Tag Archive | "Congo"

Crazy River, Even Wilder Urban Africa

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

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Crazy River, Even Wilder Urban Africa

Richard Grant's Crazy River, available October 25, is one of the year’s most surprising adventure books.

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Q&A: Jeremy Wade, Host of “River Monsters”

Friday, April 23, 2010

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Q&A: Jeremy Wade, Host of “River Monsters”

With the second season of Animal Planet's "River Monsters" premiering this Sunday, MJ speaks to host Jeremy Wade about how to conquer fear and big fish that aim to "bite off the dangly bits of male swimmers."

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The Virus Hunter

Thursday, March 12, 2009

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The Virus Hunter

HIV, Ebola, and the vast majority of other killer diseases have passed from animals to humans. So Nathan Wolfe is searching for the next AIDS before it makes the leap — and is revolutionizing the way the world tries to control diseases in the process.

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Emile Hirsch’s Congo Diary

Monday, December 15, 2008

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Emile Hirsch’s Congo Diary

Take a 23-year-old actor (one admittedly naive about the problems plaguing central Africa), surround him with four young activists, and drop him into one of the world’s most ravaged places. The result? A journey of discovery.

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