The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
| AUTHOR | Vaillant, John; Vaillant, John |
| PUBLISHER | Vintage (05/03/2011) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A gripping story of man pitted against nature's most fearsome and efficient predator. This "travelogue about tiger poaching in Russia's far east opens up a new genre ... [the] conservation thriller" (Nature). Outside a remote village in Russia's Far East a man-eating tiger is on the prowl. The tiger isn't just killing people, it's murdering them, almost as if it has a vendetta. A team of trackers is dispatched to hunt down the tiger before it strikes again. They know the creature is cunning, injured, and starving, making it even more dangerous. As John Vaillant re-creates these extraordinary events, he gives us an unforgettable and masterful work of narrative nonfiction that combines a riveting portrait of a stark and mysterious region of the world and its people, with the natural history of nature's most deadly predator.
Show More
Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780307389046
ISBN-10:
0307389049
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
More Product Details
Page Count:
352
Carton Quantity:
24
Product Dimensions:
5.27 x 0.80 x 7.91 inches
Weight:
0.61 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Maps,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Sports & Recreation | Hunting
Sports & Recreation | Animals - Big Cats
Sports & Recreation | Endangered Species
Dewey Decimal:
599.756
Library of Congress Control Number:
2011381699
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
publisher marketing
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A gripping story of man pitted against nature's most fearsome and efficient predator. This "travelogue about tiger poaching in Russia's far east opens up a new genre ... [the] conservation thriller" (Nature). Outside a remote village in Russia's Far East a man-eating tiger is on the prowl. The tiger isn't just killing people, it's murdering them, almost as if it has a vendetta. A team of trackers is dispatched to hunt down the tiger before it strikes again. They know the creature is cunning, injured, and starving, making it even more dangerous. As John Vaillant re-creates these extraordinary events, he gives us an unforgettable and masterful work of narrative nonfiction that combines a riveting portrait of a stark and mysterious region of the world and its people, with the natural history of nature's most deadly predator.
Show More
List Price $20.00
Your Price
$19.80