Cover of Last chance to see

Last chance to see

by Unknown Author

4.5
(21 ratings)
222 pages1992Ballantine BooksISBN 9780345371980

About this book

New York Times bestselling author Douglas Adams and zoologist Mark Carwardine take off around the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures. Join them as they encounter the animal kingdom in its stunning beauty, astonishing variety, and imminent peril: the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the helpless but loveable Kakapo of New Zealand, the blind river dolphins of China, the white rhinos of Zaire, the rare birds of Mauritius island in the Indian Ocean. Hilarious and poignant—as only Douglas Adams can be—Last Chance to See is an entertaining and arresting odyssey through the Earth’s magnificent wildlife galaxy.   Praise for Last Chance to See   “Lively, sharply satirical, brilliantly written . . . shows how human care can undo what human carelessness has wrought.”—The Atlantic “These authors don’t hesitate to present the alarming facts: More than 1,000 species of animals (and plants) become extinct every year. . . . Perhaps Adams and Carwardine, with their witty science, will help prevent such misadventures in the future.”—Boston Sunday Herald   “Very funny and moving . . . The glimpses of rare fauna seem to have enlarged [Adams’s] thinking, enlivened his world; and so might the animals do for us all, if we were to help them live.”—The Washington Post Book World   “[Adams] invites us to enter into a conspiracy of laughter and caring.”—Los Angeles Times   “Amusing . . . thought-provoking . . . Its details on the heroic efforts being made to save these animals are inspirational.”—The New York Times Book Review

Publication Details

Publisher
Ballantine Books
Published
1992
Pages
222
ISBN
9780345371980
Language
en

About Unknown Author

Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952. He was creator of all the various manifestations of *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy*. Douglas died unexpectedly in May 2001 of a sudden heart attack at the age of 49.

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