Carnivorous Nights: On The Trail Of The Tasmanian Tiger - Hardcover

Mittelbach, Margaret; Crewdson, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1400060028 ISBN 13: 9781400060023

Publisher: Villard Books, 2005

Synopsis

A whimsical firsthand account of a scientific expedition and mishaps describes how the authors embarked on a offbeat odyssey to the island of Tasmania to search for the elusive--and supposedly extinct--Tasmanian tiger, documenting their encounters with the unusual wildlife and history of Tasmania, scientists, tiger hunters, and bushwhackers. 22,000 first printing.

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Review:

" A transfusion of youthful energy is delivered in this winning book by a pair of zany New York wildlife journalists."
- The New York Times Book Review
" Informed, colorful, often comical . . . hugely readable."
- San Francisco Chronicle
" A rollicking safari . . . informative and entertaining."
- The Oregonian (Portland)
" An adventure in extreme sleuthing . . . The true beauty of this volume is its depiction of the Tasmanian landscape in the raw. . . . Kudos are due the authors for the generous pace of their gaze [and] hilarious introspection."
- Los Angeles Times
" A thrilling adventure . . . an irresistible work of armchair travel, not to be missed. Highly recommended."
- Library Journal (starred review)
" A wonderful romp, part science and part Bill Bryson."
- Booklist

A transfusion of youthful energy is delivered in this winning book by a pair of zany New York wildlife journalists.
The New York Times Book Review
Informed, colorful, often comical . . . hugely readable.
San Francisco Chronicle
A rollicking safari . . . informative and entertaining.
The Oregonian (Portland)
An adventure in extreme sleuthing . . . The true beauty of this volume is its depiction of the Tasmanian landscape in the raw. . . . Kudos are due the authors for the generous pace of their gaze [and] hilarious introspection.
Los Angeles Times
A thrilling adventure . . . an irresistible work of armchair travel, not to be missed. Highly recommended.
Library Journal (starred review)
A wonderful romp, part science and part Bill Bryson.
Booklist"

"A transfusion of youthful energy is delivered in this winning book by a pair of zany New York wildlife journalists."
-The New York Times Book Review

"Informed, colorful, often comical . . . hugely readable."
-San Francisco Chronicle

"A rollicking safari . . . informative and entertaining."
-The Oregonian (Portland)

"An adventure in extreme sleuthing . . . The true beauty of this volume is its depiction of the Tasmanian landscape in the raw. . . . Kudos are due the authors for the generous pace of their gaze [and] hilarious introspection."
-Los Angeles Times

"A thrilling adventure . . . an irresistible work of armchair travel, not to be missed. Highly recommended."
-Library Journal (starred review)

"A wonderful romp, part science and part Bill Bryson."
-Booklist

About the Author:

MARGARET MITTELBACH and MICHAEL CREWDSON regularly join forces for The New York Times and other publications, employing their dry wit to reveal nature in the strangest of places. Their previous book, Wild New York, uncovered the unsung natural wonders of the city that never sleeps. They give frequent talks and lectures on wildlife, and live in Brooklyn.

Alexis Rockman’s artwork examines the history of how nature is portrayed, and is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and London’s Saatchi Collection. He has also contributed artwork to several books, including Future Evolution, by Peter Ward, a prediction of the future of the global ecosystem. He lives and works in New York and has traveled around the world experiencing the wild firsthand.

About this edition

• Publisher: Villard Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1400060028
• ISBN 13: 9781400060023
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320
• Illustrator: Rockman Alexis