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A One Book - One Palm Desert program.
Dion Leonard is an Australian/British ultra runner who competes around the globe in ultra running events ranging from 100 miles to over 240 miles in some of the most extreme conditions known to man. Dion has inspired and empowered audiences from children, teenagers to adults of all ages with not only his incredible true story and amazing roller coaster ride of Finding Gobi but also his own life changing journey from country town castaway to becoming a 'New York Times' Bestseller.
Dr. James A. Danoff-Burg, Vice President of Conservation at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, CA. He also helped found Helping Rhinos USA, is a Conservation Psychologist teacher at University of California San Diego, and a two-time Fulbright Specialist Alumnus in India and in South Africa.