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Whatever You Do, Don't Run
- True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
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Summary
Whatever You Do, Don't Run is a hilarious collection of true tales from top safari guide Peter Allison. In a place where the wrong behavior could get you eaten, Allison has survived face-to-face encounters with big cats, angry elephants, and the world's most unpredictable animals: herds of untamed tourists and foolhardy guides whose outrageous antics sometimes make them even more dangerous than a pride of hungry lions!
Join Allison as he faces down charging lions (twice); searches for a drunk, half-naked tourist who happens to be a member of the British royal family; drives a Land Rover full of tourists into a lagoon full of hippos; and adopts the most vicious animal in Africa as his "pet". Full of lively humor and a genuine love and respect for Botswana and its rich wildlife, Whatever You Do, Don't Run takes you to where the wild things are and introduces you to a place where every day is a new adventure!
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- JOD
- 01-03-23
Greatly enjoyable
I thought these stories were a real insight into what it would be like working on safari tours, really interesting and enjoyable book.
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- A. Rea
- 10-03-23
Wonderful stories
I love this book I felt as though I was there in Africa watching the animals and birds with him. His love and enthusiasm shone through. The stories were well written and narrated
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- michelle
- 23-08-17
Great book to listen to after safari
I went on safari in South Africa and enjoyed listening to this afterwards! Great book!
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-09-18
just lovely. Brilliant narrator
I find often that narrator's spoil a whole book. In this case he is brilliant
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- Ingrid
- 18-09-20
Great stories.
There are some lovely, interesting and funny stories in here. It’s a great book. Only downside is the inconsistent fake Australian accent that grates against native ears.
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- Heather Muir
- 04-10-12
Hilarious listen
I enjoyed this book. The humour was great and had me laughing throughout. As a local of Botswana though, there were a few pronunciations of local words & places that were wrong and took me a while to register what the narrator was refering to.
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- Wilma
- 18-12-12
Entertaining
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the narrator's voice, agree the pronunciations was not always spot on but it didn't distract anything. I'm in the safari industry and perhaps this added to my enjoyment. We listened to it in the car on a holiday journey and only here and there where a few swear words and references to sex were used did I wish my 3-year old son wasn't listening so attentively. I highly recommend this as a road trip companion as it keeps you alert behind the wheel but wherever and whenever you listen to it, laughing out loud is guaranteed!
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- Valerie
- 08-12-23
Brilliant
One of the best books I have read in a long time.
Enjoyed the humour and his humbleness instead of the heroic big hunter types he just a genuine wildlife lover and there for the right reasons.
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- Ann D
- 06-07-19
Great tales!
This is an excellent book, very entertaining and ideal for anyone who has been on, or is considering going on, safari. It’s important to know though, that it is exactly the same book as they selling on Amazon under the title ‘Don’t Run Whatever You Do’. There is clearly an error in the title on the audiobook cover.
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- K. Waddicor
- 10-08-15
Some great tales from a safari guide
My first audio book, and I nearly switched off after a few minutes as i thought the delivery was flat ... I was wrong and glad i continued listening. As a novice to audio books i was expecting a full blown performance, but that would have been so wrong. The narrator is just that, rather than being a storyteller (who takes ownership of the story and may become irritating with their acting performance). This brought back happy memories of our own time in RSA on safari a decade ago.
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