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I have been living in the Amazon rainforest for almost ten years. My camp is deep in the forest far from other humans. Being so close to the equator the nights are long and many of those dark hours are filled by reading. Books are probably the most important source of relaxation for me, not just at night, but also when I am tucked away in a filming hide for days on end, usually perched in the top of canopy trees waiting for monkeys or other creatures to come by. If I had to pick out just one of my many books as indispensable it would without doubt be Conan Doyle's The Lost World. I have the book in my hut and I have read it many times. For me it represents timeless natural history science fiction at its best. I first read it as a young boy and was completely captivated by the tale. I could never have imagined then that I would live and work for many years in the same area described in the book. What I find most remarkable is the way the author managed to capture the very essence of the rainforest and the tepuys (lost world mountains) without ever having visited the place himself. He really imagined it exactly as it is. The termites that share my home also like the book - they have eaten through the first few pages! Review by NICK GORDON, award-winning nature photographer and the author of 'Tarantulas, Marmosets and Other Stories'. Packed with real-life adventure, from swimming with wild otters and filming sloths to fleeing from hostile tribes and eating roast tarantulas in Piaroa death caverns, this is his extraordinary story. It offers a real insight into the joys, frustrations and day-to-day practicalities of life as a wildlife cameraman working in difficult conditions thousands of miles from home. But is is also a very personal story with, for example, moving descriptions of phone calls home after long absences in the field. (Kirkus UK)

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