British Columbia writer John Vaillant wrote what has been an enduring favorite of Northwest coast nature writing with his earlier book, The Golden Spruce. He works his way all the way around the northern Pacific Rim to Siberia for his absolutely riveting new book, The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival (Knopf). "What spirits this adventure narrative from compelling to brilliant is Vaillant's use of the tiger hunt as an allegorical lens through which to understand the cultural, economic, and environmental devastation of post-Communist Russia ... This energetic hybrid of classic adventure and impassioned sociocultural critique will appeal to Jon Krakauer fans, tiger lovers, and readers interested in contemporary Russian history." - Library Journal. "This elegant work of narrative non-fiction has it all—beauty, intrigue, a primeval locale, fully realized characters, and a conflict that speaks to the state of our world. Obsessively well-researched and artfully written, The Tiger takes us on a journey to the raw edge of civilization, to a world of vengeful cats and venal men, a world that, in Vaillant's brilliant telling, is simultaneously haunting and enchanting." - Hampton Sides, joined by Annie Proulx, Temple Grandin, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, and others in early praise.