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Author James, Jamie.

Title The snake charmer : a life and death in pursuit of knowledge / Jamie James.

Publication Info. New York : Hyperion, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Biographies  92 BIOGRAPHY SLOWINSKI    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  92 SLOWINSKI, JOE    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 260 pages, [16] of plates (some color) : illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Note Includes index.
Summary On September 11, 2001, while exploring a Burmese jungle, Dr. Joe Slowinski was bitten by a krait, one of the most poisonous snakes in the world. This narrative nonfiction details Slowinski's entire life as an expert on poisonous snakes and the expedition that cost him his life.
Contents Many-banded krait -- The snake charmer -- The expedition.
Subject Slowinski, Joseph.
Herpetologists -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN 9781401302139
1401302130
9781401309954 paperback
140130995X paperback
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