Product Description

This volume affords an intimate understanding of the biologists vocation. As he astonishes the reader with the range and variety of knowledge to be acquired through the determined investigation of little-known habitats, Michael Mares opens a window on his uncommon life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3104984 in Books
• Published on: 2002-05-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 336 pages

Review
Most people think of deserts as hot, dry and barren wastelands. However, this new book, which centers on Michael Mares's long career as a biologist in remote deserts, reveals them to be teeming with life...This book offers plenty of adventure--from Mares barely finding his way out of a deep cave while looking for bats in Mexico, to almost being struck by falling 100-foot trees in Costa Rica, to wild jeep-riding in an Iranian desert, to being lost in Argentina's thorn desert, to attacks by "kissing bugs."..From continual denial that he worked for the CIA while in Iran to the discovery of a new species of mouse in Argentina, the book is loaded with fascinating stories well off the tourist track. -- Lynn Arave "Salt Lake City Desert News" (06/07/2002)