A vivid account of three expeditions on the heels of the migrating Bactrian camel through the deserts of Xinjiang and Mongolia. An engaging writer and adventurer with a sense of humor, the author includes vivid portraits of the people he encounters along the way (including George Schaller who accompanied him on the first expedition). Among the many discoveries of the quest, Hare found Lou Lan, an abandoned city of the Silk Road described by Sven Hedin in 1900. He also helped convince the Chinese government to set aside part of this remote region as a reserve for the camel.  (CAS67, $14.99)