{"product_id":"on-assignment-james-r-larison-9781641605205","title":"On Assignment: Memoir of a National Geographic Filmmaker","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exciting adventure story with personal drama and high stakes, as well as a glimpse behind the scenes of the highly regarded National Geographic brand\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jim and Elaine Larison spent years studying, exploring, and living in wild places, making more than thirty environmental films, most for the National Geographic Society. These films won more than forty international awards from leading environmental and broadcast organizations. This memoir tells the story behind the adventure and describes the rather substantial personal costs of this career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While shooting film in Alaska, Jim Larison narrowly survived a devastating airplane crash in the Bering Sea. Later, while filming on the Great Barrier Reef, the Larisons fought off an aggressive twelve-foot tiger shark. Midway through their careers, the Larisons were nearly swept to their deaths by an icefall while filming on Mount Robson. A thrilling adventure story, full of risk and personal conflict, \u003ci\u003eOn Assignment\u003c\/i\u003e is also a touching look at the tender bonds that held the married couple together while they struggled to complete their many film assignments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Larisons were changed by what they saw and what they captured on film: the destruction of forests, the death of coral reefs, and global warming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the beginning, the Larisons wanted nothing more than to spend time in the wilderness. By the end, they were fighting for its very survival.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James R. Larison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1641605200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641605205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.30w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/20\/2021","brand":"James R. Larison","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050141643007,"sku":"9781641605205","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aaa079ba-5b67-45a8-b75a-a1a873494c45.jpg?v=1685005466","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-assignment-james-r-larison-9781641605205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}