Trail to Kanjiroba | Kirkus Reviews

DeBuys brings many of the most appealing attributes of memoir and travel and nature writing to bear on humanity’s most significant existential crisis. In 61 brief chapters, which read like travel journal entries, deBuys weaves together geological and evolutionary histories and studies of the planet’s peoples and biodiversity within the context of his participation with the Nomads Clinic, which provides medical care to communities in Nepal’s remote Upper Dolpo region....  A pleasing ray of positivity regarding the planet’s present and future.

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The New Mexico Historical Review

Publishing a Southwestern Classic: Enchantment and Exploitation by William deBuys, by Elizabeth Hadas in the New Mexico Historical Review, Volume 90, Number 4, Fall 2015

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Science Magazine

Review of The Last Unicorn by David W. Redding. “Part action adventure, part an exploration of loss, this book is a journey for both the heart and the mind.”

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The Washington Post

Review of The Last Unicorn by Dennis Drabelle. “DeBuys is an evocative writer. Here he is noting the rapid arrival of the tropical sunset: “Close to the equator, night descends like a curtain in a theater. There is no leisure in the sunset. One minute you bask in yellow light, the next you barely see your hand.”

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Audubon

Review of The Last Unicorn by Carson Vaughan: “…it’s fortunate that a first-hand account of such a unique voyage exists. That’s written by a storyteller as commanding and reflective as William deBuys, well, that’s just plain lucky.”

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The Christian Science Monitor

Review of The Last Unicorn by Nick Romeo: “DeBuys paints the disappearing landscapes of his journey with beautiful and evocative prose.”

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The Huffington Post

Review of The Last Unicorn by Evaggelos Vallianatos: “The book is extremely important and reads like a novel.”

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