National Geographic The Photo Ark: One Man's Quest to Document the World's Animals Memoir_Gift_Guide So begins an epic journey

So begins an epic journey into lands both familiar and untraveled

What comes across are Davis's burnished skills as a writer

Natality invites readers to attend to birth as a challenging and life-affirming reminder of our shared humanity and our capacity for creative renewal

irrational rumors trigger fanatical acts

and both books and men are burned

National Geographic The Photo Ark: One Man's Quest to Document the World's Animals Memoir_Gift_Guide So begins an epic journeyThe lush and unique photography in this book represents National Geographic's Photo Ark, a major initiative and lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the world's animalsespecially those that are endangered. His powerful message, conveyed with humor, compassion, and art: to know these animals is to save them. Sartore is circling the globe, visiting zoos and wildlife rescue centers to create studio portraits of 12,000