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At age 19, Australian-born Allison headed to Africa for challenge and adventure, planning to stay no more than a year; having found work as a safari guide, he's still there some 13 years later. In this fun, fearless memoir, Allison shares his experiences taking "guests" through the African... read more

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The first place in Africa that employed me was a camp called Idube.

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1. Whatever You Do, Don't Run
2. The Lesson
3. How I Got My Name
4. The Great Mouse Plague
5. Deliverance
6. Buffalo School
7. Learning to Walk Again
8. Princesses and Jacks
9. Pets
10. The Drowning
11. The Chase
12. The World's Worst Bathroom
13. Scars
14. Khama: A Love Story
15. Beau Goes Back to Nature
16. Mona Lisa
17. Bird Nerds
18. The Fool and the Snake
19. Lost
20. The Conversation
21. A Guide Dies
22. A Night in the Madgkadigkadi
23. Ya-ya and Tsetse
24. A Friend in Hand
25. Bad Actors
26. Bale and the Snake
27. Encounters with Salvador
28. Big Mistake
Epilogue

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  1. Peter Allison (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Lyons Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
ISBN: 0762745657
Page Count: 264

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