Madagascar: The Eighth Continent

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 mai 2013

Madagascar is a land where lizards scream and monkey-like lemurs sing songs of inexpressible beauty. This book is suitable for the literate readers who is about to travel to Madagascar or who just wants to learn more. It is a natural and cultural history of Madagascar and is an exploration of what makes this island so extraordinary.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781841624419
ISBN-10: 1841624411
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 8 pages colour/1 map
Dimensiuni: 128 x 198 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Bradt/Sawday/Wh

Notă biografică

Peter Tyson is a science and travel writer with over 25 years' experience writing about science, natural history, and conservation.

Recenzii

'Whether meeting a leaf-tailed gecko eye to eye... or describing conservation issues and local customs, Peter Tyson provides the most enjoyable book on the natural and cultural history of Madagascar I have ever read.' George B. Schaller, Wildlife Conservation Society 'A sharp picture of an intriguing place.' Scientific American 'Part field report, part travelogue, part ecological history, Tyson's book is an engrossing testament to one of the planet's most astonishing places.' Discover 'This is an absolutely absorbing book. Peter Tyson takes us with him on a journey of discovery, describing Madagascar with a rare depth of understanding, a fine eye for detail, and a sense of wonder that is most refreshing. There is humour, sadness, puzzlement, hope for the future. When you put the book down, you truly feel as if you have been there.' Jane Goodall 'Tyson's book blends adventure,science and history into an elegant whole.' Conde Nast Traveller

Cuprins

Author's Note vi Note to the 2013 Edition 1 Acknowledgments 2 Preface 5 Introduction 8 I Deep into a Primordial Land: the Perfumed Isle 23 II Deep into a Primordial Land: the Spiny Desert 81 III Search for the Pygmy Hippo 151 IV The Most Beautiful Enigma in the World 218 V Island of Dreams 316 Epilogue 390 Glossary 406 Selected Bibliography 411 Index 415

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