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The Ninemile Wolves

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Well, you won't want them in your backyard if you're raising cattle. This story about the Ninemile wolf pack in northwestern Montana is a fascinating account of a wolf reintroduction program, and it deals with the complexity of the situation thoroughly and compassionately. Bass makes no secret of his own opinions--he wants wolves to make a comeback in the lower 48--but he discusses the concerns of the ranchers and all parties involved in a professional, fair manner. I learned more about wolves from reading this book than from any other source, and it helped me to clear up many of my own misconceptions about these canines. Bass very cleverly shows us the human side of the wolf reintroduction issue, the often predictable pattern of what happens when you put wolves and people together. And it helped me to think about wolves in a new way--if there's an antonym for anthropomorphism, Bass's writing is it. And like all of Bass's other books, this one displays his uncanny economy with words. If you think that all nonfiction writing should be devoid of passion or color, this isn't the book for you. But if you love wolves, you'll love this book.

I can't believe that only ONE person read that book! I LOVED it. And I am just a kid. I read two books on the same pack and this one was the second one I read. At the sad part I cried in this book even though I already knew what happened and I don't normally cry in books. He was a strong author and he told about his life he left his own soul in that book and no one bothered to even write a REVIEW even except for one person. This book is extrodinary! You should really read it. You will be pulled in to it as he tells about how wolves changed so many people's lives. You have to read it. I may be just some kid reading a book that is ment for 15+ but I have as much say in it as anyone else. You have to read it. You will never see wolves in the same way again.

Thank you, Rick Bass. This book is everything: poetic, philosophic, informative. Thought-provoking and awe-inspiring. I found myself turning down page after page, underlining passage after passage. I'd like to buy a copy of this book for everyone I know, then tie them down and force them to read it.

162 + + PAGES OF WOLF STORIES AND WOLF INFORMATION.
I LOVE READING ABOUT WOLVES AND THIS IS A GREAT ONE.
I WENT THRU THREE HIGHLIGHTERS UNDERLINING PORTIONS
FOR WHEN I SEND THIS TO MY B-I-L.

AMAZON RATING SYSTEM GETS ANOTHER HIT ON THIS ONE---
NOT ENOUGH STARS TO RATE SOME BOOKS---THIS BEING ONE.