Man is the prey

By James Frederick Clarke

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812812506
• ISBN13: 9780812812503
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Stein and Day
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great stories!

Tells of the struggle between man and animal(s) in horiffic detail. At times it sounds like a safety guide for the great white hunter of the early 1900's and earlier. Also of teriffic historical value. This is a wonderful book and I recommend it to anyone who loves to read all books (with the exception of romance novels as a choice of entertainment, you may not like this particular tombe). This book had me on the edge of my seat and saying "holey s#%@" the whole time and struck up some interesting and involved conversations in the break room at work! I loved it but I guess I won't be wanting to visit Africa or Asia in this lifetime! Humans are enough danger for me! Great book!!!

Excellent guide for youngsters

To keep it short, I was handed this book when I was 10yrs of age, by a father who worked in the herpetarium. Not only did it, and even now as an adult, shock me, it made me give nature a greater respect. An excellent read for naturilists and those curious to animal nature in the extreme.

Marlon Perkins host the Faces of Death...

So you thought the elephants down at the zoo were cute did ya? Ever know that in 1944 one zoo elephant ate its keeper! What about those harmless hippos they look cute in those cartoons but in Africa they're known as the most meanest animal on the continent. This book isn't for the PETA crowd and it is far from politically correct but it is a fascinating look at animals eating and attacking man! Turn about is fair play and with out our firearms and sometimes even with them we're still one of the slowest weakest members of the animal kingdom. Read and enjoy!!

An excellent book that is sure to hold anyone's interest.

James Clarke has a writing style that can hold the attention of even the most dicriminating of readers. I have recommended this book to many friends and without exception they have all come away with a certain amount of awe at the realization that, we as modern men, seem all to often to have forgetten: that we are simply protein to many animals, in many parts of the world today. Clarke gets away from the false and foolish notion that is propagated by many "bunny huggers" and "Disneyites" today. Namely, that wild animals are really just lovable furry critters that are waiting for someone to pet them. He is very, very objective and gives the facts on malevolent animal/human relations in a way that is not dry and bland the way many are presented nowdays. He does this by quoting many sources newspapers, naturalists, hunters, explorers and many official and medical records. Above all, I came away from this book with the feeling that I had been given the facts and allowed to makeup my own mind instead of someone making it up for me!! Oh, and read the book to find out what animal is the greatest Man-Killer of all time. You'll be suprised!

An excellent book that is sure to hold anyones interest.

James Clarke has a writing style that is able to hold anyones interest. I have recommended this book to many friends and without exception they have all come away with a certain amount of awe at the realization that, we as modern men, seem all to often to forget: that we are simply protein to many animals in many parts of the world today. Clarke gets away from the false and foolish idea that is propagated by many "bunny huggers" and "Disneyites" that wild animals are really lovable furry critters that are just waiting for someone to pet them. He is very, very objective and gives the facts on malevolent animal/human relations. He does this by quoting many sources newspapers, naturalists, hunters, explorers and many official and medical records. Above all, I came away from this book with the feeling that I had been given the facts and allowed to makeup my own mind insted of someone making it up for me!! Oh, and read the book to find out what animal is the greatest Man-Killer of all time. You'll be suprised!