Around the World in 90 Minutes, with Marty Essen

While working on his book Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, Essen traveled the world searching for rare and interesting wildlife. Along the way he swam with piranhas, hiked with the Porcupine caribou migration, had a close-up encounter with humpback whales, was surrounded by wolves and survived a hippo attack. Essen took thousands of photos during his travels, and he will chronicle for you a high-energy presentation that is full of laughs, surprises and interesting facts. You will never see the world in the same way. Cool Creatures, Hot Planet has won three first-place awards for travel/essay writing: the 2007 Benjamin Franklin Award, the National Indie Excellence 2007 Book Award, and the Best Books 2006 Book Award. It has also won bronze metals in the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards and the IPPY Awards. www.coolcreatuershotplanet.com