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“Homesick for A World Unknown” a Wall Street Journal Editor’s Choice
Homesick for a World Unknown by Miriam Horn is selected by The New York Times for their list of 6 books recommended by their critics and editors.
In her meticulously researched, gripping biography, Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller, Miriam Horn conveys how Schaller’s work in the Congo revolutionized our understanding of gorillas and, more broadly, of methodology for ethological field work. Far from the brutal aggressors of popular stereotype, gorillas acted as family-oriented apes with an…
“a book that is expansive without being intrusive, admiring without being reverential, and alert to ambiguity even when recounting an extraordinary career.”
Pioneer Works Broadcast publishes an excerpt from Miriam Horn’s biography of George Schaller, Homesick for a World Unknown.
Mongabay Editor Rhett Butler interviews Miriam Horn on Homesick for a World Unknown, her new biography of George Schaller
Miriam Horn joins Ed Roberson on the Mountain & Prairie podcast to talk about her biography of George Schaller, Homesick for a World Unknown.
“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…
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 joins Jeff Simmons, host of “Animal Matters” on WBAI NYC, to talk about her biography of George Schaller, Homesick for a World Unknown.