John Vaillant
The Vancouver International Writers Festival and Random House Canada present
John Vaillant
7:30pm, September 13, 2010
The Improv Centre
1502 Duranleau Street, Granville Island
John Vaillant's first book was the multi-award-winning The Golden Spruce. Tonight he will discuss his new book The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival, a gripping tale of man and nature in collision, that leads inexorably to a final showdown in a clearing deep in the Siberian forest.
Book website: The Tiger
John Vaillant on Twitter: Twitter
Book trailer on YouTube: YouTube
"A truly extraordinary read…utterly compelling"—The Bookseller, UK
"The Tiger is the sort of book I very much like and rarely find. . . . This is a book not only for adventure buffs, but for all of us interested in wildlife habitat preservation." - Annie Proulx
"This elegant work of narrative non-fiction has it all - beauty, intrigue, a primeval locale, fully realized characters, and a conflict that speaks to the state of our world. Obsessively well-researched and artfully written, The Tiger takes us on a journey to the raw edge of civilization, to a world
of vengeful cats and venal men, a world that, in Vaillant's brilliant telling, is simultaneously haunting and enchanting." - Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers
"Magnificent, surely the best chronicle ever published of the wild Amur tigers in Russia's Far East... To call this book a page-turner is an understatement. It's riveting." - Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs
"This book must be read by everybody who is interested in the conservation of wildlife. It takes you to the Russian wilderness to meet face-to-face with the Siberian tiger." - Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human
"The Tiger offers a richly textured, compelling story of Nature and Man at odds - and at risk - in Russia's Far East. Grounded in meticulous research and informed by extensive field work, the narrative graphically conveys the fragility of life in the unforgiving taiga, where a single misstep can turn hunter into quarry." - John J. Stephan, author of The Russian Far East: A History
"Absolutely superb." - George Schaller, Wildlife Conservation Society senior conservationist; NBA winner The Serengeti Lion
$21 general / $19 students & seniors (plus service charges)
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