How to Walk a Puma: And Other Things I Learned While Stumbling through South America

I bought this book after hearing Peter Allison on the radio doing a promo of the book. I was enthralled by the interview. Peter Allison spoke with humour & candour telling of life in the jungle, his travels and most importantly, of walking a Puma. I thought "I must have this book" and I was so happy I bought it. Allison documents his travels in a way that is grass-roots, telling of all things that can & do go wrong, the unexpected, the annoying, (especially when you are Un-co and have a knack for getting into a bind). In this book, basically a diary of Allison's adventures & travels through South America, we are introduced to Roy, the orpahaned Puma, being cared for at a sanctaury, by volunteers who come and go. Now it's Allison's turn to "Walk a Puma". The writing is hilarious & at times sad. I'd say it is an Eye Opener. We in the cities have little idea how the rest of the world live and survive. This book is different, in a good way. Read it and just be entertained. I would like to know what has become of Roy since?

Peter Allison is a fun read. I devoured his books on Africa, often laughing out loud at his self-deprecation, humor and the wonderful absurdities he seems to walk into, eyes- wide. How to Walk A Puma is no less interesting but it is about South America which, no slur intended, does not charm me as Africa does. For those who are interested in his travels there (or simply enjoy spending time with a very down to earth nature/animal loving everyman) this book will be a pleasure. As always, I learned a lot. (Like army ants are scary as hell and, what true wanderlust looks and sounds like) I hope Peter keeps writing. He'll probably end up in an old folk's home in Timbucktu and his adventures via a wheelchair will continue to crack me up.

Peter Allison has a delightful sense of humor, and I had to struggle not to laugh aloud in public a few times when I was reading How to Walk a Puma. It's a fun read between using a puking cat as a pick up line, dodging puma attacks, and surviving earthquakes and crazy drivers, there is a lot to enjoy. At some point I became a bit annoyed at someone having the time to spend a year and a half just doing whatever came to his mind, but that was probably more jealousy on my part than bad writing on his!

While I hope this is not his last book, as of right now it is. It is hard to read something like this book and not wish you were there as well. For those of us that can't explore our world for what ever reason Peter has given us a little touch of what it is like to be able to see and interact with these extraordinary places. All I can say is that I hope Peter will finally find his jaguar some day.

I enjoyed this book just as much as his other two books. The jungle and the life of everyone was really wonderful to read about. I hope there will be some more books in the future.

If you're not already a fan of Peter Allison and his hillarious writings, you'll become one after reading this book. And the best part is that his two previous books, "Whatever you do - don't run" and "Don't look behind you", are even better. That means you should read them all if you're a wildlife lover and a travel enthusiast.

I could see how this book might be interesting and even inspiring for someone who had never travelled at all but as someone who has actually seen the world I found this boring. He's basically just writing about an extended vacation he took and nothing particularly interesting actually happens

As the third book, I found it interesting still but not as entertaining and funny as the first two. That said, the last few chapters are by far the best as the chapters in the middle do not say much. Overall a decent read.

I like Peter Allison's writing and he always makes an amusing entertaining read. He has been fortunate to travel a lot and to collect his experiences together to write about afterwards in a light hearted and light way. what he lacks in depth he oozes in self deprecation and funny anecdotes. Definitly cheers me up.

This book has lost a lot of the hilarious look at life the author had in his previous books on africa as a safari guide. Perhaps his foray into south america did not have the same enthusiasm he had whilst in Africa? Feels like its not the same author in every way.

I have read his other books , they are all entertaining , funny and a really good read . Can't wait for his next book

Laughed out loud at moments on my holiday reading this book, good animal stories liked it a lot. Will look for his other books.

good insight into life with wildlife.