The Wasting of Borneo

<b>Praise for Alex Shoumatoff</b> Shoumatoff is a genuine citizen of the world, at home with people everywhere, and his example serves as an inspiration to all who cherish the ties that unite humankind...In my opinion, he ranks among the very best nature writers of our or any other time. Timothy Ferris Like a Graham Greene character, Alex Shoumatoff seems drawn to hot, bug-ridden places, tropical backwaters of the third world, where the superficial comforts and rules of the West do not apply...His writing combines a naturalist s precision with a journalist s chatty command of facts. Michiko Kakutani, <i>New York Times</i> <b>Praise for <i>The Wasting of Borneo</i></b> Like all major authors, Shoumatoff s eloquent narrative is informed by the seminal landscapes that have shaped his life, the perspectives from which his engaging encounters with the natural world are revealed. <i>The Wasting of Borneo</i> affirms what occurs when humanity because of its lethal consumerism abandons its loving connection to and reverence for that which sustains it, a subject forcefully conveyed as the fragile voice of the natural world dashes toward an eerie silence. Bernie Krause, PhD Shoumatoff s book will make you experience both animals and nature with all your senses. Smell and sound may be more important than vision. Perceive animals in a new way. Temple Grandin, author of <i>Animals in Translation</i> and <i>Thinking in Pictures</i> Alex Shoumatoff is a pure gonzo naturalist, the love child of Bruce Chatwin and Hunter Thompson. <i>The Wasting of Borneo</i> is an important book about human greed, climate change, and animism (among many other serious matters), and a head-spinning trip to the furthest reaches of the known world. Russell Banks