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Table of Contents:
Author’s Note Prologue Part 1: Coming into the Wild 1. Lake Timagami 2. A Winter Wilderness 3. Egegik 4. The Flying Coffin 5. Rescue and Recovery 6. The Conversation Part 2: On Assignment 7. That Big Break 8. On Assignment 9. The Cayman Trench 10. Hart Mountain 11. Living Ocean 12. Tiger Shark Part III: Love of Wilderness 13. The Unforgiving World of Ice 14. Robson Glacier Part IV: Advocacy 15. The Living Earth 16. Old Growth 17. Ancient Forests 18. Diversity of Life 19. Palau 20. Egegik Revisited Part V: Wounds That Will Not Heal 21. A World of Wounds Epilogue: How Films Were Made Appendix A: Films Made for the National Geographic Society Appendix B: Films Made for The Discovery Channel, the Public Broadcasting Service, and State and Federal Agencies  

About the Author :
James Larison is a retired university professor who spent most of his career on the faculty of Oregon State University serving as a teacher, research scientist, and university administrator. For much of that same period of time, he also produced, photographed, and wrote more than thirty films for the National Geographic Society. He has also published original research in Nature and the Auk, and has written and edited a dozen literature publications as director of communications for a Sea Grant College. He lives in Oregon.

Review :
"Excellent and profoundly moving. James Larison is a master storyteller who's produced an adventure yarn and love story as deeply rewarding as his best films. On Assignment is insightful and inspiring, honest, engaging, and most of all, immensely entertaining." -- Kevin Grange, author of Wild Rescues: A Paramedic's Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone and Grand Teton "James Larison's book On Assignment is a compelling real-life adventure filled with danger and survival. I think readers will be on the edge of their seats when learning about the difficulties of filming for National Geographic. It would make a brilliant movie." -- Carl Ziebe, National Geographic Society Assistant Director, Educational Films "Good writing, great stories! If you like National Geographic , you'll love this book. Larison's journey is truly one of adventure and a life well lived." -- Jack Gustafson, Wildlife Biologist, Alaska Department of Fish and Game "No one works harder on his films than Jim Larison. . . . Technically and aesthetically, his films are simply unmatched among those produced for and by the National Geographic Society's Educational Film Department. . . . But what drives these filmsand what is integral to their successis more than technical prowess with a motion picture camera and a refined aesthetic sensibility; it is, as well, a passion for the subject at hand and a depth of knowledge about it. Jim's passion for ecology, biodiversity, and the health of the environment is what fuels his desire to make his films the most effective communication tools they can possibly be." -- Donald M Cooper, Associate Director and Acting Director, Educational Films, The National Geographic Society "This captivating book gains elevation by the page, until we soon find ourselves in the rarefied air of an adventure memoir that engages on both the visceral and cerebral level. Larison has penned a vivid chronicle rich with hard-won wisdom and brimming with life." -- Chris Dombrowski, author of Body of Water


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  • ISBN-13: 9781641605205
  • Publisher: Chicago Review Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Chicago Review Press
  • Height: 228 mm
  • No of Pages: 304
  • Returnable: 03
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1641605200
  • Publisher Date: 02 Nov 2021
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Memoir of a National Geographic Filmmaker


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