Life in the valley of death : the fight to save tigers in a land of guns, gold, and greed / by Alan...
Life in the valley of death : the fight to save tigers in a land of guns, gold, and greed / by Alan...
Life in the valley of death : the fight to save tigers in a land of guns, gold, and greed / by Alan Rabinowitz.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Washington, DC : Island Press, c2008.
Call Numbers
N333.95975/ 1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 230 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., map ; 24 cm.
Contents
Road to nowhere -- Paradise lost -- The valley of death -- Into the Naga hills -- Rolling the dice -- Into the darkness -- Letting go -- Hungry ghosts -- Where there be tigers -- Conservation warfare -- Jungle politics -- Shaping a miracle -- A question of balance -- Burning bright -- Return to the...
Publication information
Publisher
Washington, DC : Island Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
c2008.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Much more than a wildlife adventure, Life in the Valley of Death is also a personal story of perseverance. Rabinowitz shares his painful struggle to overcome a severe stutter, and how the isolation he felt as a child inspired his love of big cats. Then as an adult working to save Myanmar's tigers, Rabinowitz is diagnosed with incurable cancer. For...
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Life in the valley of death : the fight to save tigers in a land of guns, gold, and greed / by Alan Rabinowitz.
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"A Shearwater Book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-216) and index.
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Date Copyright
c2008.
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Call Numbers
N333.95975/ 1
Record Identifier
74VK3p06vQyM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3p06vQyM
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ISBN
9781597261296 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
333.95975609591
MMS ID
991023669579702626
