Last Chance to See
Very funny and moving...The glimpses of rare fauna seem to have enlarged [Adams'] thinking, enlivened his world; and so might the animals do for us all, if we were to help them live.
THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
Join bestselling author Douglas Adams and zooligist Mark Carwardine as they take off around the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures. Hilarious and poignan...
Very funny and moving...The glimpses of rare fauna seem to have enlarged [Adams'] thinking, enlivened his world; and so might the animals do for us all, if we were to help them live.
THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
Join bestselling author Douglas Adams and zooligist Mark Carwardine as they take off around the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures. Hilarious and poignant--as only Douglas Adams can be--LAST CHANCE TO SEE is an entertaining and arresting odyssey through the Earth's magnificent wildlife galaxy.
道格拉斯·亚当斯（Douglas Adams）
1952年生于英国剑桥，科幻小说作家、幽默讽刺文学大师，代表作有《银河系漫游指南》《消逝世界漫游指南》等，亦是活跃的剧作家、音乐家、环保活动者和演讲者。2001年逝世，年仅49岁。
道格拉斯·亚当斯以《银河系漫游指南》系列 作品在科幻迷中享有极高声誉，该作品后来还拍成电影。亚当斯的早逝在科幻和奇幻社群中引起了极大的哀悼。在他去世的前些天，国际天文学协会的小行星中心刚刚将一颗编号18610的小行星命名为“阿瑟·邓特”（《银河系漫游指南》一书中人物）。
马克·卡沃丁（Mark Carwardine）
英国动物学家、自由作家、摄影师。与道格拉斯·亚当斯合著《消逝世界漫游指南》。