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Category/分类:科学 地球科学 自然科学
WINGED OBSESSION: THE PURSUIT OF THE WORLD’S MOST NOTORIOUS BUTTERFLY SMUGGLER
  Book ID/图书代码:03880010B38445
 
页数: 320 定价: 0美元 上传日期: 2010-8-2

English Summary/英文概要: “I am the world’s most wanted butterfly smuggler. I am the Indiana Jones of insects.”—Yoshi Kojima

A tale of greed, obsession and sexual temptation in the vein of The Orchid Thief—the story of the world’s most wanted butterfly smuggler, the rookie U.S. Fish and Wildlife agent who finally brings him down, and the writer who found herself at the middle of the story

One of the world’s most beautiful endangered species, butterflies are as lucrative as gorillas, pandas, and rhinos on the black market. And in this cutthroat $200 million business, no one made more money—or posed a great ecological danger—than Yoshi Kojima, the kingpin of butterfly smugglers.

Determined to capture Kojima, rookie U.S. Field and Wildlife Agent Ed Newcomer became close to the smuggler, posing as a young apprentice eager to learn the trade. But twice the agent’s inexperience allowed this criminal with a nearly supernatural sense of survival and an overwhelming sense of paranoia to get away.

Just when it seemed Kojima was out of reach, Newcomer was given one last chance to reel him in. Somewhere in the hunt, Kojima had become obsessed with the agent—a mistake that would lead to almost two years in prison and deportation.

But the story doesn’t end there. Working undercover to research this book, Jessica Speart
befriended Kojima as...


Chinese Summary/中文概要: 一個關於追捕世界頭號蝴蝶走私商的真實故事

蝴蝶是世界上最美麗、也是瀕臨絕種的生物之一。蝴蝶在黑市的要價,和猩猩、熊貓和犀牛不相上下。而在這競爭激烈、獲利價值高達兩百萬美元的蝴蝶走私產業,Yoshi Kojima 賺的錢最多,也是蝴蝶保育的最大威脅。
美國漁業與野生動物局新手特務 Ed Newcomer ,下定決心要將Kojima 繩之於法。 為了接近 Kojima,Ed 假扮成想要進入這個走私產業的學徒。由於 Ed經驗不足,讓原本就具有高超生存本領和多疑性格的 Kojima 兩次都成功脫逃了。
眼看就要永遠錯失逮捕 Kojima的時機,Ed 終於又得到最後一次機會。在這場追捕中,Kojima 居然開始對 偽裝成學徒的Ed感到好奇……。而為了蒐集資料,本書作者 Jessica發現自己竟然也捲入這場摻雜貪婪、迷戀和性誘惑的追捕過程中……(Jennifer)


Awards/获奖情况: 一個關於世界頭號蝴蝶走私商的真實故事:
「我是世界頭號蝴蝶走私商,昆蟲界的印第安那瓊斯。」---Yoshi Kojima

About the Author/作者介绍: Jessica Speart 是專門報導生態保育議題的自由新聞記者。她的報導常刊登於《紐約時報每週雜誌》、《全知》、《旅遊與休閒雜誌》、《奧杜邦雜誌》、《美國國家野生動物雜誌》、《母親瓊斯雜誌》及《達美航空空中雜誌》等各大雜誌。她也是許多偵探小說的作者,目前定居於美國康州。http://jessicaspeart.com/blog/?p=1
 
  Format:电子手稿
 
Rights Status/版权销售情况:Simplified Chinese/简体中文:AVAILABLE
                               Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文:AVAILABLE
 
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