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001 | on1040080673 | ||
003 | OCoLC | ||
005 | 20181217002746.0 | ||
008 | 180601s2018 nyu e b 001 0 eng | ||
010 | _a 2018026430 | ||
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_aLaufer, Peter, _d1950- _eauthor. _9259427 |
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_aDreaming in Turtle : _bA Journey Through the Passion, Profit, and Peril of Our Most Coveted Prehistoric Creatures / _cPeter Laufer ; foreword by Richard Branson. |
250 | _aFirst edition. | ||
264 | 1 |
_aNew York : _bSt. Martin's Press, _c2018. |
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_axi, 290 pages ; _c25 cm |
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_atext _btxt _2rdacontent |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia |
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_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier |
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546 | _aText in English. | ||
500 | _a"November 2018"--Title page verso. | ||
504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 269-277) and index. | ||
505 | 0 | _aPrologue: Operating instructions for the journalist -- The majestic turtle -- The timeless allure -- The voracious consumers -- The tawdry marketplaces -- The prodigious farms -- The illicit hunts -- The wiley smugglers -- The frustrated cops -- The pitiful casualties -- The conflicted public and the dedicated conservationists -- The imminent future -- Epilogue: A call to action. | |
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_a"Traces the ongoing challenges to endangered turtle populations, evaluating the global trade practices, limited supply, and increasing demand in high-population world regions that have compromised conservation efforts." -- _c(Source of summary not specified) |
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_aTurtles _xEffect of human beings on. _9380837 |
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_aTurtles _xConservation _xSocial aspects. _9380838 |
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