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Pink Boots and a Machete: My Journey from NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer - Softcover
A quick examination of her roots, and one may never have guessed that Mireya Mayor would become the woman she is today. Yet, against all odds, this self-professed former girly girl daughter of overprotective Cuban immigrants blossomed from NFL cheerleader to Fulbright Scholar to field scientist and ultimately, quintessential adventurer. Now, with more than a decade's worth of thrilling exploits under her belt, Mayor recounts her life in a riveting, awe-inspiring new book. In a series of short chapters, she relives each exhilarating event with uncanny charm and self-deprecating humour. Readers have the rare opportunity to follow the renowned primatologist around the globe as she unlocks the mysteries of the natural world and endeavours to save some of the planet's rarest creatures. Says Mayor: 'I love the adventure, the exploration, the scientific discovery and the documentation. But really what drives me is the thought that future generations - my own children and their children - can one day learn to appreciate them like I do'. Throughout this unforgettable volume, she describes in stunning detail how she survived a plane crash...slept in jungles teeming with poisonous snakes...dove with hungry great white sharks. ..rappelled down a 14,000-foot sinkhole in search of frogs...draws blood from critically endangered lemurs...was charged by an angry silver-backed gorilla...was chased by elephants...and the list goes. Suffice it to say, Mireya Mayor has seen more in her 30-odd years than most of us will see in a lifetime. Her plucky spirit, brilliance in the face of calamity, and sheer will to succeed make this a classic mission book, and a thoroughly breathtaking read.
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Bursting at the seams, theres no filler material here. Mireya tells her story one of a fearless, driven and outrageously accomplished woman with a lifestyle to rival any action movie with genuine passion and not an ounce of self-indulgence. Highly recommended. --Real Travel Magazine
About the Author:
Mireya Mayor is a 2007 Emerging Explorer, former correspondent for Ultimate Explorer, and host of the upcoming series Wild Nights on NAT GEO WILD! Channel. Her documentary on lowland mountain gorillas aired on NAT GEO WILD! in April 2010. She is a frequent guest lecturer for the NG Live! Lecture series, regularly appears on TV on MSNBC, CNN, and NBC's Today, and has been featured in People, Marie Claire, Latina, National Geographic Adventure, Elle, The New York Times, and Miami Herald.
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- PublisherNational Geographic Society
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1426207832
- ISBN 13 9781426207839
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
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