![]() ![]() Think of Vaillant as a younger version of John McPhee, but on steroids." - The Seattle Times "If ever a nonfiction author has used the techniques of fiction any better to recount a real-life narrative, it is difficult to imagine who that author would be. A travelogue about tiger poaching in Russia's far east opens up a new genre. Vaillant's book teaches a lesson that humankind desperately needs to remember: When you murder a tiger, you not only kill a strong and beautiful beast, you extinguish a passionate soul."- Washington Post Be very afraid."- Simon Winchester, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Read this fine, true book in the warmth, beside the flicker of the firelight. "A riveting story." - The Washington Post What elevates The Tiger from adventure yarn to nonfiction classic is Vaillant's mastery of language." - Outside the adventure book of the year."- Cleveland Plain Dealer a blistering good tale, stocked with fascinating characters, none more compelling than the tiger itself. ![]() ![]() The Tiger offers readers a shiver-inducing portrait of a predator."- San Francisco Chronicle ![]()
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