San Antonio College Library

"Dubbed the "Indiana Jones" of wildlife science by The New York Times, Alan Rabinowitz has devoted - and risked - his life to protect nature's great endangered animals. He has journeyed to the remote corners of the earth in search of wild things, surviving treacherous terrain, plane crashes, and hostile governments. Life in the Valley of Death recounts his most ambitious and dangerous adventure yet: the creation of the world's largest tiger preserve...

"Drawing on dramatic accounts by European colonials, and on detailed studies by folklorists and anthropologists, this work explores intriguing age-old Asian beliefs and claims that man-eating tigers and "little tigers," or leopards alike, were in various ways supernatural. It is a serious work based on extensive research, written in a lively style"--Provided by publisher.

THE MASTERS ELEVATED TIGER WOODS TO A LEVEL OF FAME THAT PERHAPS NO ATHLETE OTHER THAN MUHAMMAD ALI HAS EVER ACHIEVED. ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST ORIGINAL VOICES TACKLES ONE OF TODAY'S MOST PROVOCATIVE PERSONALITIES.

"In 1926 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers became the first African American boxer to win the world middleweight title. The next year he was dead, the victim of surgery gone wrong. His funeral in Atlanta drew tens of thousands of mourners, black and white. Atlantans would not grieve again in comparable numbers until the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. Flowers, whose career was sandwiched between those of the better-known black boxers Jack...

"Meet Tiger, Bear, and their forest friends, Bird, Frog, Fox, and Turtle! In this terrifically unique and interactive tale, your 2-year-old child with help Tiger find Bear. Each step in your child's quest to find Bear highlights important milestones in your child's growth and development. Look for the leaf at the bottom of the page for these Milestone Moments"--Back cover.

Tigers are pretty special -- and so are ground iguanas and partula snails and even white-rumped vultures. But these and many other animals are in danger of disappearing altogether, joining the dodo, the marsupial wolf, the great auk, and countless other animals we will never see again. Using the experiences of a few endangered species as examples, Martin Jenkins highlights the ways human behavior can either threaten or conserve the amazing animals...

Leo, a young tiger, finally blooms under the anxious eyes of his parents.

A collection of Tiger art including 250 illustrations by the artist and biographical information.

"Published to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Tiger Woods' historic win at the 1997 Masters, an account of the pro golfer's historic career shares previously unknown stories and the ways his record-setting win changed both the sport and his life on and off the course, "--NoveList.