Arthur and Kathy go to join their father, Leopold, in Borneo. Their plane crashes in the jungle. The Dayak people, and the balance of nature, are at risk because of the company for which Leopold works. Despite this, a Dayak, Daddy Lian, goes in search of her children. But watch …
This Borneo wildlife pictorial offers nature lovers, visitors to Borneo and armchair explorers an unparalleled introduction to this mysterious treasure island. Illustrated with more than 350 images, taken by Bjorn Olesen and other wildlife photographers, A Visual Celebration of …
This Borneo wildlife pictorial offers nature lovers, visitors to Borneo and armchair explorers an unparalleled introduction to this mysterious treasure island. Illustrated with more than 350 images, taken by Bjorn Olesen and other wildlife photographers, A Visual Celebration of …
Recounts the author's extensive travels in Borneo to trace the parallel stories and impact of two very different men, Swiss environmentalist Bruno Manser, who disappeared on Borneo in 2000, and American art dealer Michael Palmieri, a successful tribal art collector.
"Two modern adventurers sought a treasure possessed by the legendary "Wild Men of Borneo." One found riches. The other vanished forever into an endless jungle. Had he shed civilization--or lost his mind? Global headlines suspected murder. Lured by these mysteries, New York Times…
"For decades Westerners have come to Bali seeking to shed the chains of civilization. One man went all the way. The New York Times bestselling author of Savage Harvest unravels the mysterious dissappearence of Bruno Manser, who lived among the so-called Wild Men of Borneo and ma…
Two modern adventurers sought a treasure possessed by the legendary "Wild Men of Borneo." One found riches. The other vanished forever into an endless jungle. Had he shed civilization--or lost his mind? Global headlines suspected murder. Lured by these mysteries, New York Times …
In this galvanizing blend of adventure, travel and nature writing, and true crime, supported by his own extensive travels in the region and lengthy interviews with the principle players, Carl Hoffman traces the experiences of two men and the impact they have had on a land and it…
Two modern adventurers sought a treasure possessed by the legendary "Wild Men of Borneo." One found riches. The other vanished forever into an endless jungle. Had he shed civilization--or lost his mind? Global headlines suspected murder. Lured by these mysteries, New York Times …
"For decades Westerners have come to Bali seeking to shed the chains of civilization. One man went all the way. The New York Times bestselling author of Savage Harvest unravels the mysterious dissappearence of Bruno Manser, who lived among the so-called Wild Men of Borneo and ma…
The Hikayat Banjar, a seventeenth-century native court chronicle from Southeast Borneo, characterizes the irresistibility of natural resource wealth to outsiders as 'the banana tree at the gate'. Michael Dove employs this phrase as a root metaphor to frame the history of resourc…
The "Hikayat Banjar," a seventeenth-century native court chronicle from Southeast Borneo, characterizes the irresistibility of natural resource wealth to outsiders as "the banana tree at the gate." Michael R. Dove employs this phrase as a root metaphor to frame the history of re…