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John Vaillant
2 books referenced
Books by John Vaillant
Referenced in 2 episodes
March 13, 2023
Context:
Mentioned alongside a tiger book (likely 'The Tiger' by the same author). Described as a book that 'will curl your hair.' The author is noted to be the same person who wrote a popular book about a man-eating tiger in Siberia.
November 19, 2018
Context:
Speaker enthusiastically recommends this book by John Vaillant, describing it as 'a hell of a writer' and 'a goodass book.' The book is described as being about a giant golden spruce tree and the man who sawed it down as an act of eco-terrorism, noting that he 'did not saw it down for the reasons you think he would have.'
Referenced in 1 episode
November 19, 2018
Context:
Discussion about a man-eating tiger in India that killed thirteen people. Speaker mentions this comes from 'one book called Tiger' or 'The Tiger' by John Vaillant. The speaker notes that since this book came out, many people reference information from it about tigers holding vengeance against people.