LAST CHANCE TO SEE

Book ID/图书代码： 04300015B81414

English Summary/英文概要： ’Douglas Adams’ genius was in using comedy to make serious points about the world’ Independent

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.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一部由動物學家和單純的漫畫小說家合著記錄的漫遊記。1985年在馬達加斯加開始尋找罕見狐猴，接著繼續遠征探險目睹見證包括狐蝠、食人蜥蜴、大猩猩、一頭盲目的海豚和最無能的鸚鵡kakapot。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况："In every case, the presence and personality of the endangered animals rise off the page - even when the authors don’t manage to find them. The writing may be witty, but this book is a sobering reminder of what a very great deal we have to lose" (Independent on Sunday)

About the Author/作者介绍： 道格拉斯•亞當斯（1952年3月11日－2001年5月11日）是英國著名的科幻小說作家，也是幽默諷刺文學的代表人物、第一個成功結合喜劇和科幻的作家。不過，他並不把自己定位為科幻作家，而是喜劇作家，只是把科幻當成喜劇的一種表現方式。同時他也是一位廣播劇作家和音樂家。

他尤其以《銀河系漫遊指南》系列作品出名。這部作品以廣播劇起家，後來發展成包括五本書的“三部曲”，拍成電視連續劇。亞當斯逝世後還拍成電影。

Mark Carwardine has been photographing wildlife for more than 40 years and has a huge amount of field experience on every continent and in more than 150 countries. He was Chairman of the Judging Panel of the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition for many years and was selected as one of the world’s 40 most influential nature photographers by the American Outdoor Photography magazine. He was also one of 58 European nature photographers chosen to contribute to the international project Wild Wonders of Europe and was picked as one of 26 of the ‘world’s best photographers’ exhibited at the critical climate change conference, COP26. He presented the 10-part BBC YouTube series about wildlife photography and runs hugely popular wildlife photography workshops and tours all over the world.

Mark has written more than 50 books on a variety of wildlife, travel and conservation subjects, including several best-sellers (most recently, How to Photograph Garden Birds, published by Bloomsbury). He co-presented the popular six-part BBC-TV series Last Chance to See, with comedian and actor Stephen Fry, in which the unlikely duo travelled the world in search of endangered species (following in the footsteps of a similar journey Mark made with Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, 20 years before). He also co-presented the six-part BBC-TV series Museum of Life and various other TV documentaries, including Return of the Rhino and The Great American Oil Spill. For many years, Mark presented the weekly half-hour radio programme Nature, on BBC Radio 4 (and he has presented hundreds of other programmes on BBC Radio 4). He has been writing a provocative monthly conservation column in BBC Wildlife magazine for 25 years.

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