Monster of God : the man-eating predator in the jungles of history and the mind
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New York : W.W. Norton, [2003].
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0393051404, 9780393326093
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, [2003].
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Book
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515 pages : maps ; 25 cm
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English
ISBN
0393051404, 9780393326093

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-479) and index.
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For millennia, lions, tigers, and their man-eating kin have kept our dark, scary forests dark and scary, and their predatory majesty has been the stuff of folklore. But by the year 2150 big predators may only exist on the other side of glass barriers and chain-link fences. Their gradual disappearance is changing the very nature of our existence. We no longer occupy an intermediate position on the food chain; instead we survey it invulnerably from above--so far above that we are in danger of forgetting that we even belong to an ecosystem. Casting his expert eye over the rapidly diminishing areas of wilderness where predators still reign, the award-winning author of The Song of the Dodo examines the fate of lions in India's Gir forest, of saltwater crocodiles in northern Australia, of brown bears in the mountains of Romania, and of Siberian tigers in the Russian Far East. In the poignant and troublesome ferocity of these embattled creatures, we recognize something primeval deep within us, something in danger of vanishing forever.
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Library Journal Best Books of the Year 2003.
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New York Times Notable Books of the Year 2003.
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American Library Association Notable Books 2004.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Quammen, D. (2003). Monster of God: the man-eating predator in the jungles of history and the mind (First edition.). W.W. Norton.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Quammen, David, 1948-. 2003. Monster of God: The Man-eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind. New York: W.W. Norton.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Quammen, David, 1948-. Monster of God: The Man-eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind New York: W.W. Norton, 2003.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Quammen, D. (2003). Monster of god: the man-eating predator in the jungles of history and the mind. First edn. New York: W.W. Norton.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Quammen, David. Monster of God: The Man-eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind First edition., W.W. Norton, 2003.

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