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Last Chance to See

by Douglas Adams

ISBN13: 9780345371980
ISBN10: 0345371984
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"Very funny and moving...The glimpses of rare fauna seem to have enlarged [Adams'] thinking, enlivened his world; and so might the animals do for us all, if we were to help them live."
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Join bestselling author Douglas Adams and zooligist Mark Carwardine as they take off around the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures. 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.

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In "The Hitchhiker's Trilogy" and the bestselling "Dirk Gently" novels, Douglas Adams has taken his millions of fans on wild excursions through time and space. Last Chance to See continues the trip--but this time the place is Earth, the date is today, and every word is true. By turns a poignant and hilarious look at exotic, endangered creatures around the world.

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: Effie, June 6, 2008 (view all comments by Effie)
Douglas Adams writes with wit and wisdom about the sad plight of the disappearance of a myriad of species on this Earth that we, as humans, are promulgating. It's a sad, heart-breaking but fascinating read. The only thing wrong with it is that there aren't more photos of the fast-disappearing endangered animals he and his cohorts go in quest of finding to document them in words.
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Product Details

ISBN:: 9780345371980
Author:: Adams, Douglas
Author:: Carwardine, Mark
Publisher:: Ballantine Books
Location:: New York :
Subject:: Reference
Subject:: Nature
Subject:: Environmental Conservation & Protection
Subject:: Ecology
Subject:: Zoology
Subject:: Endangered species
Subject:: Adams, Douglas
Subject:: Life Sciences - Ecology
Subject:: Life Sciences - Zoology - General
Subject:: Journeys
Subject:: Adams, Douglas - Journeys
Edition Description:: 1st Ballantine Books ed.
Series Volume:: RP-472
Publication Date:: October 1992
Binding:: Paperback
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 256
Dimensions:: 8.04x5.16x.53 in. .45 lbs.

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