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| Last Chance to See | 
| Authors: Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  177 reviews
Sales Rank: 17524
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0345371984
Dewey Decimal Number: 591.529
EAN: 9780345371980
ASIN: 0345371984
Publication Date: October 13, 1992
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| Customer Reviews:
 Conservation with a twist. February 28, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Douglas Adams presented the information in a way that made it easy for even the least-conservation-minded to understand how many species are disappearing, and how quickly they are doing so. Although he talks about several 'well-known' species, such as the white rhino, he also illuminates the plight of such unknowns as the kakapo. The only fault of the book is the amount of time spent on his travel mishaps; while these easily make up some of the funniest parts of the book, I would rather have learned more about the animals and their habitats.
I would recommend this book to anyone.
A wonderful look into the lives of the endangered. February 19, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Being a Science Fiction Comedy writer, Douglas Adams makes learning about endangered species a joy, rather than learning about them from a textbook. Of course, being that his journey took place over twenty years ago, his facts and figures have changed, but this book still gives a great viewpoint into the lives of those that try and save these species. Humor and education combined, for anyone interested, this is a great read.
What a great book! January 6, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book ended up being one of my favorite books! I was already a Douglas Adams fan going into it, so I was ready for a well-written and funny book. Not only was it hilarious at times, it was also very informative. It really opens your eyes to how desperate times are getting to saving these endangered species and how crucial every form of life is to this world.
If you love animals or are a Douglas Adams fan (or just like to read even), then you'll love this book.
Through Adam's eyes December 27, 2005
Some people may be shocked and slightly confused to hear this, but Douglas Adams' series about hitchiking the galaxy are not about that at all, but about the absurdities of the world around us, seen from the unique perspective of a fantastic narrator. In the same way, this fabulous book, Last chance to see, is not just any ordinary book about endangered species.
I'm an environmental science major and as such have a massive textbook not 3 feet from me right now which I could open and read bland paragraph after bland paragraph of much more useful information than Last chance to see could give me. And yet I choose to read Last Chance to see, simply because any part of the world seen through Adams' eyes is bound to give even the foremost scholar on that subject a radically new, radically funny, and radically compassionate feel for something that they thought they knew everything about already. It saddens me every time I rememeber that that window to the world has been closed forever, never to be regained, much like the very animals he describes.
I've been an environmentalist and and an Adams' fan separately for years, and seeing one passion through the lense of the other makes me incredibly happy, so happy I could fly. I just hope I remember to miss the ground.
Classic Douglas Adams. Need I say more? November 28, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you're one of those who don't care about the Earth we share, then pass this book by. Otherwise, you owe it to yourself to be guided by a great humorist, who doesn't forget that it's important to laugh even when faced with the most improbable tasks in conservation. Sometimes, that's all we can do.
A most thought-provoking, touching reminder of the fragile Earth.
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