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Summary: More Adams-esque Humor
Review: I had to read this book for my Biology class, but unlike most of my fellow classmates, I looked forward to it. I love the works of Douglas Adams and this was no exception. Most of the book was the type of writing you'd find in the frist two Hitchhiker's books but there was also the reflective "Humans are bad, we have to stop destroying the planet" that was in So Long and Thanks For All The Fish. In this case it worked. He made you feel sorry for the endangered animals. So I recommend this book for all fans of Douglas Adams, it's well worth your time
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Summary: A display of intelligence, humanity and humour
Review: I read this book because of the author, no doubt about that!
I had read "The Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy" and wanted more laughing...
And I got it... But I got much more!
Never before has a book on rare species or ecology in general touched me so deeply. Douglas Adams masters the art of writing engaged and funny while actually telling important messages, that you can't help to be deeply moved by.
When you turn the last page, you have to restrain yourself not to take the next plane to Mauritius to help save the pink pigeon, or New Zealand in search of the Kakapoo!
This is the best non-fictious book I have ever read, maybe the best book at all!
Read it!
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Summary: Funny & thoughtful look at the plight of endangered species
Review: With self-deprecating humor and reverence for his subjects, Adams explores the environments of some of the most scarce and threatened species that share this planet with us. His stories weave the hilarious difficulties of traveling to remote and inaccessible regions with his amazing wildlife encounters (inches from a wild mountain gorilla?!). Adams, a gifted storyteller (who I had never read before), successfully personalizes the fascinating history, habitats and behaviors of species who often number less than a few of dozen. By visiting their world and conveying the plight of animals bordering on extinction through "unnatural selection", Adams reveals the value of a biologically diverse planet while highlighting the extraordinary efforts of naturalists to preserve it. Last Chance to See documents a charming and insightful journey that only a dedicated and privileged few will have the opportunity to experience in person. So, while Adam's odysseys send him slogging for hours through vegetation in an early morning rain or carting along live chickens to remote islands for food, the rest of us will have the pleasure of sharing his delightful but arduous adventures while cozily curled up in our favorite recliner.
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Summary: A humorous book with a serious message
Review: An interesting and humorous account of Douglas Adams' travels with a scientist and a photographer to see some of the most endangered animals in the world. Some might balk at the choice of a science fiction writer, but I think he was an excellent choice to capture the perspective of an outsider among the scientists. I learned a lot and laughed throughout the whole book.
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Summary: Amazing, to be so profound and remain so funny.
Review: It is hard to do this book justice. Anyone who enjoys the humor of Douglas Adams' novels will laugh almost as often through "Last Chance to See." Yet there is so much more. Adams recounts true traveling experiences and describes human characters in a way that brings cultures and continents alive better than a National Geographic Special. His descriptions of the sought-after endangered animals are equally compelling, biologically accurate without being overly elaborate or dry. Remember, this is Douglas Adams, you WILL laugh. Adams' discussions are thought-provoking and profoundly insightful, revealing much about the author while encouraging the reader to reflect on his/her own position--philosophical and natural. Anyone who has heard of Douglas Adams or Komodo dragons will love this book. And grow through reading it.
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Summary: A touching glimpse into the delicate balance of life
Review: Douglas Adams shines again. A truly prolific writer with an amazing gift. In 'Last Chance to See', Adams shows us a more touching and serious side of his amazing writing talents and vision. In exploring creatures of our planet that may not be here much longer, the wry brilliance in his humor provides a glimpse into the tea-time of our souls here on earth and the chaos we humans sometimes impart on it. A must read for anyone who is concerned with the unique and rare creatures on our planet.
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Summary: Douglas Adams up with the best !
Review: Douglas Adams has added another classic to a long list. He has proved himself as science fiction comedy writer and as a detective fiction comedy novelist. Now he has slipped into the world of travel with amazing ease, it seems there is little Mr Adams cannot write about. Although the book has a comical twist it never fails to under-line the major issues without patronising the reader. This leaves you somewhat enlightened and waiting for the next book from the enigmatic writer.
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Summary: Adams Best Work To Date...
Review: DNA has written a brilliant and lighthearted look at a serious subject. Without ever preaching, he has managed to convey the fragility of our delicate and rapidly vanishing ecosystem. Adams has said, "I have made my career making a big thing out of little things, and a little thing out of big things." This book is the best and most educational demonstration yet that Adams can not only tell the big and little things apart, but that he can persuade the reader to agree
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Summary: And you thought he was a cynic.....
Review: I never expected the man who kept me laughing throughout his career to make me weep. At the core of this light-hearted journey is a very serious subject; the fragility of life on earth, and humankind's abuse of it."Last Chance To See" is written in DNA's inimitable style, rife with dry humour, but he never loses sight of the tragedy, or the wonder
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Summary: The most seriously funny book by Douglas Adams
Review: A series of stories of explorations to the last few remaining members of
almost-extinct species. Although the subject is serious, the dry humor of
Douglas shines through every page of this book. Never heard of the kakapo
(flightless bird that walks miles before it makes its mating call), the
Yangtze dolphin or the Rodrigues fruit bat ? well, be fast, this may be the
last time.
Just one little snippet to get a feel for his style:
"The problem, it gradually transpired after a conversation which
flowed like gum from a tree, was this. She would only accept
Tanzanian currency. She knew without needing to ask that we didn't
have any, for the simple reason that no one ever did. This was an
international transit lounge, and the airport had no
currency-exchange facilities, therefore no one who came in here
could possibly have any Tanzanian currency and therefore she
couldn't serve them."
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