Legacy Corporations, and a .Īmy Goodman has got the goods on the cowboys ruling the roost and dishing out the spoils of war in Washington. The girl blogger of Baghdad-aka Riverbend-cited in Tom Englehart, “Missing Words. Microsoft Encarta Reference Library, 2003. Cool Creatures, Hot Planet by Marty Essen is a roller coaster ride through the natural world that will both entertain and enlighten readers.”-Jeff Corwin, The Jeff Corwin Experience Marty Essen and his wife, Deb, are two highly intelligent, imaginative, and brave people.”-Senator George McGovern, 1972 Democratic nominee for president “An exciting and adventurous read. It is the best travel and exploratory work I have yet encountered. “This is a wonderful book-a labor of love-that describes in soul-stirring language what it is like to live with the people, the animals, the birds, the snakes, the insects, the jungles, the treacherous rivers, the gorgeous scenery of seven continents. Locations visited include: Belize, Peru (the Amazon Rainforest), Argentina, Australia (Queensland), Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, and Northwest Territories), Antarctica, Europe (Spain, France, Switzerland, and Andorra), Malaysia (Borneo), and Africa (Zimbabwe). Marty Essen has written a book that entertains, informs, and poignantly reminds us that we all share a small planet. Their experiences-from amusing to life threatening-changed their lives forever. invasion of Iraq, the added element made them unwitting ambassadors for peace. When their travels coincided with the U.S. The American couple began crisscrossing the globe with the simple intention of searching for rare and interesting wildlife. ◆ Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents follows Marty and Deb Essen on a three-and-a-half-year-long adventure to some of the wildest places on all seven continents. Microsoft Encarta Reference Library 2004. Microsoft Encarta Reference Library 2003. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc., 2000.

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