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The Snake Charmer

The Snake Charmer

A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge

by Jamie James
Hardback
Publication Date: 14/08/2008

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Joe Slowinsky is in the forefront of the herpetology field, and he has woken one morning with a hangover. He puts his hand in a bag of snakes, feels a bite on his finger and, in that moment, knows his life is over. He's been bitten by a krait, one of the deadliest snakes in the world. The Snake Catcher is the story of Joe Slowinsky, celebrated scientist and explorer. His career was fast and exciting and his last tragic expedition is a pulse-pounding struggle between man and nature. Here, Jamie James captures perfectly the life of a trailblazer.
ISBN:
9781401302139
9781401302139
Category:
Wildlife: reptiles & amphibians
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
14-08-2008
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hyperion
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
320
Dimensions (mm):
235x155x22mm
Weight:
0.54kg
Jamie James

Jamie James is the author of several books of nonfiction, including The Glamour of Strangeness. He has contributed to The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, and The Atlantic, among other publications, and he previously served as the American arts correspondent for The Times (London).

He has lived in Indonesia since 1999 and is a recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation Grant.

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