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Rachel Nuwer reviews “Homesick for a World Unknown” for Undark Magazine

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“Schaller was years ahead of his time … While most other 20th-century scientists viewed non-human species as devoid of feeling or complexity, Schaller was convinced that animals possessed inner lives much like our own and [that] the surest path to discovering these hidden worlds was to meet animals on their own terms. His research laid…

Excerpt from Homesick for a World Unknown in Pioneer Works Broadcast

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Pioneer Works Broadcast publishes an excerpt from Miriam Horn’s biography of George Schaller, Homesick for a World Unknown.

Miriam Horn in conversation with Mongabay editor Rhett Butler, on writing her biography of George Schaller

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Mongabay Editor Rhett Butler interviews Miriam Horn on Homesick for a World Unknown, her new biography of George Schaller

Miriam Horn talks with Ed Roberson, host of Mountain & Prairie, on George Schaller’s Transformation of Wildlife Biology

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Miriam Horn joins Ed Roberson on the Mountain & Prairie podcast to talk about her biography of George Schaller, Homesick for a World Unknown.

Miriam Horn on In Tune to Nature with Carrie Freeman

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“The Most Influential Wildlife Conservationists You’ve Never Heard Of: George and Kay Schaller’s Groundbreaking Life by Biographer Miriam Horn The Schallers’ legacy is intimately detailed through Horn’s wonderful storytelling … how they pioneered the fieldwork of living peacefully amongst large wild animals like snow leopards, gorillas, lions, tigers, jaguars, giant pandas, Tibetan antelope, Marco Polo…

Miriam Horn on Wildlife Conservation Society’s “Wild Audio”

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George Schaller is widely regarded as a founder of modern field biology — a scientist whose work helped transform how we study animals in the wild. From gorillas in the Congo to snow leopards in the Himalayas, his research has shaped conservation for decades. This week, WCS Wild Audio caught up with author Miriam Horn…

Miriam Horn on Nature Revisited with Stefan van Norden

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Horn recounts the extraordinary life and work of George B. Schaller, who studied and saved more charismatic megafauna than anyone before or since.

Miriam Horn and Wildlife Conservation Society EVP Joe Walston in conversation at the Leon Levy Center for Biography

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Joe Walston, head of Wildlife Conservation Society Global, which operates in more than 60 countries to protect wildlife and habitat, talks with Miriam Horn about her new book, Homesick for a World Unknown, The Life of George B. Schaller

Miriam Horn on WBAI, Pacifica Radio in NYC

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Miriam Horn joins Jeff Simmons, host of “Animal Matters” on WBAI NYC, to talk about her biography of George Schaller, Homesick for a World Unknown.

Concord Monitor: Biographer of world’s foremost conservationist to speak in New Hampshire

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A good biography shows readers the importance of a person they didn’t even know existed. “Homesick for a World Unknown” by Miriam Horn, is one such work