It's a Jungle Out There (second Edition)

Book One of the Rani Adventures begins with Ron Snell's birth as the eldest child of missionary parents living in the rainforests of Peru. Colorfully depicting what it was like growing up in such surroundings, Snell has captured a wide-ranging audience ranging from homeschool children to senior citizens. "I wouldn't trade my childhood for any other," Snell writes. "Conceived in the Amazon rainforest, I learned to walk and talk among the Machiguenga Indians who, to this day, call me "Rani". "The 'Machis' were my first babysitters and friends. From them I learned to tie a house together, eat monkeys and macaws, and make dugout canoes. They laughed at my log rides down rampaging rivers and caught exotic pets for me. Life was one great adventure after another. After all, what could be more fun than perching in thorn trees at night to escape a herd of stampeding pigs? "The Machiguengas adopted me and my family into theirs. As they touched our lives we discovered what it would cost us to touch theirs. "I hope this first book of the Rani Adventures will bring you laugher, tears and a new perspective on the old cliche: 'It's a jungle out there!' " The second edition (5 1/2 inches by 8 1/2 inches) is larger than the first edition (4 1/4 inches by 7 inches.

Ron Snell has lived and worked extensively in Peru, Mexico, and Indonesia. He currently lives with his family in Texas, where he dabbles in boat building, real estate, conducting tours to Peru, speaking, and writing. One of his greatest joys is helping people in all walks of life learn to admire and love people of other cultures. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter One--The Mighty Push Chapter Two--Yarinacocha Chapter Three--Air Knockers Chapter Four--Timpia Chapter Five--Midnight, Matso, and the Menagerie Chapter Six--Arturo and Maria Chapter Seven--Canoeing the Tushmo Chapter Eight--Man of the House Chapter Nine--Spam Stampede Chapter Ten--Yellow Brother, Yellow Mother Chapter Eleven--Bats & Rats & Status Symbols Chapter Twelve--Lonely Souls Chapter Thirteen--Riding the Flood Chapter Fourteen--The Posse Chapter Fifteen--Yarinacocha to Tingo Maria Chapter Sixteen--Tingo Maria to Lima;