The Last Wild Men of Borneo

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The Last Wild Men of Borneo The Last Wild Men of Borneo

by Carl Hoffman

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Published: 2018

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"Adventure travel at its best." —Kirkus (*starred review*) • "Haunting." —Booklist (*starred review*) • "A marvellously told and important story." —Peter StarkTwo modern adventurers sought a treasure possessed by the legendary "Wild Men of Borneo." One found riches. The other vanished forever into an endless jungle. Had he shed civilization—or lost his mind? Global headlines suspected murder. Lured by these mysteries, New York Times bestselling author Carl Hoffman journeyed to find the truth, discovering that nothing is as it seems in the world's last Eden, where the lines between sinner and saint blur into one.In 1984, Swiss traveler Bruno Manser joined an expedition to the Mulu caves on Borneo, the planet's third largest island. There he slipped into the forest interior to make contact with the Penan, an indigenous tribe of peace-loving nomads living among the Dayak people, the fabled "Headhunters of Borneo."...

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