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Last Chance to See

Auteur(s): Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine
Narrateur(s): Mathew Baynton, Stephen Fry
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Join Douglas Adams, best-selling and beloved author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and zoologist Mark Carwardine on an adventure in search of the world’s most endangered and exotic creatures.

In 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, Last Chance to See is both a celebration of our most extraordinary creatures and a warning about what we have to lose if we do not act soon.

Featuring a fantastic new foreword by the authors' longtime friend Stephen Fry and an afterword from Mark Carwardine that considers what has changed since the book was first published, Last Chance to See feels more urgent than ever before.

©1990 Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine (P)2020 Penguin Audio Environnement Essais et carnets de voyage Nature et écologie Science Conservation Spirituel

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"Douglas Adams’ genius was in using comedy to make serious points about the world." (Independent)
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Douglas Adams' unique and quirky perspective made me laugh out loud repeatedly, but he also showed the dire consequences of man-made species extinction. This is an unusual combination and was extremely well done (and not preachy).

Fascinating on many levels and covering a plethora of topics including; avoiding taxes, problems with international travel and politics, human interaction (both with each other and other animals), nasty weather-nastier food, and of course, endangered species. I highly recommend it for everyone. This should be a mandatory read (listen) in school.

Entertaining and prophetic

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This was such an enjoyable listen! It's well written and well performed. I especially enjoyed Chapter 4 stories about encounters with gorillas and rhinos in the wild.

I also appreciated the real talk about difficulties of travel in adventurous places - from mosquito attacks to bribery at airports. Even the biggest wildlife lovers and adventurers have struggles 😅

The authors are doing important work and I hope the conservation efforts they encountered will help save some of these animals for the long run.

Definitely recommend this for nature lovers.

A must-ready for nature lovers

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Gone too soon!

I wonder what Adams would say about the state of destruction we are causing! Parts of the book made me sad and angry…. We really dropped the ball, but Adams’s genius sense of humour makes facing our really a bit less painful.

Funny & sad

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