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Tigers in the Snow Audiobook
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(3.88) - 146 listener ratings
Publisher Description
Author of At Play in the Fields of the Lord, national Book Award winner Peter Matthiessen is an accomplished naturalist and one of the most acclaimed writers in the world. This book is a stirring look at the tiger, a magnificent animal that has long fueled human fascination. In critical danger of extinction, only a few thousand of these giant cats remain. Matthiessen's exquisite prose stunningly captures the tigers' dramatic fight to survive.
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"Tigers in the wild face likely extinction in all parts of the world, India, Sumatra, Amur. Their territory is disappearing and fragmenting reducing their range and ability to breed. A melancholy book but with beautiful pictures. I love reading Matthiessen."
— Mark (4 out of 5 stars)
Tigers in the Snow Listener Reviews
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" When you see a tiger, it is always like a dream. Beautiful photographs, magnificent animal, surprisingly dull book. "
— Nancy, 7/28/2013 -
" Not Matthiessen's best, but it's still a nice, well-written little book. "
— Jonathon, 8/27/2012 -
" I have great respect for Peter Matthiessen's work and integrity. His writing is quite scholarly and often a little dry, so sometimes it reads like a textbook. Hence my middling rating. Still worth the read, though, especially if you like big cats. "
— Jeanette, 4/7/2011 -
" A thorough documentation of Wounded Knee and the case of Leonard Peltier. "
— Cindy, 3/18/2011 -
" I wanted to learn more about what has happened with the native americacn population in my lifetime, but the way this book is written I just can't get into this book. Don't think I'll finish. "
— Lauren, 9/2/2010 -
" Nonfiction. Two words... Leonard Peltier. Two more words... Oglala Shoot-out. Two more words... FBI tampering. Enough said. "
— Mr.B, 8/25/2010 -
" I will review soon...needs time :) "
— John, 6/29/2010 -
" Amazing account of the U.S. government's suppression of the American Indian Movement in the 1970's, including the framing of Leonard Peltier. "
— Jim, 6/24/2010 -
" This is the best book I have ever read as to the insight of what it must be like to be a lakota indian past and present. Must read for any american. "
— Holly, 5/30/2010 -
" This book sparked my interest in the AIM and lead me to do my own research regarding the movement, the injustices, and the truth! "
— Roxanne, 2/8/2010 -
" It's very thoroughly researched, but I feel as though Matthiessen's biased, passionate voice often dominates an otherwise persuasive argument. "
— James, 11/29/2009 -
" Learned some history and confirmed some thoughts. It was interesting to hear about the ancestors and to know the rest of the story. I got this book for Christmas at Tim and Gogi's a few years back then passed it on. Good read. "
— Juliana, 10/20/2009 -
" A wonderfully written true story of Ameerican injustice. I haven't trusted the feds since I read it! "
— Clif, 10/18/2009 -
" It is sobering what our government can do to an individual. If I had read this before 9/11 I wouldn't have believed it, but now Matthiessen's premise that Leonard Peltier was not given a fair trial is all too believable. "
— Casschwich, 9/28/2009 -
" Every American should read this book. "
— Travula, 6/18/2009 -
" Very interesting book on the circumstances leading up to Native American,Leonard Peltier,'s imprisonment. "
— Georgina, 4/5/2009
About Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen (1927–2014) was the author of more than thirty books, including the New York Times bestseller The Snow Leopard. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1974. He was cofounder of the Paris Review and won two National Book Awards, the 2000 Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanities, and the 2010 Spiros Vergos Prize for Freedom of Expression.
About George Guidall
George Guidall, winner of more than eighty AudioFile Earphones Awards, has won three of the prestigious Audie Award for Excellence in Audiobook Narration. In 2014 the Audio Publishers Association presented him with the Special Achievement Award for lifetime achievement/ During his thirty-year recording career he has recorded over 1,700 audiobooks, won multiple awards, been a mentor to many narrators, and shown by example the potential of fine storytelling. His forty-year acting career includes starring roles on Broadway, an Obie Award for best performance off Broadway, and frequent television appearances.