Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Animals
Cover of the book Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind by David Quammen, W. W. Norton & Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David Quammen ISBN: 9780393076301
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: September 17, 2004
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: David Quammen
ISBN: 9780393076301
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: September 17, 2004
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

"Rich detail and vivid anecdotes of adventure....A treasure trove of exotic fact and hard thinking."—The New York Times Book Review, front page

For millennia, lions, tigers, and their man-eating kin have kept our dark, scary forests dark and scary, and their predatory majesty has been the stuff of folklore. But by the year 2150 big predators may only exist on the other side of glass barriers and chain-link fences. Their gradual disappearance is changing the very nature of our existence. We no longer occupy an intermediate position on the food chain; instead we survey it invulnerably from above—so far above that we are in danger of forgetting that we even belong to an ecosystem.

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 in India's Gir forest, of saltwater crocodiles in northern Australia, of brown bears in the mountains of Romania, and of Siberian tigers in the Russian Far East. In the poignant and troublesome ferocity of these embattled creatures, we recognize something primeval deep within us, something in danger of vanishing forever.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

"Rich detail and vivid anecdotes of adventure....A treasure trove of exotic fact and hard thinking."—The New York Times Book Review, front page

For millennia, lions, tigers, and their man-eating kin have kept our dark, scary forests dark and scary, and their predatory majesty has been the stuff of folklore. But by the year 2150 big predators may only exist on the other side of glass barriers and chain-link fences. Their gradual disappearance is changing the very nature of our existence. We no longer occupy an intermediate position on the food chain; instead we survey it invulnerably from above—so far above that we are in danger of forgetting that we even belong to an ecosystem.

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 in India's Gir forest, of saltwater crocodiles in northern Australia, of brown bears in the mountains of Romania, and of Siberian tigers in the Russian Far East. In the poignant and troublesome ferocity of these embattled creatures, we recognize something primeval deep within us, something in danger of vanishing forever.

More books from W. W. Norton & Company

Cover of the book Global Financial Warriors: The Untold Story of International Finance in the Post-9/11 World by David Quammen
Cover of the book Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by David Quammen
Cover of the book Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by David Quammen
Cover of the book Profiles in Leadership: Historians on the Elusive Quality of Greatness by David Quammen
Cover of the book Understanding Green Building Materials by David Quammen
Cover of the book Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel (Great Discoveries) by David Quammen
Cover of the book Tremor of Intent by David Quammen
Cover of the book Behavioral Challenges in Children with Autism and Other Special Needs: The Developmental Approach by David Quammen
Cover of the book Sun in Days: Poems by David Quammen
Cover of the book Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary by David Quammen
Cover of the book The Decameron by David Quammen
Cover of the book Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism by David Quammen
Cover of the book Later Poems: Selected and New: 1971-2012 by David Quammen
Cover of the book Murder City: The Bloody History of Chicago in the Twenties by David Quammen
Cover of the book Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood by David Quammen
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy