{"title":"Jon Turk","description":"\u003cp\u003eJon Turk’s work offers a compelling journey into the natural world, blending keen observation with deep cultural insight. His writing invites readers to explore the intricate relationship between wildlife and human communities, with a particular focus on the Samburu region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, his books serve as both vivid narratives and informative guides, appealing to those interested in conservation, anthropology, and the myths that shape our understanding of wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tracking-lions-myth-and-wilderness-in-samburu-by-jon-turk-9781771604734","title":"Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA provocative look at the vital connection between human beings, the natural world and meaningful knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile tracking a lion with a Samburu headman and then, later, eluding human assailants who may be tracking him, Jon Turk experiences people at their best and worst. As the tracker and the tracked, Jon reveals how the stories we tell each other, and the stories spinning in our heads, can be moulded into innovation, love and cooperation—or harnessed to launch armies. Seeking escape from the confusion we create for ourselves and our neighbours with our think-too-much-know-it-all brains, Jon finds liberation within a natural world that spins no fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet in a high-adventure narrative on the unforgiving savannah, \u003cem\u003eTracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu\u003c\/em\u003e explores the aboriginal wisdoms that endowed our Stone Age ancestors with the power to survive and how, since then, myth, art, music, dance, and ceremony have often been hijacked and distorted within our urban, scientific, oil-soaked world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433187786988,"sku":"9781771604734","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781771604734.jpg?v=1774765455"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jon-turk.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}