The most comprehensive and assiduous chronicle of human-grizzly bear interactions ever written.
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Winner of Foreword Magazine's 2006 Gold Award for Nature Book of the Year!
In The Essential Grizzly, Doug and Andrea Peacock argue that the conservation of big, wild, sometimes dangerous animals is of absolute importance to modern humans, to the survival of our own species, and for rational thought. The emotional mindset behind reason is humility, a condition virtually guaranteed by a stroll through grizzly country, and a precursor to respect and tolerance for all other beings.
Together, the authors delve into the complex dynamics that characterize modern bonds between people and the great bear. They explore a wide range of human-grizzly encounters through interviews with biologists, mauling victims, hunters, and photographers who have had close contact with bears. To these they add unique portraits—sketches of real grizzlies from the viewpoint of the bear—drawn from Doug’s extensive knowledge of bear behavior, considered by many people to be the most authoritative in the world.
Filling a gap in the literature, The Essential Grizzly eclipses existing books on bear behavior, attacks, and how-to pamphlets, providing readers with a twenty-first-century context for revisiting the original shudder of Homo sapiens—the bear in the cave of our genesis—and finding a measure of familiarity and value there.
About the Author
DOUG PEACOCK is a renowned grizzly bear expert and nature writer. A Vietnam vet and former Green Beret medic, his memoirs, The Grizzly Years and Walking It Off, chronicle the healing of his war-torn soul through his relationship with this quintessential carnivore. He is also the author of Baja and served as the "wild grizzly consultant" for the classic 1988 Jean-Jacques Annaud film, The Bear. Doug also writes extensively for magazines, including Audubon, Backpacker, and Outside.
ANDREA PEACOCK is the author of the critically acclaimed Libby, Montana: Asbestos and the Deadly Silence of the American Corporation. Her articles have also appeared in Mother Jones and High Country News. She is the former editor of the Missoula Independent. Andrea and Doug live in Livingston, Montana.
ANDREA PEACOCK is the author of the critically acclaimed Libby, Montana: Asbestos and the Deadly Silence of the American Corporation. Her articles have also appeared in Mother Jones and High Country News. She is the former editor of the Missoula Independent. Andrea and Doug live in Livingston, Montana.
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This review is from: The Essential Grizzly: The Mingled Fates of Men and Bears (Hardcover)
. . a breath of fresh air for those of us interested in bears and their fate. Shake off the heavy coat of mind boggling conflicting advice about how to act in bear country and read Doug Peacock's book. He tells it to you straight. "Don't travel into grizzly country reeking of bad karma or old tuna fish." This book leaves others behind with new knowledge and experiences unwritten to date. Doug and Andrea go straight to the heart of the problems and joys of having gizzlies on earth and exhibit hope that people can learn how to behave before we kill or love all the bears to death.
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Peacock is the ticket,
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This review is from: The Essential Grizzly: The Mingled Fates of Men and Bears (Hardcover)
Doug Peacock knows more about grizzly bears than the next 10 writers combined. If you want jive-Hollywood-stories, read the other books. If you're interested in the real thing, go for Peacock. And for Edward Abbey fans, Doug's "Walking It Off" is a must read.
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the essential grizzly,
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This review is from: The Essential Grizzly: The Mingled Fates of Men and Bears (Hardcover)
The book treats the grizzly as the great animals they are - neither teddy bearish or monster. The book generates respect for this amazing animal.
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The big bear moves through the shadows cast by wedges of spruce boughs now fading against the darkening sky. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
grizzly family, moth sites, other grizzlies, grizzly encounter, mother grizzly, grizzly country, male grizzly, yearling cubs, wild grizzlies, male grizzlies, bigger bear, big boar, male cub, young grizzly, grizzly habitat, whitebark pine, grizzly cubs, recovery zone Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black Grizzly, Chocolate Legs, Glacier National Park, Little Bart, North America, British Columbia, Yellowstone Lake, Creek Grizzly, Endangered Species Act, Timothy Treadwell, United States, Conservation Strategy, Doug Peacock, Montana Grizzly Encounter, Pelican Creek, Pelican Valley, Rocky Mountain, Animals of Montana, Chris Servheen, Louisa Willcox, National Wildlife, Bill Campbell, Charlie Russell, Continental Divide, Craig Dahl New!
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grizzly family, moth sites, other grizzlies, grizzly encounter, mother grizzly, grizzly country, male grizzly, yearling cubs, wild grizzlies, male grizzlies, bigger bear, big boar, male cub, young grizzly, grizzly habitat, whitebark pine, grizzly cubs, recovery zone Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black Grizzly, Chocolate Legs, Glacier National Park, Little Bart, North America, British Columbia, Yellowstone Lake, Creek Grizzly, Endangered Species Act, Timothy Treadwell, United States, Conservation Strategy, Doug Peacock, Montana Grizzly Encounter, Pelican Creek, Pelican Valley, Rocky Mountain, Animals of Montana, Chris Servheen, Louisa Willcox, National Wildlife, Bill Campbell, Charlie Russell, Continental Divide, Craig Dahl New!
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- The Blue Bear: A True Story of Friendship and Discovery in the Alaskan Wild by Lynn Schooler on page 62, and Back Matter
- Mark of the Grizzly: True Stories of Recent Bear Attacks and the Hard Lessons Learned by Scott McMillion in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Whitebark Pine Communities: Ecology And Restoration by Diana F. Tomback in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance (revised edition) by Stephen Herrero in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Sacred Paw: The Bear in Nature, Myth, and Literature by Paul Shepard in Back Matter
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