Into Thick Air

"[H]is descriptions of desert landscapes can be extraordinary. You can almost feel the dry gusts turning Malusa's lips into cracked leather." --"NY Times Book Review"
"Malusa's intrepid curiosity enlivens his over-the-road tales." --"Booklist"
"It's unlikely that biking to the lowest places on Earth will earn him a mention in history books. But he is a great storyteller." --"Globe and Mail"

Jim Malusa has reported on many assignments for The Discovery Channel, including travels to Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, the Atacama Desert in Chile, caves in Alaska, and Three Gorges Dam in China. He has also written for numerous magazines and newspapers, including Natural History, the Las Vegas Sun, and the Arizona Daily Star. With a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Arizona, he conducts fieldwork on desert plants for the university and the National Park Service, when he is not traveling the world or writing about his adventures.

"[H]is descriptions of desert landscapes can be extraordinary. You can almost feel the dry gusts turning Malusa's lips into cracked leather." --"NY Times Book Review""Malusa's intrepid curiosity enlivens his over-the-road tales." --"Booklist""It's unlikely that biking to the lowest places on Earth will earn him a mention in history books. But he is a great storyteller." --"Globe and Mail"