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 enlarge | Author: Jim Corbett
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 31750
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 228
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0195622553
Dewey Decimal Number: 458
EAN: 9780195622553
ASIN: 0195622553
Publication Date: June 17, 1993
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Bone chilling details. Amazing adventures. May 7, 2007
Jim Corbett put together his experiences in the forests of the Himalayan foothills. The details are truly amazing. It does also provide a great ammount of details about wildlife. In a nutshell an epic collection. Does not get any better than this.
A hunter, a humanitarian, a lover of nature March 7, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
A lot of tigers and leopards die in this book. If you belong to PETA, then, this isn't the book for you. Jim Corbett begins with the premise that tigers and leopards who kill humans must be killed.
But he then begins his exposition with the story of the Champawat man-eating tigress, and how he first undertook to hunt such a beast. As I followed him into the jungle, I couldn't help but marvel at his recounting of his fear, his missteps, his eventual triumph.
But what I loved most of all was his keen eye for detail. Corbett isn't satisfied to say, "I shot the man-eater;" he must explain why that tiger's old paw injury forced her to substitute humans for her natural prey. And as you go on in the book, you begin to sense that Corbett is not a hunter who kills to bolster an inadequate ego; rather, his great joy springs from his natural affinity and long years of association with tigers, leopards, and the other denizens of the jungle.
It's probably worth knowing that in his later years, as the wilds of India became overrun with people, he turned to photo safaris; he wished to share his experiences of viewing these animals in their native habitat with the entire world, without doing any harm. If you, then, can sympathize with such a perspective, I wholly recommend this book; you'll come away with a new fascination with the great creatures we share our planet with.
Man eaters of Kumaon review March 1, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Man eaters of Kumaon is a fantastic book about hunting Royal Bengal tigers in the Indian Himilaya. The author describes his thrilling hunts with great descriptive passages and when he hunts, he does so with great care and passion. In fact he shot the Pipil Pani tiger because he was eating sheep, goats, and other small domestic animals. He shot the Bachelor of Powlghar because he had attacked one of his freinds. The bachelor of Powlghar was recorded as being one of the largest Bengal tigers ever, he was ten foot seven inches over curves!
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the great outdoor and and likes tigers.
A classic February 17, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The author could describe each scene so well you thought you were there in his shoes. He describes nature like no other. I bought this book used for $0.25 , I wasn't expecting much - it is for sure one of the best books I have ever read.
Fantastic book (but terrible proof-reading) February 2, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
The way Jim Corbett tells his stories reveals much about the man himself: humble, honest, and generous.
Unlike Capstick, Corbett hunted for his love of nature rather than for pure adventure. He loved being in the jungle and observing everything around him - this is what made him such a great hunter in the first place. Some readers might wonder how somebody who loves nature can go tiger hunting. In fact, Corbett only hunted tigers or leopards who had turned man-eater, in order to protect human life. In doing so, he inevitably killed the wrong animal on occasions (something he himself acknowledged). We should also see beyond our own day and age: in Corbett's day, tigers were still extremely common in India, and the environmental movement barely existed, and yet he was one of the first to warn of the threat to tigers, becoming, without doubt, a pioneer for their preservation.
Unlike Capstick, his writing is infused with calm: he does not focus on blood and guts, but explains his tactics and describes physical scenes in painstaking detail, as if to another hunter. To me, this makes his books all the more convincing. His hunting success is built on patience and a lifetime of observing jungle behaviour, not bravado. These are not macho books, although Corbett clearly must have had nerves of steel.
My only criticism of this book is the quality of the proof-reading. The number of typos is frustrating to the point that it sometimes gets in the way of enjoying the book. Jim Corbett's writing suggests he was a meticulous man, so it's a pity the publishers have let him down on this.
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