Greg Cummings, een bekroonde natuurbeschermer, heeft zijn carrière gewijd aan de bescherming van gorilla's in Oost- en Centraal-Afrika. Zijn werk benadrukt gemeenschapsgerichte initiatieven en het garanderen van het voortbestaan van berggorilla's door investeringen in lokale gemeenschappen. Voortbouwend op zijn uitgebreide ervaring als safarigids en zijn mediaoptredens, staat hij bekend om zijn diepgaande kennis van Afrika en zijn vermogen om meeslepende, onverwachte plotwendingen in zijn romans te creëren.
The collection features nine short romantic comedies tailored for high school performers and audiences, exploring the moments right after a couple's first kiss. Each one-act play presents a unique take on young love, blending humor and emotion. In "Love Bites," a ten-year-old girl must persuade a new classmate that sharing a sandwich doesn't equate to kissing, highlighting the innocence and misunderstandings of childhood relationships.
Our love of gorillas has long been reflected in literature and films--Tarzan, King Kong, The Jungle Book, Gorillas in the Mist--and their popularity continues to grow. Gorillas are among the most recognizable of the large charismatic mammals, but climate change and poaching has brought them to the brink of extinction. Greg Cummings was the executive director of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund for seventeen years. He shares his fascinating experiences as a "wildlife Robin Hood"--raising money from the rich and famous and redistributing it to endangered gorillas and their habitats. He met and enlisted the help of celebrities such as Sigourney Weaver, Arthur C. Clark, Douglas Adams, and Leonardo DiCaprio. This thirty-year worldwide journey moves from boardrooms in Manhattan and London to mountain treks in Rwanda and the Congo. Gorilla Tactics is sure to enchant readers with Greg's unique experiences, while sharing insight into the work it takes to save a species from extinction.