Biologists under Hitler

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On the subject of science in Nazi Germany, we are apt to hear about the collaboration of some scientists, the forced emigration of talented Jewish scientists, the general science phobia of leaders of the Third Reich--but little detail about what actually transpired. Biologists under Hitler is the first book to examine the impact of Nazism on the lives and research of a generation of German biologists. Drawing on previously unutilized archival material, Ute Deichmann, herself a biologist, explores not only what happened to the biologists forced to emigrate but also the careers, science, and crimes of those who stayed in Germany.

Biologists under Hitler combines exhaustive research with capsule biographies of key scientists to overturn certain assumptions about science under the Nazi regime. Biological research, for instance, was neither neglected nor underfunded during World War II; funding by the German Research Association (DFG) in fact increased tenfold between 1933 and 1938, and genetic research in particular flourished. Deichmann shows that the forced emigration of Jews had a less significant impact in biology than in other fields. Furthermore, she reveals that the widely observed decline in German biology after 1945 was not caused primarily by the Third Reich's science policy or by the expulsion of biologists but was due to the international isolation of German scientists as part of the legacy of National Socialism. Her book also provides overwhelming evidence of German scientists' conscious misrepresentation after the war of their wartime activities. In this regard, Deichmann's capsule biography of Konrad Lorenz is particularly telling.

Certain to be regarded as the most thorough and comprehensive account of biological science in Nazi Germany, Biologists under Hitler will interest historians of science, historians of the Nazi era, and biologists, as well as those who wish to learn about the relationship between scientific truth and political realities.

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Thorough and Revealing.......2002-07-24

This excellent book is a description and analysis of academic biology under the Nazis. This book has an interesting genesis. The author is a biologist and former high school science teacher who became a scholar. Deichmann's work was not supervised by a historian. Her mentor was Benno Muller-Hill, a prominent geneticist who has written about genetics and eugenics during the Nazi regime. Unlike many histories, this book has a quantitative focus; Deichmann assembled a good deal of data about appointments, research achievements, and funding by careful study of the appropriate archival records. The quantitative data is complemented by careful analysis of the scientific work done during this period and review of other writings of many of the involved scientists. Deichmann set out to answer a series of important questions. What was the impact the purge of Jews and leftist scientists on German biology. What happened to those purged? Did the purges affect the type or quality of work done in Germany? Did the Nazi regime hinder research, as was often claimed after the war? To what extent did the remaining biologists collaborate with the Nazi regime? What was the long term effect of the Nazi regime on German biology?
Deichmann shows that the purges affected a significant but not huge number of German biologists. Approximately 14% of the individuals she identifies as academic biologists were forced out of their positions. This is not a large number but Deichmann shows as well that the purged included a disproportionate number of very talented scientists, including some individuals who were world leaders and others, like the late Viktor Hamberger, who would become world leaders. Deichmann is careful to discuss the shortcomings of her methods of enumeration. She doesn't include biochemists, since they were apparently usually in chemistry faculties nor does she include other types of scientists, like chemists or physicists who later migrated into biology. Consequently, her assessment underestimates the long term effect of the purge of Jews and other undesirables. Deichmann shows as well that the purge was accompanied by little protest and a good deal of rather nasty careerism on the part of those who were not purged. Many of those purged were able to establish themselves abroad and had productive careers but many did not, resulting in the premature curtailment of important scientific careers. The type of work done in Germany remained largely unchanged, with many important scientists continuing to work in their chosen fields. A small number of fields, like experimental embryology, came to halt, but most areas continued on. Funding for biology research rose significantly during the Nazi period. While Hitler was personally hostile towards science, many important members of the Nazi hierarchy were enthusiastic about science, including biology. Deichmann provides a series of excellent summaries of work done during the Nazi period. She shows also how quite a few biologists were enmeshed in some of the most horrible aspects of the Nazi regime. Deichmann devotes considerable effort to discussing the effects of the Nazi period on the post-war performance of German biology. In particular, why didn't German biologists contribute to the genesis of molecular biology? This issue is discussed also by Muller-Hill in a preface to the main text. Deichmann and Muller-Hill suggest that the answer is multifactorial including the effects of the devastated German economy, the loss of talented exiled scientists, and especially the intellectual isolation of German biologists after the war. I can't disagree strongly with this analysis though I suspect that Deichmann and Muller-Hill underestimate the effects of the physical impact of the war. During the 1950s, while Germany was rebuilding itself from wasteland, American Universities were beginning the enormous expansion that would lead to the creation of the largest research establishment in human history.
This book is written clearly though there are probably some minor translation errors.
Recommended strongly.

Biologists under Hitler. Translated by Thomas Dunlap.

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Biologists under Hitler. Translated by Thomas Dunlap.
Ute Deichmann
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In the autumn of 1973, the writer Peter Matthiessen set out in the company of zoologist George Schaller on a hike that would take them 250 miles into the heart of the Himalayan region of Dolpo, "the last enclave of pure Tibetan culture on earth." Their voyage was in quest of one of the world's most elusive big cats, the snow leopard of high Asia, a creature so rarely spotted as to be nearly mythical; Schaller was one of only two Westerners known to have seen a snow leopard in the wild since 1950.

Published in 1978, The Snow Leopard is rightly regarded as a classic of modern nature writing. Guiding his readers through steep-walled canyons and over tall mountains, Matthiessen offers a narrative that is shot through with metaphor and mysticism, and his arduous search for the snow leopard becomes a vehicle for reflections on all manner of matters of life and death. In the process, The Snow Leopard evolves from an already exquisite book of natural history and travel into a grand, Buddhist-tinged parable of our search for meaning. By the end of their expedition, having seen wolves, foxes, rare mountain sheep, and other denizens of the Himalayas, and having seen many signs of the snow leopard but not the cat itself, Schaller muses, "We've seen so much, maybe it's better if there are some things that we don't see."

That sentiment, as well as the sense of wonder at the world's beauty that pervades Matthiessen's book, ought to inform any journey into the wild. --Gregory McNamee

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a great travel log with a little zen.......2007-09-18

Matthiessen is a talented writer who consistently manages to capture the essence of what he sees. He insists that he is a fiction writer, first and foremost, but the honesty and vibrance of his words in nonfiction are phenomenal. As an "travel log"-type book, this is one of the best. His interactions with the sherpas and his colleague, GS, are human and believable. There are extremely personal moments throughout the book, concerning his first wife and kids and missed opportunities with them, since he spent so much time traveling. A section about a bowl makes me sad even now. The discussion of the animals of the region ( not just the leopard) are very detailed and accurate. Particularly, sections that are devoted to Schaller's attempt to distinguish between goats and sheep. While the leopard, itself, adds a magical quality, a more intriguing creature is the yeti. I became a full-time fan when he spoke of it.
Beyond the actual journey is the constant discussion of Zen. The history and facts he gives are deep, at times. There are many footnotes. It is an excellent resource for Zen students and it's interesting to see how it fits into his life. Zazen in his tent, for instance. Zen isn't something to be learned, but this book and Cave of Tigers are two that every aspiring student of zen should read.
He talks about his wilder days and where he finds himself going at the time (metaphysically speaking, of course.) I picked up this book because I had seen the film At Play in the Fields of the Lord. It is like nothing I have ever read. I still randomly reread passages to experience it again. This is a book that changes how people feel.

Reviewed by Shelton1.......2007-09-11

The SNOW LEOPARD - Interesting descriptions of Tibet back country and customs but author constantly contradicts himself, he seems disoriented like he might have done too many drugs in his life, imagine that, he is a self admitted psychedelic user and he writes like it. Matthiessen demeans his Sherpas while intimating some sense of loss at leaving his 8-year-old son at home one year after his wife died while he treks around Tibet for two months, inexcusable!

to the mountaintops and back . . ........2007-08-19

Matthiessen and George Schaller's 3 month trek into the most remote area (Dolpo) between Nepal and Tibet to study the blue sheep and possibly sight the elusive snow leopard. With lucid and fascinating prose, Matthiessen describes the lives of his Sherpa companions; the rough traveling conditions over snow blocked mountain passes by yak; the monks and hermits in remote monasteries; and of course, his own struggle to attain a spiritual peace triggered by the death of his wife.

The writing has its self-indulgent moments; yet, the author is honest about his searching and why that has brought him to the Himalayas. The quest to glimpse a snow leopard turns out to be a mirror image of Matthiessen's own inner quest for enlightenment. Leaving his young son behind in New England with relatives causes much remorse (and self-pity) on his part; however, the need to go deeper into himself is understandable after the loss he has experienced.

Matthiessen's articulate descriptions of his journey seem to offset the regrets he feels. He is honest enough to admit his deficiencies while he works on his awareness of observing himself in these alien surroundings.
The descriptions of this process are articulate and compelling.

Peter Matthiessen is a naturalist; he mixes this experience with his spiritual musings so that the blend is a very interesting read. This is a multi-level book: a zoological exploration coupled with a man's search for spiritual meaning through zen practice.

This writing is graceful yet deep with insight. A high recommendation to those with an interest in finding meaning via a man who has been to the mountaintops and back.

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Unenlightening.......2007-07-12

I suppose that the spiritual aspects of this book really moved a lot of people, but not me. I found it to be a poor man's version of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It surprised me that the guides, sherpas, porters, and indigenous people were so often regarded as being lazy and dishonest, with few exceptions. This myopic view of the world detracted from any spiritual impact the book might have had. I'll bet if Peter Matthiesen and GS had paid their workers decently, they would not have been abandoned so many times. I've seen it before: so many Americans expect third world people to be really poor and really happy at the same time. That bothered me, and it diminished the significance of his spiritual quest. I think he should get his act together.

Can a book generate a karma all its own? This one does........2007-02-08

The Snow Leopard is not just a book, rather a marvelous mental holiday one can return to as often as one needs, like a literary hitchhiker, to get away from the modernity and electronic technology that swamps us. Matthiessen illuminates the mystery and silence of the Himalayas, and the human need for nature and it's transformational powers.

I read this book every year, and for two years taught it on a college level to over 500 freshman. Yes, freshmen, at 7:00 a.m., who have never even seen snow.

Being a public college and teaching a book with overtly religious themes, I suggested they skip over the "Buddhist bits" if it did not interest them, and stick to the journey, paying attention to PM, George Schaller and the mixed bag of porters and Sherpas who guided them. Funny thing when you tell students not to read something, they go right for it.

To my amazement, they got it. They understood Matthiessen's flaws: the drug use, failed marriages, parental doubts about leaving family once again to pursue "nothing" in one of the remotest places on earth--the Land of Dolpo, where lamas rule and people obey. Students are intimate with the concept of to work for the sake of work; be it one foot in front of the other on a trail in Nepal, or their own path of study; these young people easily saw how humans transforms themselves through their work and passions. They were also quite politically savy, impressed by the results of this remarkable and timeless journey into the heart of the wilderness where it's okay to get lost, make mistakes and fail.

Readers should not ignore the after affects, literal shock waves, both literary and political which came out of this simple journey between a writer and field biologist, who submitted his report on the wildlife numbers to Kathmandu who ten years later created the Shey-Phoksumdo National Park, the largest preserve in Nepal. The snow leopard still lives and is protected because PM and GS walked that path, and more importantly freely shared their observations, not just writing within their fields, but about themselves as human beings and the role human beings play in protecting or destroying what's left of our environment.

Matthiessen much deserved the National Book Award for Contemporary Thought in 1980, and many people do not know The Snow Leopard was to be the cover story for the New York Times Book Review the Sunday the pressmen went on strike for the first and only time in it's history. The review was never run. It did not become the best seller it seemed destined to be, given the glowing reviews of the time.

It has become a cult classic instead, with a karma all its own. It's okay not to "get it" all the first time you read it. It unfolds, like a lotus blossom.

Once in Kazakhstan: The Snow Leopard Emerges

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Puts you in Kazakhstan
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A former Soviet republic adjusts to a new regime

Once in Kazakhstan: The Snow Leopard Emerges
Keith Rosten
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Kazakhstan became independent as the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991. Author Keith Rosten was a Fulbright Lecturer in Kazakhstan soon after the country gained independence. In Once in Kazakhstan, Rosten draws a sometimes humorous portrait of a critical period in the emergence of Kazakhstan. He interweaves the challenges and exhilaration of living in Kazakhstan with the historical backdrop of a country grappling with its independence.

From horse heads in the Central Market, to guns on the ski slopes, to the first-ever parliamentary elections, Rosten takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the country. He leads the reader on a tour of the war monuments in Almaty and the mines of Karaganda. He vividly recounts the change in currency from the Soviet ruble to the tenge. He travels with a candidate for parliament to a rural village near Semipalatinsk and journeys to the Karakhan Mausoleum in Dzhambul.

Rosten uses his knowledge of Russian living and language to give the reader access to non-English sources on the history, politics, traditions, and spirit of Kazakhstan. The book contains photographs of the people, places, and monuments of the country. Once in Kazakhstan is an invaluable resource for anyone who is traveling to Kazakhstan.

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OK, but not great.......2007-06-13

I found this book to be a shallow view into present day Kazakhstan, with small insight into the region as a whole. The book does little to shed light on the cultural history and core of Kazakhstani society. An easy read, but not especially enlightening. "The Lost Heart of Asia" is a better bet for an incredible overview of the regions ebbs and flows and the cultural nuances which influence Central Asia, which is a more helpful view. Also consider "The Silent Steppe" for a modern history of the country.

Puts you in Kazakhstan.......2005-10-04

We adopted 2 children from Kaz and spent 6 weeks 'in country' and this book put me back in Kazakhstan. Great writing, beautiful insights.

His political commentary is poorly researched and very 'immature' but don't let that distract you from a truly good book, I cherished every page. If you are interested in Kaz, this is a great book
john

PS I'm hoping he reads this review and writes a second, more researched book, which begins where the first book ends.

Mostly Mediocre Amateur Account.......2005-08-18

Ever since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, I've had an interest in Central Asia and the Caucuses. In 1994, two good friends were in Kazakhstan working on privatization, and I've read the more readily available books on the area, such as Eastern Approaches and all the excellent Hopkirk volumes. Rosten's self-published diary of his time in Kazakhstan as a Fullbright scholar in 1993 is a moderately informative account of the large nation's baby steps as a modern nation. With a background as a lawyer and business school training, Rosten is well qualified to tell this tale of a country trying to sort out a legal system, elections, and a functioning economy. However, his fluency in Russian is what really allows him to mix with people at different levels of society and get the flavor of the place. For the most part, his diary is typical of books by Westerners spending a year or two abroad: the problems of finding a place to live, breakdowns in municipal services like garbage collection, hot water, heat, etc., arbitrary taxi fares, strange foods, the prevalence of vodka, transportation problems, and so forth.

His coverage of the emerging nation is a little more in-depth, as the country struggles to arrange reasonable elections and constitution. All of which is intertwined with the ever-present thorny "nationalities" question, which boils down to whether ethnic Russians will get a fair shake in a Kazakh nation. This is a pretty contentious issue of course, since the Kazakh population was nearly halved under Stalin's rule, and a program of Russian settlement was set up (much as China has done in its far Western provinces and Tibet over the last thirty years). Probably the best bits in the book are the details about the first election and the problems with it, although its outcome is depressingly familiar stuff, with the ex-communist bosses all still in power. Indeed, Kazakhstan's autocrat, Nazarbayev is ever-present in the narrative, but Rosten doesn't offer nearly as much criticism of his as one might expect. Strong-men like Nazarbayev have little to offer other than vague assurances of stability, and the world seems to shrug in disinterest when the elections are rigged or he announces constitutional changes that give him total control over the country. Add endemic corruption to the mix and it's hardly any wonder that repressed and frustrated people eventually turn to political Islam or other external outlets to try and effect change. Indeed, other than commenting on how disorienting it must be for people Rosten doesn't really comment much at all on the drive to privatize and potential effects of encouraging rampant capitalism. Of course, the result has been a tiny corrupt elite skimming the cream, and a great deal of problems at the lower end of society. Joma Nazpary's book (which I have not read) "Post-Soviet Chaos: Violence and Dispossession in Kazakhstan " examines this in some detail via fieldwork and interviews.

In any event, Rosten's book has a great number of weaknesses. First and foremost is the diary format. I certainly enjoy the personal perspective, which tends to be much more readable than straight dry history or reportage. A good example is Tom Bissell's narrative of Uzbekistan, Chasing the Sea, which weaves personal experience with a good cribbed history lesson. However, Rosten's account is so choppy that it becomes a real nuisance to read as he jumps willy-nilly from topic to topic. It also means that certain topics are covered in multiple places, and a great deal of information and anecdotes are repeated, some three times over! A good editor could have chucked the diary format and arranged a more flowing narrative that covered each piece in turn and greater depth. For example, it would have been nice to learn a little more about the large Korean population. Or why it is exactly that the Jewish population hasn't fled en masse. More disturbingly, although I am no expert by any means on the region or culture, I did come across a very obvious factual error towards the end which made me question Rosten's accuracy about other things. On page 228 he writes "Nauryz is a traditional Moslem holiday celebrating the New Year.... It is celebrated on March 22. " The Muslim New Year is called "Al-Hijra" and because Islam uses a lunar calendar, it falls on completely different days in each of the Gregorian calendar years. "Nauryz" (more commonly Nowruz) marks the Persian New Year, falls on the vernal equinox (usually March 21 or 22) and is based in the Zoroastrian religion.

The actual prose leaves a great deal to be desired as well. In some places he gets into a groove and writes fluidly and easily, and in others it is very very choppy and wooden. Strings of sentences, each containing a single fact. Again, an editor could have easily cleaned this up and made it a much better read. Attempts at humor generally fall flat, and never does one get a true sense of the emotional confusion and frustration that many of the people he talks to must have felt. On an aesthetic level, the self-publishing format means that there is a notable deficiency in the supplementary material. There is no map (these tend to be very expensive), which is a huge flaw for a book about an unfamiliar country. And although the book has lots of photos, the quality of the reproduction is exceedingly low--worse than a typical newspaper (this is a function of the print-on-demand technology used to print the book).

Ultimately, the book isn't awful, it just isn't that great. Much of what is recounted is pretty typical travelers tales type stuff, and one is going to get a very basic introduction to the country and people. It's true, there isn't a great deal out there on modern Kazakhstan, but most readers will be better served by the 2nd edition of Martha Brill Olcott's "The Kazakhs", which includes a fifty pages on independence and the next few years. Her subsequent book "Kazakhstan: Unfulfilled Promise" gets into recent years in rather more detail than most will want, and the subtitle gives on the gist of it. This is not a book I'd recommend to anyone except those who feel the need to read every word published on the region.

Smart, funny, authentic - rare kind of book.......2005-06-04

It's a rare kind of book: it provides a spatial picture of everyday life and political history of a huge country rising up for its independence, but is written mainly in short, wise stories, sometime as anecdotes. This is not a disadvantage, if we remember that a lot of classic historical works were written in this fashion - the personal view and personal feelings of the author on the events and political leaders, which fall outside any political science methodology.

As somebody with Soviet life experience (childhood, youth), partly in Kazakhstan, I was interested in the foreign view and thoughts on Eurasia's biggest country, Kazakhstan. After all, there aren't that many books written by journalists about this country. (I am not sure whether historians or ethnographers wrote anything more than studies of their own narrow specific problems. General views that better fit foreigners who visit Kazakhstan or want to learn about this country.)

In short, I found in it a lot of good stories on the recent life, written with humor and occasional philosophical smiles.

I left the USSR about 20 years ago and visited only twice. I think I can safely say that Rosten, with his very good command of Russian and his good friends, managed to avoid many of the literary traps that strangers often fall into, when touring the former USSR environment. The reader can trust the authenticity of every small detail he mentioned in this book, and the whole book in the entirety of its atmosphere, discussion and philosophy.

A former Soviet republic adjusts to a new regime.......2005-05-19

Keith Rosten traveled to be a Fulbright lecturer in Kazakhstan. This former Soviet republic holds an important place in history--crossroads of the Silk Road in Central Asia, it is a mixing pot of the Far East and the easternmost reaches of Europe. The people are Asiatic and Turkic, far different than the Russians who moved in during the Soviet era. The time covered in this memoir is the early 90's, when Kazakhstan made the painful transition from Soviet republic to a nation on its own (though associated in the Russian circle.) The turmoil of ethnic conflict, monetary upheavals are well documented here.

But what I really appreciated was the more personal observation about daily life. Rosten travels around Kazakhstan and reports the customs of the people in personal detail--this is the best part of the book. How much vodka to order for a party (surprise; 1 bottle per every 2 adults. Women will drink champagne...maybe.) He tries to avoid getting into drinking matches, sipping the edge of his glass and we imagine him watering the potted plants secretly now and then. The cold weather, the markets, the local cuisine (horse is on the menu) and the juxtaposition of statues of Lenin surrounded by ceremonial yurts. It's a wonderful journey and Rosten tells it simply and well. This is not only a book about recent historical events, it's a personal book--his time as a guest in a foreign land. I loved it and if you are an armchair traveler, you will want to pick this up and read it.

The Search for the Snow Leopard (The Hardy Boys #139)

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The Search for the Snow Leopard (The Hardy Boys #139)
Franklin W. Dixon
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The hunt is on...and the Hardy Boys could end up being dead meat!

Frank and Joe's latest case could give new meaning to the words "eat hardy"! A rare and beautiful snow leopard, a gift from Princess Salamaji of Rashipah, has disappeared from the Bayport Zoo, and the boys suspect foul play. Their suspicions are confirmed when the Princess herself vanishes...a victim of kidnapping!

Their investigation leads them into a sinister world of jaws and claws, lions and tigers and snakes. But the most dangerous animal of all is the human kind, and the Hardys are headed straight into an ambush. The only way to save the Princess -- and themselves -- is to observe the law of the jungle: beat the hunter at his own game!

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This book is the best!.......1998-11-24

What's the cutest animal in the zoo? Well, it's the snow leopard! It's almost extinct because its coat is so valuable, and one is missing from the zoo and so was the princess who donated her!

When Frank and Joe were walking in the zoo, they got an important clue when they saw the elephant with another little elephant. They believed that it was the same kidnapper who had both the princess and the snow leopard. How this was a clue, you'll have to read the book to find out!

I liked this book because it was scary and cool. I like scary Hardy Boys books. Right at the last moment, it's thrilling when you think the Hardy Boys might die, but they don't. When I'm reading a Hardy Boys book, I can't stop reading it!

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The Snow Leopard
Theresa Radcliffe
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The Snow Leopard
Peter Matthiessen
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Snow leopards: A play
Martin Jones
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The Snow Leopard
Peter Matthiessen
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An Insightful Look Into Field Biology

A great read!

The best nonfiction book I've read!

Vanishing Tracks: Four Years Among the Snow Leopards of Nepal
Darla Hillard
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An Insightful Look Into Field Biology.......2006-12-26

At one time, my favorite wild cat was the snow leopard (it is now the caracal, with sand cats, lynxes, bobcats, and fishing cats all placing above the snow leopard, which I still love). So I read this book. I found it very interesting.

While this book dealt with snow leopards, and has an excellent description on the snow leopards by Rodney Jackson at the end of the book, Hillard spends more time describing what it was like for her and Jackson to be on the field, the personality clashes with other biologists, and the thrill of getting to see snow leopards in the wild.

This book will take you to a place you've never been, and make you want to join them (though you won't want to get bit by a snow leopard as Jackson once was).

A great read!.......2006-12-10

A great book that can just pull you right into it! Big cat lovers, conservationists, and anyone who likes remote field work might enjoy this one!

The best nonfiction book I've read!.......2000-03-29

It keeps you interested throughout the entire book. It feels like you are right there with her. It is a good book for any cat lover.

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Leopard in the Snow
Anne Mather
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The Snow Leopard

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