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Last Chance to See
by Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine
from Ballantine Books
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Sweet, funny, and Douglas Adams 
There is the reason why this was DNA's favorite book. Read it and you'll get a glimpse at the soul of one of the best writers of our times. If you like the Hitchhiker books, if you've enjoyed the Dirk Gently novels, and The Salmon of Doubt, this book is a must.
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Bittersweet Goodbye
One of my favorite people in the world is the late author, Douglas Adams, best known for being the creative genius behind the wacky, madcap series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (a "trilogy in five parts"). Those books have brought me an immense amount of joy -- but the chance to know Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox and the rest of the colorful (and arguably insane) characters making up Adams' Galaxy, are only part of why I love him so.
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Excellent read - humorous yet depressing! 
Expertly written and Adams interjects not a little humor into an otherwise depressing topic. I wouldn't mind a slightly longer treatment of some of the animals seen, and an afterword detailing the sad demise of a couple of them would be welcome.
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Great Fun
What a fun, informative, important book. I put it on my summer reading list for my students!
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