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Summary: An moving and thought provoking book by a literary master.
Review: Reading this book is truly an incredible experience. Douglas Adams brilliantly takes us on a tour of the world's endangered species, his wit and humor along for the entire ride. While it is a most amusing read, there is more to it; Mr. Adams never lets us forget that this may indeed be our last chance to see some of these magnificent animals.
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Summary: Absolutely, unreservedly great!
Review: Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine have done a beautiful job of producing a book about some of the most endangered species of animals in the world, that not only brings their plight to to our minds in a very human, personal way, but also enlightens us about what we have done to bring about the danger, and may be able to do to save some animals from it. A must read!
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Summary: Brilliantly Written - a MUST read.
Review: The combination of Adams's quirky outlook and Carwardine's knowledge of the animals featured in the book (as opposed to the band who sang House of the Rising Sun) give this book a unique spin.It's very humorous in parts, but never trivialises the subject matter. It covers the serious issues surrounding the animals' predicaments but avoids being pretentious. 'Last Chance To See' is a must read for any fan of Douglas Adams or anyone interested in ecology or the environment.
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Summary: A must read for any douglas adams fan
Review: I have read The Hitchikers Trilogy and both Dirk Gently books and this is a classic Douglas Adams work. There is a series overtone delivered with Adam's brand of dry british humor.
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Summary: Exelent traveling book
Review: This book shows that Douglas Adams can do far more than writing far-out (but still exelent) books. I think people who a) loves to travel in the remote areas of the world or b) is interested in the difficult situation many of our planets animals are facing in todays world or c) just want to read a briliant and funny book about traveling in some of the more exiting parts of the world should take a closer look into this book. I personaly liked the african part of the book where various officials continously moved them from place to place within the same 25 square meters.
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Summary: A single line cannot do this book justice.
Review: This is without a doubt the most entertaining, moving, intelligent, witty book I have read. Douglas Adams and Mark Cawardine tour the world learning about endangered species and their saviours. Memorable stops on the way include a pink pigeon with an identity crisis and the invention (by themselves) of a remarkable new 'safe underwater recording technique'. Of course, you'll have to read it to find out what I'm talking about, but rest assured that this is a book that will make you laugh out loud - and that's not bad for non-fiction! With the exception of the first chapter of 'Mostly Harmless', this is the Douglas Adams' finest hour.
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Summary: A book to make you feel seriously bi-polar.
Review: One moment tears were streaming down my face, the next I was howling with laughter. The beloved author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy gets himself dragged around the world to see endangered animals -- and sadly, he may be the last author to view some of these creatures in the wild. His tale is evocative, humorous, and strongly moving. What do you mean I can ONLY give it 5 stars -- it deserves at least 6!
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Summary: Brilliant entertainment and education
Review: When I first heard of this book I was rather suspicious, expecting from Adams more SF in the hitchhiker tradition. I bought it anyway, and a few pages later it started to dawn on me that this is the best book Adams has ever written. It is highly entertaining, filled with absurd anecdotes of human and animal peculiarities. It gives a very critical view on ecological problems, while at the same time being enormously funny. It is hard for me to say what part Carwardine took in the writing, but it seems that he at least exerted a good influence on Adams, sharpening his awareness for the problems that made it into this book. You will have many a good laugh reading this masterpiece, but that won't keep you from having to think hard about the way we position ourselves on this planet. Urgently recommended.
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Summary: Mindbogglingly brilliant
Review: This book is seriously funny. It even outwits the original Hitchhiker's Guide. A must-read not only for Douglas Adams fans. His best work so far.
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Summary: Just re-read the book...
Review: I just read this book for the second time, and I was more moved by its content during this reading than I was the first time. I cannot possibly express how good this book truly is. I am not a person to give a rating of "10" to many books (or anything else for that matter), but I do to this one. I wouldn't change a line. (Please see my earlier review of this work on this page for further detail.)
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