{"product_id":"the-lions-eye-seeing-in-the-wild-hardcover","title":"The Lion's Eye: Seeing in the Wild - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanna Greenfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoanna Greenfield dreamed of traveling to East Africa to study one of the last known populations of wild chimpanzees. When she was offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance, the young student set off from peaceful Kenya into politically hazardous Uganda. From there, a small team of guides led her into the mountains. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In stunningly evocative language, Greenfield depicts the beauty of the rainforest and the determination required to wait for one transcendent encounter in the wild. But even one of the most remote places in the world is not immune to terrifying man-made conflict. Greenfield and her team are robbed by poachers and harassed by soldiers. Eventually, it becomes too dangerous to continue her research, though she knows she may never be allowed to return. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lion's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e is the true story of one woman's burning mission to connect with animals -- an adventure story and against-the-odds quest for a wilderness few of us have ever glimpsed.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanna Greenfield\u003c\/b\u003e talked a scientist into giving her a chimpanzee research site between her junior and senior years of college, in the Impenetrable Forest of Uganda. After graduating, she worked at a breeding center in Israel, where she was attacked by a hyena. Her account of the attack was published in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e in 1996. She lives in the mountains in America now, and is working on a pilot project to provide towns with a blueprint for going sustainable with renewable energy, recycling, public transportation, local farming, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42193579212880,"sku":"9780316328487","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/bmFNMHJrM09HNlFQK2FnQzBrb3R1Zz09.webp?v=1775055291","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lions-eye-seeing-in-the-wild-hardcover","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}