Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents - Softcover

Essen, Marty

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0977859975 ISBN 13: 9780977859979

Publisher: Encante Press, LLC, 2012

Synopsis

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. The American couple began crisscrossing the globe with the simple intention of searching for rare and interesting wildlife. When their travels coincided with the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the added element made them unwitting ambassadors for peace. Their experiences—from amusing to life threatening—changed their lives forever. This is not your average travelogue. Marty Essen has written a book that entertains, informs, and poignantly reminds us that we all share a small planet. “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. It is the best travel and exploratory work I have yet encountered. 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. 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 Winner: 2007 Benjamin Franklin Award for Travel/Essay Winner: National Indie Excellence 2007 Book Award for Travel/Essay Winner: Best Books 2006 Book Award for Travel/Essay Bronze Medal: ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award for Travel/Essay Bronze Medal: IPPY Award for Travel/Essay Finalist: Nautilus Award for Animals/Nature

About this title

About the Author

Marty Essen began writing professionally in the 1990s, as a features writer for Gig Magazine. His first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, won six national awards, and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune named it a "Top Ten Green Book." His second book, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico, won four national awards. Marty is also a popular college speaker. He has performed Around the World in 90 Minutes, the stage-show version of Cool Creatures, Hot Planet, on hundreds of campuses, in forty-five states.

Marty's next book, Time Is Irreverent, will be a science-fiction political-comedy. The switch in genres doesn't mean a switch in ideals. Like all of Marty's books, it will reflect his values of protecting human rights and the environment--and do so with a wry sense of humor. Look for Time Is Irreverent in March, 2018.

From the Back Cover

"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. It is the best travel and exploratory work I have yet encountered. 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. 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

Edition details

• Publisher: Encante Press, LLC
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0977859975
• ISBN 13: 9780977859979
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 480