| WHITE MAN'S GAME Saving Animals, Rebuilding Eden, and Other Myths of Conservation in Africa Stephanie Hanes New York: Metropolitan Books, July 2017 |
Rating: 5.0 High |
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| ISBN-13 978-0-8050-9716-0 | ||||
| ISBN-10 0-8050-9716-3 | 287pp. | HC | $28.00 | |
| Page 6: | "Imagine trying to analyze Western literature while knowing nothing of Homer." |
| I would have said "Homer's Odyssey." It contains the belief in gods, spirits, and magic that are alien to many in our modern secular culture (and I'm probably stretching, but the name "Homer" by itself might suggest The Simpsons.) Also, Shakespeare might serve as well; his works have spirits and magic, and the language is often strange. |
| Page 168: | "The job had thrown him into all level of politics, from presidential maneuverings to family squabbling over maize plots and burial customs." |
| Typographical error: S/B "levels". |
| Page 173: | "The vet must also estimate how much force to use in shooting the dart: if the needle does not implant it will not do its job, but if it hits with too much speed it can go right through the elephant's body." |
| I find this hard to believe. It seems more likely that the syringe holding the tranquilizer might break off from the needle before it injects the drug. |
| Page 189: | "And actually," he continued, "sometimes it's easier to do a big thing, and do it right with a bunch of professionals, than a little thing. You know, for USAID, you go to them and you say, 'Look, we need three or four million dollars a year. . . .' No more 'four hundred thousand.' You know, we're doing a big thing here. And people want to have their name associated with a big thing." |
| Wow — strong echoes of The Ugly American and Our Own Worst Enemy here. |
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