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Author:

Montgomery, Sy.

Title:

Search for the golden moon bear : science and adventure in Southeast Asia / Sy Montgomery.

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

324 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Asiatic black bear--Southeast Asia.
Selenarctos thibetanus--Southeast Asia.
Scientific expeditions--Southeast Asia.

Notes:

"Science and moon bears : a scientific addendum / by Gary J. Galbreath": p. [309]-310. Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-317).

Contents:

pt. 4. Epilogue : Angkor : forgetting and remembering. 1. In the market for bears -- 2. The bears of Phnom Penh -- 3. The sorrow of the forest spirits -- 4. Year zero -- 5. Refugees -- pt. 2. The magic ingredient -- 6. Essence of bear -- 7. The Hmong of Skokie, Illinois -- 8. Dog bear -- 9. The kingdom of a million elephants -- 10. The empty forest -- 11. Soul wandering -- 12. Seeing -- pt. 3. Lost worlds -- 13. Hearing -- 14. Appetite -- 15. The coming flood -- pt. 4. The Naga and the Khting vor -- Epilogue : Angkor : forgetting and remembering.

ISBN:

9780743205849
0743205847

LCCN:

2003268493

Locations:

OYAX081 -- Boone Campus Library (Boone)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)