Mother of God

An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon

By: Paul Rosolie

Narrated by: Jonathan Yen

For fans of The Lost City of Z, Walking the Amazon, and Turn Right at Machu Picchu comes naturalist and explorer Paul Rosolie’s extraordinary adventure in the uncharted tributaries of the Western Amazon - a tale of discovery that vividly captures the awe, beauty, and isolation of this endangered land and presents an impassioned call to save it.

In the Madre de Dios - Mother of God - region of Peru, where the Amazon River begins its massive flow, the Andean Mountain cloud forests fall into lowland Amazon Rainforest, creating the most biodiversity-rich place on the planet. In January 2006, when he was just a restless eighteen-year-old hungry for adventure, Paul Rosolie embarked on a journey to the west Amazon that would transform his life.

Venturing alone into some of the most inaccessible reaches of the jungle, he encountered giant snakes, floating forests, isolated tribes untouched by outsiders, prowling jaguars, orphaned baby anteaters, poachers in the black market trade in endangered species, and much more. Yet today, the primordial forests of the Madre de Dios are in danger from developers, oil giants, and gold miners eager to exploit its natural resources.

In Mother of God, this explorer and conservationist relives his amazing odyssey exploring the heart of this wildest place on earth. When he began delving deeper in his search for the secret Eden, spending extended periods in isolated solitude, he found things he never imagined could exist. “Alone and miniscule against a titanic landscape I have seen the depths of the Amazon, the guts of the jungle where no men go, Rosolie writes. “But as the legendary explorer Percy Fawcett warned, ‘the few remaining unknown places of the world exact a price for their secrets.’”

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2014 Paul Rosolie (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Jungle Keeper Indeed

Excellent portrayal of a passionate defender of one of the last frontiers on this planet.

I couldn’t stop listening

The vivid imagery Paul uses when telling his stories allows the reader to feel like they’ve seen what he saw. The stories are so exciting and make you feel the need to preserve the Amazon rainforest as if it’s your own home.

Just wow

This is truly a delightful book if you love adventure nature and Conservation The fight to save the rainforest is a humanity problem. And hopefully this book will inspire more people that think and care about nature

Thrilling, sad, and inspiring.

I listened to this book in 3 days, after hearing Rosolie on the Joe Rogan podcast. What a wonderful story, and so inspirational. I will be donating to the cause, and hope that Rosolie keeps up the good work.

Must read!

This book is spellbinding and magnificent! I was absolutely riveted the entire way through. Incredible story of a life really well spent.