#429 – Paul Rosolie

Books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #429:

  1. Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon by Paul Rosolie
  2. Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal
  3. One River: Explorations And Discoveries In The Amazon Rain Forest by Wade Davis
  4. Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers by Richard Evans Schultes, Albert Hofmann, Christian Rätsch
  5. The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
  6. Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition bby Thomas S. Schulenberg, Douglas F. Stotz, Daniel F. Lane, John P. O’Neill, Theodore A. Parker III
  7. The Lord Of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Paul Rosolie is an American conservationist and author. His 2014 memoir, Mother of God, detailed his work in the Amazon rainforest in southeastern Peru. He was also the host of the Discovery Channel’s 2014 nature documentary special, Eaten Alive. Wikipedia

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