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Summary: A Mockery at best
Review: I really appreciate the style of writing of Corbett - the explanations are flawless and detailed with all minuteness to bind the readers' attention. But the sad fact is Jim Corbett has killed many tigers/leopards who were not even man-eaters. I can never imagine killing an animal for sport - who coined this word "sport" for killing one of God's most wonderful creation - how can taking life of some innocent creature be a sport. It is tragic to see the picture of Bachelor of Powelgarh dead by a single idiotic bullet - God must have flawed in creating human beings for it destroyed his creation. The pipal-pani tiger who did not even kill a single human being - I wonder what explanation Jim will give for this "prize". Facts are often lost behind headlines and Jim Corbett is hailed as one of the greatest tiger conservationists but only untold-history and the fallen heroes of nature (those innocent creatures that were killed mercilessly) are the true testament of the reality.
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Summary: Man-Eaters of Kumaon
Review: If you have ever wanted to enter the world of one-on-one hunting with dangerous game- this book should be your road map! Not only is the author true to form with his writing ability but his peers are in awe of his accomplishments...ask anyone who hunts dangerous big game and "Gentleman" Jim Corbett's name is sure to surface. This is the most gripping account of Corbett's adventures in India. He took exhaustive notes of each hunt he participated in and relives these adventures in a vivid, spell-binding format that will leave you breathless for weeks! No other big game hunter/author comes close- Not Capstick, not O'Conner, not Hunter, not Bell- this is the quintessential text of hunting- a must have!
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Summary: Corbett : The man, the legend
Review: It's refreshing to read the memoirs of someone who was so famous yet so humble. He killed more than a dozen of the worst man-eating leopards and tigers in India in the early part of last century but never beats his chest or commits an unethical act. He was a true hunter and outdoorsman of the highest order and his stories reflect that. You won't get any fluff or exaggeration with Jim Corbett. He was the REAL DEAL and his chess matches against these infamous man-eaters are legendary. From the 50 mile roadmarches to the 2 day stakeouts to the high suspense tracking of wounded killers, this man was tough as nails. This book is one of his best and a must for any hunting/adventure collection.
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Summary: A Close encounter with deep woods.
Review: Its a book that gives most wonderful picture of the beauty of the jungle and adventures of Jim Corbette. He is definately an expert environmentalist,naturalist and a very good narrator.Finally, the book takes you on an exciting journey into the deep woods and gives closer view of the life there.
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Summary: Things to keep you awake at night...
Review: Jim Corbett brings you into the jungle with him as he stalks a creature capable of picking up a water buffalo and carrying it away- with its teeth! A braver man has never been born. Experience with him the heartbreak of finding the head and hands of a beautiful young woman, buried near a glacial stream in the high Himalayan foothills as a snack for a 10'6" tiger who may return at any second. Sit in a tree over a dead body and wait for the tiger to return; silently, death in a striped fur coat glides into the clearing to finish eating its prey, only to find Jim Corbett there waiting in the darkness with his double-barreled .45-70 rifle. You will want to read everything he's ever written!
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Summary: A must read for any hunter and non- hunter as well
Review: Jim Corbett was a family friend, so perhaps I am biased, although I myself never met him, the cottage he lived in in Naini Tal was leased from my grandfather Haresh Chandra Misra, it is now a museum. Many were the times my parents and us children sat around the camp-fires in nearby Sat-Tal and they told us stories of Mr. Corbetts hunting prowress, we used to shiver with fear and walks back from the lake home through the woods in the evening after 'camp-fire' were fast and nervous! What I am trying to say is Jim Corbets books are true adventure, it all happened, his writing is simple and direct. He wites of the people in India, the forests and the animals that he loved and even though he was a hunter he respected his prey and took them cleanly. Most of all Corbett is one of the few writers who wrote in the 50's but his views are politically correct even today. If you want a book that keeps you on the edge of the seat, or makes you glance over your shoulder next time you go walking in the woods, read his books!
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Summary: The master hunter in his element....The greatest Hunter ever
Review: Jim Corbett was likely the greatest hunter of man eating cats that ever lived, anywhere. He was also a great naturalist and fortunately for us an absolutely splendid writer of his observations and feelings. His stories of the hunts, the hills, the people are mesmerizing and touching. A true master of the hunt and of the pen. Having read books by numerous hunters from around the world, I can say without any hesitancy that Col. Jim Corbett is without contest the greatest hunter of big game that ever lived to tell about it.\
The very best reading of its kind. Period.
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Summary: 10 Great Stories About Hunting the "True" King of Beasts
Review: Jim Corbett was one of eight children of a colonial postmaster stationed in the foothills of the Himalaya in India. He was born in 1875 and started hunting when he was eight years old. Between 1907 and 1938, he hunted a number of "man eating" tigers and leopards-including the Champawat Man Eater, which was responsible for over 400 deaths, and the the Rudraprayag Leopard, which was rumored to have been responsible for over 125 deaths. When a new man eater began to wreak havoc, the village people called on "Carpet Sahib" for help. In this book, which was first published in 1944, Corbett tells ten exciting and enlightening stories that keep the reader turning pages to see how they turn out. Sometimes the reader begins to wonder whether Corbett will get the tiger or the tiger will get him. Listen to Corbett tell of his meeting with the Chowgarh Tigress who killed at least 64 people and maybe twice that... "As I stepped clear of the giant slate, I looked behind me over my right shoulder and--looked straight into the tigress' face. I would like you to have a clear picture of the situation. Her fore paws were stretched out and her hind legs were well tucked under her. Her head, which was raised a few inches off her paws, was eight feet from me. On her face was a smile, similar to that one sees on the face of a dog welcoming his master home after a long absence."
Along the way through his stories, Corbett displays amazing understanding of jungle lore and insights into the animal that probably most deserves the title "King of Beasts." He also explains what causes his prey to begin preying on people. Corbett obviously admired his quarry and considered the "tiger a gentleman." Later in life, Colonel Corbett gave up the rifle for a camera and focused his efforts on conservation. He was instrumental in creating India's first national park, Hailey Park, that has since been renamed in his honor. This is a delightful book by a modest teller of great true-life stories that will appeal to those interested in nature, life in colonial India, hunting or adventure.
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Summary: A marvellous account of one man's compassionate pursuit
Review: Jim Corbett was, and remains, renowned as the outstanding white hunter of Northern India in the early part of this century. The irony is that he sought, and through his legacy of the Corbett National Park still seeks, to preserve the wildlife and the great cats of India. However his responsibilities towards the populations of those areas over which he had authority obliged him frequently to undertake hazardous pursuits of both tigers and leopards which were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of unfortunate locals. The stories are remarkable as much for the understated idiom of the author who makes little of the fact that he is wandering about the jungle, largely by himself and as often stalked as stalking, in pursuit of notorious man-eating big cats. But he is also deeply sympathetic towards his victims, which were often inspired to man-eating by injury or disablement, while having an almost paternalistic attitude towards his companions. To read Corbett is to learn of the twin dichotomies of the hunter/conservationist and the benevolent imperialist.
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Summary: Thrilling hunting adventure.
Review: Jim Corbett's writing is so realistic that the reader feels as if he is the one being stalked by a Maneating tiger or leopard, instead of Mr. Corbett. Not only was Jim Corbett a skilled hunter, he was a very knowledgable naturalist. In one instance, he stalked a sleeping maneating tiger in woods and brush so thick that he didn't even see the tiger until he was seven or eight feet from it. I cannot imigine someone being this skilled at stalking. Anyone interested in reading about hunting, and being stalked by maneaters should read all of Mr. Corbett's books. Mr. Corbett also goes into considerable detail about life in India in the early 1900's.
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