SNAKE CHARMER, THE
A LIFE AND DEATH IN PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE
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Word Count
68,000 words, Guess
Page Count
272 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesnakecharmerlife0000jame
- ISBN-101401302130
- ISBN-139781401302139
- Library of Congress Control Number2007048987
- OCLC Control Number166372889
and 2 more
- Better World Books9781401302139
- Open LibraryOL11591013M
Classifications
- LCCQL31.J56J36 2008
- LCCQL31.J56 J36 2008
Description
On September 11th, 2001 while exploring a Burmese jungle, Dr. Joe Slowinski was bitten by a krait, one of the most poisonous snakes in the world. His colleagues kept him alive for 26 hours with mouth-to-mouth respiration, waiting for medical help that would never come because of the global disruption caused by the attacks in America. This is narrative nonfiction in the great tradition of Into the Wild and The Perfect Storm, detailing Slowinski’s entire life as an expert on poisonous snakes, structured around the dramatic story of his last expedition in the jungles of Burma. It will include first-person sources including Slowinski’s colleagues and members of his family as well as material on snakes, the jungle, science and exploration, and Slowinski’s own personality and passions.
Description
On September 11, 2001, while exploring a Burmese jungle, Dr. Joe Slowinski was bitten by a krait, one of the most poisonous snakes in the world. This narrative nonfiction details Slowinski's entire life as an expert on poisonous snakes and the expedition that cost him his life.
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