| International Standard Book Number |
9780593980392
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| International Standard Book Number |
0593980395
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| Personal Name |
Rosolie, Paul, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut
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| Title Statement |
Junglekeeper : what it takes to change the world / Paul Rosolie.
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| Varying Form of Title |
Jungle keeper.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Imprint |
New York, NY : Convergent, an imprint of Random House, [2026]
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| Physical Description |
xv, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
The rivers in our veins -- The rarest species -- Made in Brooklyn -- How to kill a mockingbird -- The serpentine scriptures -- The shaman -- The golden age of guiding -- The universe calling -- The queen of the Amazon -- The end of the game -- Dharma -- A light in the forest -- The blood meridian -- The turning point -- The burden of dreams -- The jaguar's eyes -- The secret river (The Junglekeepers) -- The ancient forest -- MASHCO -- The overstory.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Junglekeeper is for any reader yearning to be led on an expedition into the wild of life in that strange world on which all life on Earth depends-and in that wild, into discovering the deepest truths of human existence, calling, purpose, connectedness, and hope. When we're tucked away in the safety and comfort of modern living, is there still an adventure available to us? The answer, Paul Rosolie shows, is a resounding "yes." A kid from Brooklyn who obeyed an undeniable sense of calling to the outdoors, Rosolie found himself immersed in the drama of an entirely different world, the Amazon--and joining with indigenous people and organizations across the globe in an existential struggle to protect it from the encroaching threat of industrial society. Readers will meet unimaginably large snakes that Rosolie must wrangle, jaguars pushed out of their territory by deforestation, monkeys whose home is a canopy humans have yet to understand, a near-miraculous Amazonian water system, and previously uncontacted indigenous people struggling to protect their homes from industrialism. While taking readers on this adventure of how he and some of the unlikeliest people on Earth have successfully protected over 80,000 acres of Amazon forest, Rosolie invites readers to reflect on the profound power of saying "yes": yes to one's calling, yes to the sacrifices and dangers and love we can encounter if we just step outside. Rosolie shows that the vitality we long for is found when we discover who we are between dirt and sky, among the creatures out there who are far more mysterious and alive than we can imagine" -- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Rosolie, Paul Amazon River Region.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Rosolie, Paul Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia)
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Durand, Juan Julio.
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| Subject |
Junglekeepers (Organization)
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Conservationists Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Nature conservation Amazon River Region.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Nature conservation Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia)
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Amazon River Region Environmental conditions.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia) Environmental conditions.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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