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The Tiger: A True Story Of Vengeance And Survival

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The Tiger: A True Story Of Vengeance And Survival

by John Vaillant

Knopf Canada | May 3, 2011 | Trade Paperback

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It''s December 1997 and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia''s Far East. To the horrified astonishment of a team of hunters, it emerges that the attacks are not random: the tiger is engaged in a vendetta.

Injured and starving, it must be found before it strikes again, and the story becomes a battle for survival between two main characters: Yuri Trush, the lead tracker, and the tiger itself.

Culminating in a showdown deep in the Siberian forest, The Tiger is a haunting, spellbinding tale of a hunt to the death; of man and nature in collision; of the ancient relationship between predators and prey; and an intimate portrait of a remarkable animal and its increasingly threatened world.

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Very entertaining and informative
by John Warren
2 years ago

This was a very good read and contained more information about tigers, in general, than I thought possible in one book. It was also very descriptive of life in the far east of Russia. The power and intelligence of the Amur tiger was very well portrayed and, while I enjoy living close to grizzly country, I'm happy that it's not tiger country. They are scary! Anyone interested in wildlife, the need for conservation, Russia or areading a good story will, I think, enjoy The Tiger.