After years of reflecting on the absurdities of life on other planets, Douglas Adams teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine to find out what was happening to life on this one. Together they lead us on an unforgettable journey across the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures - animals that they may never get another chance to see. They encounter the animal kingdom in its stunning beauty, astonishing variety, and imminent peril: the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the helpless but lovable Kakapo of New Zealand, the blind river dolphins of China, the white rhinos of Zaire, the rare birds of Mauritius island in the Indian Ocean. Both funny and poignant, Last Chance to See is the tale of an unforgettable wildlife odyssey - and a timely reminder of all that we must protect.

Informationen zum Autor DOUGLAS ADAMS was born in Cambridge in March 1952. He is best known as the creator of The Hitchhiker' s Guide to the Galaxy, which started life as a BBC Radio 4 series. The book went on to be a No. 1 bestseller. He followed this success with The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980 ); Life, The Universe and Everything (1982); So Long and Thanks for all the Fish (1984); Mostly Harmless (1992) and many more. He sold over 15 million books in the UK, the US and Australia. Douglas died unexpectedly in May 2001 at the age of 49. Zoologist MARK CARWARDINE is an active and outspoken conservationist, award-winning writer, TV- and radio - presenter, widely published photographer, magazine columnist and consultant. He presented the weekly programme Nature on BBC Radio 4 for many years and is co-presenter, with Stephen Fry, of the BBC-TV series Last Chance to See . The author of more than 50 books, including several bestsellers, he has been Chairman of prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition since 2005. Klappentext A reissue of a classic Adams title in which he journeys with zoologist Mark Carwardine in a worldwide search for the planet's most endangered species. Released to tie-in with a major BBC TV series "Last Chance To See: The Return" starring Stephen Fry which will air this year. In addition a new "Hitchhiker's" book by Eoin Colfer will be published in October 2009, raising Adams' profile even higher. This reissue also includes an introduction by Richard Dawkins Zusammenfassung Takes you on a journey across the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures - animals that they may never get another chance to see. This book describes the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the helpless but lovable Kakapo of New Zealand, the blind river dolphins of China, and the rare birds of Mauritius island in the Indian Ocean.

Klappentext

A reissue of a classic Adams title in which he journeys with zoologist Mark Carwardine in a worldwide search for the planet's most endangered species. Released to tie-in with a major BBC TV series "Last Chance To See: The Return" starring Stephen Fry which will air this year. In addition a new "Hitchhiker's" book by Eoin Colfer will be published in October 2009, raising Adams' profile even higher. This reissue also includes an introduction by Richard Dawkins

Zusammenfassung
Takes you on a journey across the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures - animals that they may never get another chance to see. This book describes the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the helpless but lovable Kakapo of New Zealand, the blind river dolphins of China, and the rare birds of Mauritius island in the Indian Ocean.