End of the Game
by Peter Beard
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Author: Peter BeardEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1988-11-01
ISBN: 0877015163
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Chronicle Books
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Book Review: A hypnotic look into the fading shadows of the Dark Contnt.
Summary: 5 Stars
Hypnotic, sad, and occasionally graphic, this first-rate picto-history of Africa's glory days manages to convey something of the magic that inspired artists and hunters alike to flock to the expansive, untamed land known as The Dark Continent. Excellently annotated with stunning, eye-poppingly original photos never before seen. First rate. Spending an hour with Beard's book is to embark on an adventure. You will not be able to forget many of these photos, some of which were supplied to the author by Karen Blixen, the woman who penned "Out of Africa." The orginal 1965 edition of "End of the Game" is so prized the School of the Art Institute of Chicago keeps a copy under close guard in the Special Collections room. To spend an hour with this book is to lose yourself under the volcanic glare of an African sun, to feel the blackflies nipping at your shins, and see, if only through a final, panicked photo, all the beauty and horror of Africa rushing toward you through the tall grass of an abandoned savannah.
Sound exciting? Take my advice: skip "Out of Africa"; "End of the Game" is out of this world.
Summary of End of the Game
Peter Beard lived on land adjoining the farm of Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen) in Kenya. There he began a special relationship with Karen and with the people and animals of the continent. Here he documents the history and future of African wildlife, focusing on the widespread destruction of the African elephant. Beard will be the subject of an ABC TV special this spring. Illustrated.Children's Books
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