In 1985 Douglas Adams was sent by a newspaper to Madagascar with Mark Carwardine to search for an almost extinct form of lemur called the aye-aye. Mark is an experienced zoologist and his role on the expedition was to be the one who knew what he was talking about. Douglas, on the other hand, was an extremely ignorant non-zoologist to whom everything that happened would come as a complete surprise, the biggest of which was that they actually found one. Douglas was absolutely riveted by this experience and decided he wanted ...
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In 1985 Douglas Adams was sent by a newspaper to Madagascar with Mark Carwardine to search for an almost extinct form of lemur called the aye-aye. Mark is an experienced zoologist and his role on the expedition was to be the one who knew what he was talking about. Douglas, on the other hand, was an extremely ignorant non-zoologist to whom everything that happened would come as a complete surprise, the biggest of which was that they actually found one. Douglas was absolutely riveted by this experience and decided he wanted more of it. Three years later, he and Mark set off on a further six expeditions - to Mauritius to find the world's rarest fruitbat and a mad Welshman; to Zaire to find man's closest living relatives, the gorillas; to Indonesia to find the man-eating dragons of Komodo; to China to find a blind dolphin; and to New Zealand to find the world's fattest and least aerodynamic parrot, the kakapo. The resulting book tells the story of the animals they found, but also of the journeys they made to find them, the people they met and the difficulties they overcame.
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Add this copy of Last Chance to See.... to cart. $8.78, very good condition, Sold by Greener Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1990 by William Heinemann Ltd.
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Add this copy of Last Chance to See...[Signed] to cart. $282.00, good condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by William Heineman.
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Book. Octavo, 207 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Dark blue spine with white and red text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has mild edgewear and wear to top corners. Boards have bumping to top corners. Textblock has faint staining to tail edge of pages 185 to second to last page. Signed by Douglas Adams on title page. Shelved Case 8. 1371952. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Add this copy of Last Chance to See.... to cart. $52.94, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by William Heinemann Ltd.
Add this copy of Last Chance to See.... to cart. $150.80, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by William Heinemann Ltd.
According to the Salmon of Doubt ulogy this work was a personal favorite of Adam's himself. You don't have to be an environmentalist or Adam's fan to enjoy this book. Some facts, some stories, some surprises, some jokes and some photos are nicely mixed.
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