{"product_id":"the-lizard-man-speaks-corrie-herring-hooks-series-no-26","title":"The Lizard Man Speaks (Corrie Herring Hooks Series  No. 26)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlone on the endless red-sand desert in the Australian outback  tracking Varanus giganteus  the perentie lizard that grows to be more than six feet long. . . for desert rat Eric Pianka  such adventures have led to a satisfying  if unusual  way of life  as well as a distinguished career as a field biologist. In The Lizard Man Speaks  Pianka recounts more than thirty years of adventures in reptile studies  beginning with a boyhood passion for collecting snakes and lizards. He tells of \"lizarding\" in the North American deserts  the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa  and the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia. His vivid imagery draws the reader into a world where lions lurk in the darkness beyond a gecko hunters lights  where being stranded by car trouble miles from the last outpost is a constant danger  and where the wilderness still deserves to be called wild. Along the way  Pianka provides much general information about lizard ecology  the fire succession cycle  and the interaction of humans with the landscape. And he reveals the springs of his own determined spirit and love of solitude  describing a near-fatal boyhood accident and its shaping and character-building effect on the life that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966803210293,"sku":"ByrdShop_0292765525","price":38.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780292765528.jpg?v=1770581325","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-lizard-man-speaks-corrie-herring-hooks-series-no-26","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}