THE BIG CAT MAN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Book ID/图书代码： 06684517C00080
English Summary/英文概要： This new autobiography by wildlife celebrity Jonathan Scott celebrates the extraordinary life of one of the world’s most popular wildlife presenters and photographers. From his childhood on a Berkshire farm in the UK to his rise to international fame as a presenter on the Big Cat Diary, one of the BBC Natural History Unit’s most popular and long-running wildlife series, Jonathan Scott has lived a life that many people can only dream about. Following a degree in Zoology he travels 6,000 miles overland to Africa, where he becomes first a wildlife artist and then a safari guide in the Maasai Mara. His experience allows him to write his first major book The Marsh Lions, followed by The Leopard’s Tale. At the same time, his TV career is launched when he becomes a presenter on the long-running American series Wild Kingdom. Over the years Jonathan’s observations of wildlife prompt him to reflect on his own life, revealing a side to his character that he has struggled to overcome since childhood. Aged nearly forty, he finally finds peace through meeting and marrying his wife, Angela, and together with her two children they go on to prove you can mix domestic life and an adventurous career when you share a love of family and wilderness, art and photography.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 作为世界上最受欢迎的野生动物发言人和摄影师之一，野生动物界的名人Jonathan Scott撰写这部新自传以致敬他的非凡生活。Jonathan Scott从在英国伯克郡一个农场上长大的孩子，到成为“大猫日记”（Big Cat Diary，BBC自然史部最受欢迎和长期连播的野生动物系列片之一）的主持人而蜚声国际，过着许多人只能梦想的生活。
取得动物学学位后，他跨越6000英里前往非洲旅行，在那里，他首先成为野生动物艺术家，然后当马赛马拉的游猎向导。以亲身经历为基础，他写了自己第一本专业书籍《沼泽地里的狮子》（The Marsh Lions），与此同时，他成为野生动物王国（长期连播的美国系列片）的主持人，拉开了他电视生涯的序幕。
多年来，Jonathan对野生动物的观察促使他思考自己的生活，揭示了他从小就努力克服自己性格的一面。现在年近四十的他，内心最终趋于平静，与妻子Angela相遇后结婚，和她的两个孩子一起生活，他们继续证明，当你能共享对家庭、荒野、艺术和摄影的热爱，你就可以将家庭生活和追求冒险的事业融为一体。
Jonathan和Angela从肯尼亚的基地出发前往南极，这块大陆就像自己的祖国让他们魂牵梦绕，之后几年他们前往印度和不丹。在整个过程中，非洲的呼唤总是能把他们带回家，但随着非洲和世界其他地方正在受人道潮流的围困，最后的野生动物栖息地也会受到威胁。
Jonathan和Angela环游世界捕捉珍贵瞬间，过着冒险的生活，在Angela被诊断患有颅内动脉瘤，需要做紧急脑部手术的那一天，他们认识到他们的世界永远地改变了。面对这一挑战，他们不离不弃，重新审视生命的意义，走上了精神之旅，这段旅程不亚于他们之前所有的经历。
《大猫人》是个爱情故事：一个人对非洲的痴迷，以及对分享他热情的女人永恒的爱。透过在世界上最壮观的自然荒野区的生活，Jonathan的作品造就了令人神往的狩猎之旅。他的书提出了一些问题，令人不安，关于大陆上野生动物的未来，那里的人们的需求有时似乎非常热烈；它会给那些与自己的魔鬼斗争却害怕寻求帮助的人带来希望; 但最重要的是，对于那些像Jonathan和Angela一样渴望追随自己梦想的人来说，无论是什么梦想，这本书都是一种激励。(LYR)
Awards/获奖情况：“我刚刚看完这个故事的最后一页，迷人、有趣又极具个性化。读这本书时，我带着些许歉意，因为Jonathan对生活的描述深深地打动人心，比如他的恐惧、不安、忠诚、发现和他对生物的热情奉献。很少有人像他一样深刻地了解自然界及其稀有的“居住者”所面临的严峻挑战，所以当他敲响警钟，吐露他对这些生物的未来和其正在消失的家园深表担忧，我们要理智地听他的呼吁，这些生物在非洲繁衍生息至少四十年了。”——Virginia McKenna
“没有人比Jonathan Scott更了解狮子，他已经在非洲耐心地观察了他们多年，他的“大猫日记”为我们提供了一个很好的机会，来分享他的知识。”——Desmond Morris
"Jonathan Scott understands the animals he photographs so well that it is as though he has entered their minds and can see the world as they do." David Attenborough "I have just turned the final page of this fascinating, intriguing and very personal story. I turned it with some regret as I had found Jonathan’s account of his life - his fears, uncertainties, loyalties, discoveries and his passionate devotion to all things living, deeply moving. Few people know and continue to know, as profoundly as he does, the fearful challenges that face the natural world and its unique inhabitants. So when he raises the alarm and voices his deep fears for the future of those creatures and their vanishing homelands, we would be wise to listen to his words. They come from 40 or more years of living and breathing Africa." Virginia McKenna "Nobody knows lions like Jonathan Scott. He has been patiently observing them in Africa for many years and his Big Cat Diaries have given us all a wonderful chance to share his knowledge." Desmond Morris "You can’t make, buy or fake passion. It’s pure and precious and probably the most valuable thing on earth. And when it comes to big cats, Africa and wildlife Jonathan has it in buckets. Along with knowledge and a great love." Chris Packham "Jonathan Scott - our man in the Maasai Mara - has written evocative account of his life with the lions, leopards and cheetahs. A true insight into one of the world’s greatest locations for wildlife." Stephen Moss "A cracking tale - and crackingly well told with deftness, compassion and humour. From the man whose name is synonymous with big cats, this is the brutally honest and insightful story of a life lived to the full." Mark Carwardine "An engaging, thought-provoking read, presented by Bradt in truly sumptuous style, richly illustrated with Scott’s own sketches and photographs." The Lady
About the Author/作者介绍： 在40年的职业生涯中，Jonathan Scott已经成为世界上最受人们喜爱和认可的野生动物界名人之一，他主持了美国长期连播的“野生王国”和BBC的“大猫日记”，在英国和全球其他15个国家广受欢迎。Jonathan是一名天才作家，也是一位有天赋的插画家和获奖摄影师;他和妻子Angela是唯一一对单独获得年度著名“野生动物摄影师大赛”综合奖的夫妇。Jonathan来自英国，现在住在肯尼亚，常在内罗毕与长颈鹿相邻的丛林茂密的郊区与在著名的马赛马拉国家保护区的小屋之间来回奔走。马拉是他向BBC、动物星球和探索频道等节目推荐的众多热门电视剧的拍摄地，包括“大猫日记”、“大象日记”和“非洲观察”等。
In a career spanning 40 years, Jonathan Scott has become one of the most loved and recognised wildlife celebrities in the world presenting on shows such as the long-running series Wild Kingdom in the US and the enormously popular Big Cat Diary on the BBC in the UK and 15 other countries globally. A gifted writer, Jonathan is also a talented illustrator and award-winning photographer; he and his wife Angela are the only couple to have individually won the Overall Award in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. Originally from the UK, Jonathan now lives in Kenya, dividing his time between his house in a leafy suburb of Nairobi - with giraffes as neighbours - and his cottage on the famous Masai Mara National Reserve. The Mara is the location for many of the popular TV series that Jonathan has presented for the BBC, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, Paramount TV and Turner Broadcasting including Big Cat Diary, Elephant Diaries, Big Bear Diary, Dawn to Dusk, Flamingo Watch and Africa Watch.
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