Author and photographer Wheeler chronicles his exceptional journeys on foot through a continent of great extremes--from the Sahara desert to the grasslands of the Great Rift Valley to the Congo rain forest. Illustrated with his stunning images this elegantly written book fully captures the author s enlightened awe for the worlds and people he encounters. Lyons Press Alive in Africa chronicles author and photographer William F. Wheeler s exceptional journeys on foot through a continent of great extremes.