{"product_id":"last-chance-to-see-douglas-adams","title":"Last Chance to See (Douglas Adams)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Descriptive writing of a high order... this is an extremely intelligent book' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin Douglas Adams, bestselling and beloved author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e, and zoologist Mark Carwardine on an adventure in search of the world's most endangered and exotic creatures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Adams' self-proclaimed favourite of his own works, the pair encounter animals in imminent peril: the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the 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 and the alien-like aye-aye of Madagascar. Inimitably witty and poignant, \u003ci\u003eLast Chance to See\u003c\/i\u003e is both a celebration of our most extraordinary creatures and a warning about what we have to lose if we do not act soon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing a fantastic new foreword by the authors' long-time friend Stephen Fry, and an afterword from Mark Carwardine that considers what has changed since the book was first published, \u003ci\u003eLast Chance to See \u003c\/i\u003efeels more urgent than ever before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Douglas Adams' genius was in using comedy to make serious points about the world' \u003ci\u003eIndependent \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDOUGLAS ADAMS\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Cambridge in March 1952. He is best known as the creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es Guide to the Galaxy, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich started life as a BBC Radio 4 series. The book went on to be a No. 1 bestseller. He followed this success with \u003ci\u003eThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e (1980\u003ci\u003e); Life, The Universe and Everything\u003c\/i\u003e (1982); \u003ci\u003eSo Long and Thanks for all the Fish\u003c\/i\u003e (1984); \u003ci\u003eMostly Harmless\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\nZoologist \u003cb\u003eMARK CARWARDINE\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e on BBC Radio 4 for many years and is co-presenter, with Stephen Fry, of the BBC-TV series \u003ci\u003eLast Chance to See\u003c\/i\u003e. The author of more than 50 books, including several bestsellers, he has been Chairman of prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition since 2005.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-Format, Englisch, 256 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65812305084765,"sku":"K022214437","price":14.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/2221443700001A.jpg?v=1788531075","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/last-chance-to-see-douglas-adams","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}