In December of 1997, the lives of a male tiger and a sometime poacher collided in the Taiga of the North-Eastern Provinces of Russia. It did not go well for the poacher. The author uses this incident to frame the relationship we have with wild tigers and look at how this particuliar collision course was set up. Very interesting and well written. What makes the entire idea work is that tigers are apex predators of a solitary and taciturn nature. Folklore however has always ascribed to the tiger a wrathful and vengeful nature.

I came away fronm this book fascinated.

Putting into MaryZee's Biography of Things Bookbox, and letting it go travel.

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Took out of MaryZee's Biography of Things bookbox. Replacing it with A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals.

Finally started reading this book. Didn't realize I have had it for so long.

This was a fascinating read. I have always loved the big cats especially the lions and tigers. I have so much more respect for tigers after reading this book.

This is more than just an animal-eats-man thriller. It begins with a story of a man eating tiger terrorizing a community, but it expands out, covering all the area history, natural history, economics, and culture that surrounded the characters and area where this took place. I am amazed that people live in this area of the world. I wouldn’t survive.

There are many interesting facts about the tigers, how they hunt, how they live, and how they co-exist with man in this area of Russia.
An interesting fact is that there are more tigers in Texas than in the Far East of Russia. I can never look at a tiger in a zoo the same way again.
I read that Hollywood may be getting closer to translating this book to the screen as they have purchased the rights to this book.

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Thank you for sharing this book. It looks really interesting.

I have another copy of this book. It's time for it to find a reader who will enjoy it. I included it in Chicvolley99's Nonfiction Bookbox #2.

Received back in my NonFiction BookBox #2

I have decided to find another place to release this book.

Released outside. Please enjoy!