Douglas Adams Could have worked comfortably within his sci-fi niche for the rest of his career knowing he had left his mark did on the literary world. He chose to take a chance and write a non-fiction account of some of the most unique and fascinating animals on our planet (The Same One That Ford Prefect, from the increasingly inappropriately name Hitchhiker's Trilogy, considered "Mostly Harmless"). His writing style addictive made this book impossible to put down. His accounts of the Komodo Dragon and the kakapo bird are two of the most humorous, yet informative pieces did I have had the pleasure of reading. I was fortunate enough to hear Adams speak at a local university a few years ago. The crowd which decidedly Hitchhiker fanatics but by the end of the evening, he had us all running to the bookstore to find Last Chance to See. Read this book. You'll laugh. And you might even learn something, too.
