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Mrs. Harkness and the panda
Traces the story of a 1930s female adventurer who brought America its first panda bear.
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A GIANT LEAP FOR PANDA KIND
Until recently it seemed impossible to breed them in zoos - not surprising when we learn that an adult female may be capable of successfully mating for as few as 12 hours each year. So, the conservation project has stepped in to give nature a helping hand, through the use of artificial insemination and banks of incubators for the newborns. By the end of last year, 136 cubs had been born at the base, but in the case of the female featured in this film, there is uncertainty right up to the crucial moment - pandas are so little understood that it's impossible to know whether one is pregnant until almost the onset of labour.
Newspaper Article
The delightful narrative may someday be a book
In the end, [Norman Dietz] -- having written his masterpiece, performed segments live, and recorded the audio version himself with a volunteer producer friend -- had his deal: Blackstone Audiobooks said yes. Dietz's narration is intimate, heartfelt, hilarious. He writes sometimes in big rolling sentences, rich with metaphors, and his performance is like a literary joy ride. Like so many other successful audio-book narrators -- Dietz is acclaimed as one of the top 50 \"voices of the century\" by an industry magazine -- he's also an accomplished actor. He reads \"Nailing It\" like he's playing to one of his live audiences.
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Briefly
In 1936, a chain-smoking widow named Ruth Harkness plunged into the wilderness of China and Tibet and emerged with a baby panda. She called the panda Su-Lin. It was a sensation: Time magazine named him \"Animal of the Year.\" And Harkness became a celebrity, too. Going on 70 years later, Harkness' fame has faded, but she should be a superstar for both feminists and environmentalists. If Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman aren't elbowing each other for the chance to play Ruth Harkness -- \"Pandas in the Mist\"? -- they should be.
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