Author Talk & Book Signing with John Vailliant

“Magnificent. . . Suspenseful. . . THE TIGER offers readers a shiver-inducing portrait of a predator.” —San Francisco Chronicle Praise for THE TIGER “[A] riveting story . . . Vaillant’s book teaches a lesson that humankind desperately needs to remember: When you murder a tiger, you not only kill a strong and beautiful beast, you extinguish a passionate soul.” —Washington Post “A masterpiece. . . . What elevates THE TIGER from adventure yarn to nonfiction classic is Vaillant’s mastery of language.” —Outside “Mesmerizing . . . a blistering good tale, stocked with fascinating characters, none more compelling than the tiger itself . . . the adventure book of the year.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer “[An] epic story. . . . A travelogue about tiger poaching in Russia’s far east opens up a new genre . . . [the] conservation thriller." —Nature “If ever a nonfiction author has used the techniques of fiction any better to recount a real-life narrative, it is difficult to imagine who that author would be. . . . Think of Vaillant as a younger version of John McPhee, but on steroids.” —The Seattle Times “Riveting, often chilling. . . . A remarkable, thoroughly researched, informative chronicle that will appeal to readers interested in thE conservation of wildlife.” —Providence Journal “Nonfiction as riveting as any detective story. . . . Vaillant sets the stage for an epic encounter that unfolds dramatically and inexorably, climaxing in a stunning encounter.” —Christian Science Monitor “An extraordinary book, bringing vividly to life this rare and terrifying creature and the men who are setting their lives at stake every day in a barely civilized part of the world. This is a real-life adventure story that is rarely encountered.” —The Washington Times “A remarkable and thoughtful account of a distant place where man and animal meet with fatal consequences.” —Richmond Times Dispatch