Overview

Henry Nicholls uses the rich and curious history of the giant panda to do several things: to ponder our changing attitudes towards the natural world; to offer a compelling history of the conservation movement; and to chart the rise of modern China on its journey to become the self-sufficient, twenty-first-century superpower it is today.

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A fascinating story of an extraordinary animal.--Desmond Morris, famed zoologist and author of The Naked Ape A brilliant storyteller and narrative stylist in the finest tradition.--Michael Shermer, host of Exploring the Unknown on ABC; columnist for Scientific American Nicholls is surely set to become an author of many more fascinating science books. In many ways, this book is what good science writing is all about--explanation through a ripping narrative.

A brilliant storyteller and narrative stylist in the finest tradition.--Michael Shermer, host of Exploring the Unknown on ABC; columnist for Scientific American

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Henry Nicholls writes regularly for Nature, New Scientist, and BBC Focus as well as the science journals, Endeavor and Galapagos News. His first book, Lonesome George, told the story of the last giant tortoise of Pinta in the Galapagos and was shortlisted for the 2007 Royal Society General Book Prize. Henry lives in London.

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