Nextinction by Ralph Steadman (English) Paperback Book

Description: Nextinction by Ralph Steadman, Ceri Levy Cartoonist, friend of the feathered and national treasure Ralph Steadmans unique take on Critically Endangered birds. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Boids are back in town ...The follow-up to the award-winning EXTINCT BOIDS, this book features more of the incredible art of cartoonist Ralph Steadman. This time the focus is not on the birds that are gone, but the ones that theres still time to save. These are the 192 Critically Endangered birds on the IUCN Red List, species such as the Giant Ibis, the Kakapo, the Sumatran Ground-cuckoo and the iconic Spoon-billed Sandpiper – these, along with a number of classic Steadman creations such as the Unsociable Lapwing, are the NEARLY-EXTINCT BOIDS.Woids are again by author, conservationist and film-maker Ceri Levy. Together, Ceri and Ralph are THE GONZOVATIONISTS. Author Biography RALPH STEADMAN was born in 1936. He began his career as a cartoonist, and through the years has diversified into many creative fields. Ralph collaborated with Dr Hunter S. Thompson in the birth of gonzo journalism, with Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; he has illustrated classics such as Alice in Wonderland, Treasure Island and Animal Farm, and written and illustrated his own books, which include Sigmund Freud, I Leonardo and The Big I Am. Steadman is also a printmaker, and has travelled the worlds vineyards, culminating in his books The Grapes of Ralph, Untrodden Grapes and Still Life with Bottle.CERI LEVY is a film-maker, who started out making music videos before moving into the world of documentaries. His works include Bananaz, a film about the inner machinations of the group Gorillaz, and the forthcoming The Bird Effect; as co-curator of the exhibition that started Ralph Steadman painting birds, Ceri is a crucial cog in the boids creation myth. Table of Contents Theory of NextinctionNextinction AwaitsThe Guano CollectorThe Science and How a Small Amount of Money Can Save a SpeciesRiffling Through Ralphs DrawersBlow Your Penny WhistleAn Explorers TaleSpoon-billed SandpiperJavan Green MagpieTeeny SpintRed-headed VultureRock PtarmiganBig-breasted Conspicuous TitGregorian ThwacksplatUrban Council Skip ChickBlue-beaked WaddleHey Look Out!Twim Wheedle-nitBrown Minor BlackbeakSpot-tailed Neck BackMaltese MayhemBlue-beaked SplatwackSociable LapwingBlue-throated MacawTitographEdwardss PheasantThe Extinct Birds Coffee TableGreat Indian BustardPhilippine CockatooBatess WeaverBengal FloricanLesser FloricanGreater FloricantGlowing Orange WotalotiblotOrange-beaked Ten PercenterCalifornia CondorChatham ShagRed-crowned CraneAkohekohePoo-uliMauritius Olive White-eyeNegros Bleeding-heartBogota RailOuMadagascar PochardDjibouti FrancolinLong-billed TailorbirdTaita ApalisTaita ThrushElevator WhitebillHungarian FlappaboutBlue-beaked FlybynightOrange-beaked ThrustSiberian CraneCerian CraneYellow-Bellied Training CraneSulu HornbillCerulean Paradise-flycatcherArchers larkIsabela OrioleAraripe ManakinUluguru Bush-shrikeChinese Crested TernLong-billed TailorbirdDiving Orange SpronkJavan Green MagpieCebu FlowerpeckerBanggai CrowBlack-chinned MonarchWhite-eyed River-martinOrange NutflapStawking TitIvory-billed WoodpeckerBlack-fronted TernBlack DiverRed-beaked White AngelYellow and Pink BoobiesYellow-breasted Bluewing or BlingYellow ChairfinchBlue-beaked BlackheadRed Finch One, and Red Finch TwoYellow-beaked Blue LoomerDecorated EpauletteSwoop OwlRed-beaked DuckyBlack FlutterwotKakapoRio Branco AntbirdRio de Janeiro AntwrenStresemanns BristlefrontFringe-backed Fire-eyeRoyal CinclodesWhite-bellied CinclodesAntioquia (or Urrao) AntpittaBrazilian BluelidMottled CornfordSlender-billed CurlewCrested ShelduckJerdons CourserGiant IbisJavan LapwingKittlitzs MurreletElegant SunbirdM. RueckRuecks Blue-flycatcherCebu FlowerpeckerZapata RailCuban Spotted RailYellow-beaked Red-legged BluetPuccini FriskFlightless BoidWaved AlbatrossIndian Yellow-nosed AlbatrossStreak-breasted BulbulWhite-spectacled Bulbul (or is it?)Black-hooded CoucalWoodlarkOllieblotTuamotu KingfisherMarquesan KingfisherNorthern Rockhopper Penguin(Blotted) Galápagos PenguinErect-crested PenguinTurkish Umdan-gonderildi ChickCuban KiteForest OwletGrey-breasted ParakeetGreen-beaked Red SpottoFractured DawnTurtle DoveNightingaleOuUa Pou MonarchFatuhiva MonarchWhite-throated FlowerpeckerLoose-crested Aaooha-ho-haBlack StiltSapphire-bellied HummingbirdBlack-breasted PufflegTurquoise-throated PufflegColourful PufflegDusky Starfrontlet/Glittering StarfrontletGorgeted PuffletPiping PloverGrand Comoro DrongoCozumel ThrasherAntioquia Brush-finchStarry Owlet-nightjarIndigo-winged ParrotBrown-backed ParrotletRed-fronted MacawBlue-eyed Ground-doveLet Them Eat BirdPink-headed DuckWhite-headed DuckBaers PochardDaft DuckBahama OrioleCozumel ThrasherBachmans WarblerMontserrat OrioleFuerteventura StonechatGlaucous MacawRusset-bellied SpinetailBanggai CrowBlue-throated MacawBlue-eyed Ground-doveOrange-beaked Spotted Bald Emulsion CootflakeBlue Orange-beak Pip LeakOoshut DoorbangMadagascar Red OwlNicobar Scops-owlBecks PetrelMagenta PetrelNew Zealand Storm-petrelFiji PetrelGalápagos PetrelGuadalupe Storm-petrelJamaica PetrelMascarene PetrelLaysan DuckBalearic ShearwaterBasket CaseUnsociable LeftwingHooded GrebePernambuco Pygmy-owlEskimo CurlewExploded Red-headed VultureMedium Tree-finchMangrove FinchTired Splatter FinchRougie BabySpixs MacawAll for the Glorious TwelfthHouse SparrowBali StarlingBlack-winged StarlingPhilippine EagleChristmas Island FrigatebirdDwarf Olive IbisIndian VultureLiben LarkRaso LarkTweeterSpeckled BlackRainbow Lorikeet Review Steadmans colourful, spiky illustrations of critically endangered birds ... a dazzling aviary of nearly extinct boids. Save them all and make the ink-spattered Steadboid vert happy. * Saga *Hatched from the minds of gonzo cartoonist Ralph Steadman and writer-filmmaker Ceri Levy, "Nextinction" is a visual plea for conservation efforts, depicting nearly 200 birds facing an irrevocable fate: extinction. Levys humorous but educational text accompanies a spectacle of colorful plumage rendered with Steadmans unique illustrative style, right down to those trademark ink blotches. * Boston Globe *Steadman has a talent for birds, and his scratchy, ink-splattered style works wonders with beaks and feathers. The text is informative and wildly eccentric by turns. * New Statesman *Nextinction is something of a rarity: a truly original take on popular science. Love them or hate them, Ralph Steadmans vivid cartoons bring out the character of these endangered birds in a way that photography and other illustrations cant match. * BBC Focus * Promotional Cartoonist, friend of the feathered and national treasure Ralph Steadmans unique take on Critically Endangered birds. Review Quote "Steadmans colourful, spiky illustrations of critically endangered birds ... a dazzling aviary of nearly extinct boids. Save them all and make the ink-spattered Steadboid vert happy." -- Saga "Hatched from the minds of gonzo cartoonist Ralph Steadman and writer-filmmaker Ceri Levy, "Nextinction" is a visual plea for conservation efforts, depicting nearly 200 birds facing an irrevocable fate: extinction. Levys humorous but educational text accompanies a spectacle of colorful plumage rendered with Steadmans unique illustrative style, right down to those trademark ink blotches." -- Boston Globe "Steadman has a talent for birds, and his scratchy, ink-splattered style works wonders with beaks and feathers. The text is informative and wildly eccentric by turns." -- New Statesman " Nextinction is something of a rarity: a truly original take on popular science. Love them or hate them, Ralph Steadmans vivid cartoons bring out the character of these endangered birds in a way that photography and other illustrations cant match." -- BBC Focus Promotional "Headline" Cartoonist, friend of the feathered and national treasure Ralph Steadmans unique take on Critically Endangered birds. Feature All-new art from Ralph Steadman. Evocative, brilliant, with a large slabfull of nonsense thrown in for good measure Details ISBN1472985389 Author Ceri Levy Pages 224 Language English ISBN-10 1472985389 ISBN-13 9781472985385 Format Paperback Imprint Bloomsbury Wildlife Year 2020 UK Release Date 2020-11-26 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2020-11-26 Illustrations 100 colour artworks throughout Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publication Date 2020-11-26 DEWEY 333.95822 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-03-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138228241;

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