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Monster of God : the man-eating predator in the jungles of history and the mind / David Quammen.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating QL100 .Q36 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Quammen, David, 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dangerous animals--Psychological aspects.
- Dangerous animals.
- Predatory animals--Ecology.
- Predatory animals.
- Human-animal relationships.
- Endangered species.
- Psychological aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 515 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; London : W.W. Norton, [2003]
- Summary:
- Casting his expert eye over the rapidly diminishing areas of wilderness where predators still reign, the award-winning author of "The Song of the Dodo" examines the fate of lions, saltwater crocodiles, brown bears and others that are disappearing.
- Contents:
- I. The Food Chain of Power and Glory 1
- II. Once There Were Lions 17
- III. The Muskrat Conundrum 77
- IV. Leviathan with a Hook 125
- V. Shadow of the Nine-Toed Bear 209
- VI. The Teeth and the Meat 301
- VII. Perestroika 331
- VIII. Science Fiction Ending 399.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-479) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0393051404
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