MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2010009548
003 DLC
005 20110617081903.0
008 100323s2011 nyua b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2010009548
020 $a9780307381477 (hardback)
020 $a0307381471 (hardback)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn580088485
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050 00 $aSK593.R47$bS65 2011
082 00 $a364.1/33670973$222
100 1 $aSmith, Jennie Erin,$d1973-
245 10 $aStolen world :$ba tale of reptiles, smugglers, and skulduggery /$cJennie Erin Smith.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York, N.Y. :$bCrown Publishers,$cc2011.
300 $a[xi], 322 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $aA disturbing and entertaining chronicle of reptile smugglers, the collectors and zoo keepers who trade with them, and the federal agents who try to catch them.--[source unknown]
505 0 $aI fly around the world -- Willow Grove -- Pine Barrens -- O'Kane and Mellon fly around the world -- The kingpin -- I search for adventure -- Golden pythons -- Herpetological Research Associates of Papua New Guinea -- Fijis -- Colette -- Conservation thru commercialization -- Waffle house days -- United States v. Tommy Edward Crutchfield, et al. -- Chambers not so distant -- Sanzinia -- Belize -- Anson and friends -- Whatever happened to the plowshare tortoises? -- The hurricane -- Curse of the Bitis parviocula -- The partial rehabilitation of Tom Crutchfield -- The blue-rattled rattler -- Parviocula venom -- Epilogue.
650 0 $aReptile trade$zUnited States$vAnecdotes.
650 0 $aWildlife smuggling$zUnited States$vAnecdotes.
650 0 $aAnimal dealers$zUnited States$vAnecdotes.
650 0 $aRare reptiles$vAnecdotes.
650 0 $aSnakes$zUnited States$vAnecdotes.