The Last Unicorn

A Search for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures

De: William deBuys

Narrado por: William deBuys

An award-winning author's stirring quest to find and understand an elusive and exceptionally rare species in the heart of Southeast Asia's jungles.

In 1992, in a remote mountain range, a team of scientists discovered the remains of an unusual animal with beautiful, long horns. It turned out to be a living species new to Western science - a saola, the first large land mammal discovered in 50 years.

Rare then and rarer now, no Westerner had glimpsed a live saola in the wild before Pulitzer Prize finalist and nature writer William deBuys and conservation biologist William Robichaud set off to search for it in the wilds of central Laos. The team endured a punishing trek, up and down whitewater rivers and through mountainous terrain ribboned with the snare lines of armed poachers.

In the tradition of Bruce Chatwin, Colin Thubron, and Peter Matthiessen, The Last Unicorn is deBuys' look deep into one of the world's most remote places. As in the pursuit of the unicorn, the journey ultimately becomes a quest for the essence of wildness in nature and an encounter with beauty.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2015 William deBuys (P)2015 Hachette Audio

absolutely the best book in my life.

Great book to sleep to as the author (also is the narrator) has a very soothing voice but I listened to this book on my way to and from work every day. A wonderful book with a great capture of all animals around the world. 💕

Beautifully written - imo

Wow, I’ve just finished The Last Unicorn and feel book withdrawal coming on. I thought it was written beautifully, the main adventure laced with lots of intertwining facts and side stories. I have learned a lot - about cultures, species, the environment and other ways of life. I would say: soothing and thought provoking. The accompanying PDF was awesome and helped me align myself. I felt part of the world that deBuys laid out, I will miss that.

Exciting title but that is all!

Tried to give this book a chance a listened to 3/4 waiting for some sort of quality story. I'm not even sure what to call. Rambling and mediocre come to mind. Don't waste your credit like I did!

Wrong Author

Boring, unreal, I spent an hour trying to find something within the pages, but Sorry, it wasn't for me.
The worst? This is not the author of the book Last Unicorn book is Peter S. Beagle.