{"product_id":"the-tiger-a-true-story-of-vengeance-and-survival-john-vaillant-paperback","title":"The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival -- John Vaillant, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e A gripping story of man pitted against nature's most fearsome and efficient predator. This \"travelogue about tiger poaching in Russia's far east opens up a new genre ... [the] conservation thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOutside a remote village in Russia's Far East a man-eating tiger is on the prowl. The tiger isn't just killing people, it's murdering them, almost as if it has a vendetta. A team of trackers is dispatched to hunt down the tiger before it strikes again. They know the creature is cunning, injured, and starving, making it even more dangerous. As John Vaillant re-creates these extraordinary events, he gives us an unforgettable and masterful work of narrative nonfiction that combines a riveting portrait of a stark and mysterious region of the world and its people, with the natural history of nature's most deadly predator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Vaillant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.91h x 5.27w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307389046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/10\/2011 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOHN VAILLANT's acclaimed, award-winning non-fiction books, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Spruce\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e, were #1 national bestsellers. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Jaguar's Children\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the International Dublin Literary Award. He has written for, among others, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Vancouver.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Vaillant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45631198462180,"sku":"9780307389046","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780307389046.jpg?v=1778642598","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-tiger-a-true-story-of-vengeance-and-survival-john-vaillant-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}