MONSTER OF GOD: THE MAN-EATING PREDATOR IN THE JUNGLES OF HISTORY AND THE MIND. By David Quammen.

Quammen (David).

ISBN 10: 0393051404 / ISBN 13: 9780393051407

Published by W.W. Norton & Company. New York and London. 2003, 2003

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2003). 2003 1st edition. 8vo (162 x 242mm). Ppxii,515. B/w maps, bibliography. Black cloth spine over cream paper-covered boards, spine titled in red-gilt. Slight marking to boards and edges, otherwise new unread copy in dust-wrapper. An extended essay on human beings as "an intermediate link in a food chain": a palaeontological and modern history of the many and various animals which eat people, and their relationship with the societies which provide their prey. David Quammen also examines the future of the various man-eating species, which is generally not hopeful. "Erudite, witty, and utterly fascinating, David Quammen's exegesis of the life and habits of four parlous predators - creatures that can and do consume humans - sets a new standard in nature writing. Here we have biology, history, sociology, politics and behaviourism combined in as full and rich a portrait of these animals and their environment as has ever been produced." (T.C. Boyle). "David Quammen has given us a frontline report from the longest war in human history - the struggle against man-eating carnivores - and shows how much we have lost by winning it." (Barbara Ehrenreich). Chapters include: The food chain of power and glory; Once there were lions; The muskrat conundrum; Leviathan with a hook; Shadow of the nine-toed bear; The teeth and the meat; Perestroika; Science fiction ending. PREVIOUS PRICE £19.95. Seller Inventory # 16510

Synopsis:

The author of The Song of the Dodo laments the decline of the big predators--animals that are capable of stalking and killing humans--wondering how our psyche's will be affected when the last of these creatures is safely ensconced in a zoo. 35,000 first printing. First serial, The Atlantic.

Review: "Erudite, witty, and utterly fascinating, David Quammen's exegesis of the life and habits of four parlous predators - creatures that can and do consume humans - sets a new standard in nature writing.Here we have biology, history, sociology, politics and behaviourism combined in as full and rich a portrait of these animals and their environment as had ever been produced" (T. C. Boyle, author of THE ROAD TO WELLVILLE)

"David Quammen is a brilliant young star of nature writing"

"David Quammen is a master"

"David Quammen has given us a frontline report from the longest war in human history - the struggle against man-eating carnivores - and shows how much we have lost by winning it. Monster of God is an adventure to read - and a sobering reminder of our place in the natural world"

Bibliographic Details

Title: MONSTER OF GOD: THE MAN-EATING PREDATOR IN ...
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company. New York and London. 2003
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new
Edition: 1st Edition