{"product_id":"the-last-unicorn-a-search-for-one-of-earths-rarest-creatures-paperback","title":"The Last Unicorn: A Search for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Debuys\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning author's quest to find and understand a creature as rare and enigmatic as any on Earth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1992, in a remote mountain range, a team of scientists discovered the remains of an unusual animal with exquisite long horns. It turned out to be a living species new to Western science -- a saola, the first large land mammal discovered in fifty years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rare then and rarer now, a live saola had never been glimpsed by a Westerner in the wild when Pulitzer Prize finalist and nature writer William deBuys and conservation biologist William Robichaud set off to search for it in central Laos. Their team endured a punishing trek up and down white-water rivers and through mountainous terrain ribboned with the snare lines of armed poachers who roamed the forest, stripping it of wildlife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the tradition of Bruce Chatwin, Colin Thubron, and Peter Matthiessen, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Unicorn\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles deBuys's journey deep into one of the world's most remote places. It's a story rich with the joys and sorrows of an expedition into undiscovered country, pursuing a species as rare and elusive as the fabled unicorn. As is true with the quest for the unicorn, in the end the expedition becomes a search for something more: the essence of wildness in nature, evidence that the soul of a place can endure, and the transformative power of natural beauty.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam deBuys\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight books, including \u003ci\u003eRiver of Traps\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year and a Pulitzer Prize nonfiction finalist; \u003ci\u003eEnchantment and Exploitation; The Walk\u003c\/i\u003e (an excerpt of which won a Pushcart Prize in 2008); and \u003ci\u003eA Great Aridness\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45387295850598,"sku":"9780316232876","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/SjhiV21BN3ptN0VpYlBmMkpzU2w2QT09.webp?v=1775044826","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-last-unicorn-a-search-for-one-of-earths-rarest-creatures-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}