Into the Heart: One Man's Pursuit of Love and Knowledge Among the YanomamaThe true story of an American anthropologist who lived with a primitive Amazon tribe, fell in love with one of its women, and risked death to bring her out of the jungle. "An amazing tale of adventure and romance".--Kirkus Reviews. 16 pages of photographs. |
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