A moving, highly personal account about people who used their wealth to help reverse human exploitation of nature. This follows the "second careers" of Doug & Kris Tompkins in which they left financially lucrative enterprises in order to pursue emotionally fulfilling endeavors to protect vast, endangered swaths of land in Chile and Argentina. Both came from successful stints with outdoor clothing and equipment companies (North Face, Esprit, & Patagonia) that were financially rewarding, but felt a moral calling to use their resources to preserve threatened ecosystems for the original inhabitants, both human and nonhuman. The photography of these regions is breathtaking..
