads were transforming China.
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Pass the white rice please
- By Nick on 02-18-10
By: Peter Hessler
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Here Is Where
- Discovering America's Great Forgotten History
- By: Andrew Carroll
- Narrated by: Andrew Carroll
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
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The centerpiece of a major national campaign to indentify and preserve forgotten history, Here Is Where is acclaimed historian Andrew Carroll’s fascinating journey of discovery in which he travels to each of America’s 50 states and explores locations where remarkable individuals once lived or where the incredible or momentous occurred.
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A Man who Loves his Country
- By Daryl on 03-12-17
By: Andrew Carroll
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Wild Ones
- A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America
- By: Jon Mooallem
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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Half of all species could disappear by the end of the century, and scientists now concede that most of America’s endangered animals will survive only if conservationists keep rigging the world around them in their favor. So Jon Mooallem ventures into the field, often taking his daughter with him, to move beyond childlike fascination and make those creatures feel more real. Wild Ones is a tour through our environmental moment and the eccentric cultural history of people and wild animals in America that inflects it.
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The line between conservation and domestication...
- By Bonny on 04-02-14
By: Jon Mooallem
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The Not-Quite States of America
- Dispatches from the Territories and Other Far-Flung Outposts of the USA
- By: Doug Mack
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
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Everyone knows that the United States of America is made up of 50 states and, uh...some other stuff. The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands are often neglected, but they are filled with American flags and national parks and US post offices and some four million people, many of whom are as proudly red-white-and-blue as any Daughter of the American Revolution.
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Worthwhile Learning
- By Bessie Mae on 05-02-23
By: Doug Mack
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The Humane Economy
- How Innovators and Enlightened Consumers Are Transforming the Lives of Animals
- By: Wayne Pacelle
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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A major new exploration of the economics of animal exploitation and a practical road map for how we can use the marketplace to promote the welfare of all living creatures from the renowned animal-rights advocate Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States and New York Times best-selling author of The Bond.
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For all lovers of animals--even the most sensitive
- By monique on 05-01-16
By: Wayne Pacelle
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Fast Times in Palestine
- A Love Affair with a Homeless Homeland
- By: Pamela J. Olson
- Narrated by: Julia Farhat
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
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Pamela Olson, a small town girl from eastern Oklahoma, had what she always wanted: a physics degree from Stanford University. But instead of feeling excited for what came next, she felt consumed by dread and confusion. This irresistible memoir chronicles her journey from aimless ex-bartender to Ramallah-based journalist and foreign press coordinator for a Palestinian presidential candidate.
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Palestine from the Inside—and Out
- By Susie on 11-04-13
By: Pamela J. Olson
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- Annie
- 11-30-18
Fascinating
Recommended for anyone interested in wildlife conservation, illicit trade, or animal welfare. Pretty funny at parts, too!
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- Emily C.
- 03-15-21
Excellent book to learn about wildlife trafficking
This book is an excellent source to begin one’s understanding of wildlife trafficking and crime. The author does a great job of touching upon multiple wildlife crime topics, and helps keep the reader engaged with a more story like way of explaining what can sometimes be a boring topic. After you listen to this book, you will want to save every elephant, tiger, and pangolin on this planet!
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- Kelli
- 05-08-24
Wonderfully written truths that every person needs to know.
Some of this book is hard to hear, but that’s exactly why we need to hear it. Willful ignorance is not an excuse. If you love animals, the planet, and compassion you will enjoy this book.
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- shi difu
- 10-16-18
Excellent snapshot of the devastating wildlife trade
The most thorough and engaging book I’ve seen on this surprisingly complex issue. Great writing and refreshingly solid narration performance. The story covers the main issues around the most prominent wildlife trade species at the moment: elephants, rhinos, tigers, pangolins, and bears.
Highly recommend this book, and hope it inspires more support for efforts at protecting this vanishing wildlife.
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- Gabe
- 04-13-20
great read
This is a fantastic book! I loved it and was disappointed only bc I finished it and couldn't keep listening! Admittedly I preferred the talk of pangolins and could have listened to an entire book about her experiences around them the whole book was great and really opened my eyes to many things I was unaware of... so far one of the best books I've listened to regarding wildlife on Audible!
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- marsrox
- 04-05-20
Sad, but worth it.
I debated whether or not to listen to this book. I knew the content would make me sad, angry, and frustrated. But nevertheless I proceeded, because I had to, not because I wanted to. The stories and acts covered in this book are grotesque and sickening. But if we continue to ignore them, to stick out heads in the sand, they will go on unchecked until our most precious natural resources are gone.
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- Stephanie H
- 01-09-23
Great content
A great and insight book.
The narration, however, could be improved. If you can’t do a good accent, please don’t do it.
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- Ash Srinual
- 04-20-21
A view into a depressing reality
This book is not for the faint of heart. The brutal reality of animal trafficking is well established and explored in a first-hand account that may disgust you to your core. I am very interested in wildlife issues and was "pleasantly" surprised at the new information that the author laid out that most exploratory second-hand online articles either leave out or don't know themselves. Animal death, torture, and cruelty are sensitive subjects that can and will turn people away. But this book wasn't ever intended to be a feel-good story with a happy ending. To me, knowing the reality of what is actively occurring is much more important than sugar-coating the atrocities within the poaching world. Heading face-to-face with the horror of what is happening is an important step towards education and change.
The narration is rather monotone and had it not been for the subject matter at hand, I may have skipped through some parts where the tone really didn't fit. Mostly though, it was a decent match as the monotone narration depicted brutal realities to allow the listener to embrace the full experience and meanings of the words.
Although this book is 100% not for everyone, it is now one of my favorites and extremely recommended to any individual who has even a mild interest in this subject.
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- Stephanie Payne
- 07-07-20
Definitely worth the read!
Very well written & narrator was great as well! Even though I already knew a lot of the details, like about Sudan the last male Northern White Rhino & about all the problems our star animals are facing & why, it still helped put things in order for me (a good timeline is explained) & most importantly, it makes you care for these animals that much more! Anything I can do to help, I help...like donations & volunteering an hour of my time a week to pick up trash around waterways. We all have to help nature right now because it’s vanishing right before our eyes! I will admit though It does get a little repetitive at times but overall, very well done!
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- John
- 06-07-24
Well presented explanation of a big problem
Well written, well narrated, and full of descriptions and anecdotes to enlighten readers of the problem. Highly recommended.
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