false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165721450m/8696.jpg 8696 23 'Douglas Adams' genius was in using comedy to make serious points about the world' - "Independent". After years of reflecting on the absurdities of life on other planets, Douglas Adams teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine to find out what was happening to life on this one. Together they lead us on an unforgettable journey across the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures - animals that they may never get another chance to see. They encounter the animal kingdom in its stunning beauty, astonishing variety, and imminent peril: the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the helpless but lovable 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. Both funny and poignant, "Last Chance to See" is the tale of an unforgettable wildlife odyssey - and a timely reminder of all that we must protect. 525730 book 1990 Last Chance to See total:1830|5:887|4:607|3:285|2:49|1:2| 1830 7818 2519 191 5 1 false false Thu May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 07:08:15 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 17:08:23 -0700 2008 wasted--on science fiction.

The man is obviously a science writer.

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Este libro, del autor de la brillante y desopilante guia del autoestopista galáctica, es una pequeña obrita de arte, en el más contemporáneo de los sentidos. Douglas Adams es cronista de viajes y un gran narrador. Los viajes que narra aquí son visitas de cortesía a los últimos eje...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Tue Jan 08 14:43:24 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 14:47:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 09:22:01 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 19:45:52 -0800 2009 1
In a concise little book, the author conveys the most interesting details of his trips to see several species, including ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 10:57:52 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 11:05:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 17 09:31:48 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 20:58:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 05 11:11:00 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 13 19:30:49 -0700 2009 Often enough, we read a book based on a faux pas that has been so well ingrained into our skulls that we sometimes chastise ourselves for doing it . . . at first, at least. The old cliche states that we should never, under any circumstances judge a book by its cover. To commit such an atrocity deser...

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Wonderful and heartbreaking - Douglas Adams discusses several trips to see animals that are on the brink of extinction: komodo dragons, white rhinos, th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 08 13:49:20 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 19:21:36 -0700 2007
Douglas Adams wrote the book with naturalist Mark Carwardine back in 1990, and the whol...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 14 13:22:46 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 14 13:23:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jul 04 09:14:08 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 04 09:53:33 -0700 2007 Last Chance to See.... is, in many ways, one of the ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Wed Jul 04 02:12:37 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 04 02:26:57 -0700 2007
It could so easily have been a depressing exercise in viewing these animals in danger of extinction as part of...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=8696