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• Down From the Mountain

  the Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear

  Andrews, Bryce,

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  "The story of a grizzly bear named Millie: her life, death, and cubs, and what they reveal about the changing character of the American West. The grizzly is one of North America's few remaining large predators. Their range is diminished, but they're…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grizzly Confidential

  An Astounding Journey Into the Secret Life of North America's Most Fearsome Predator

  Grange, Kevin,

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  "His quest takes him from his home in the Tetons to an eerie, mist-shrouded island of gigantic bruins; from the Bear Center at Washington State University--where scientists believe the secrets of hibernation might help treat diabetes, heart disease,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grizzly Bear Science and the Art of a Wilderness Life

  Forty Years of Research in the Flathead Valley

  McLellan, Bruce,

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  "In all scientific disciplines, there is an expanding gap between what is known by the general public and what is known by scientists. In this book, Dr. Bruce McLellan tries to bridge that gap. Coexisting with grizzly bears into the future will be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What the Bears Know

  How I Found Truth and Magic in America's Most Misunderstood Creatures

  Searles, Steve,

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  "In this wonderous and eye-opening exploration, Steve Searles, the reknown and respected "Bear Whisperer" of Mammoth Lakes, takes the reader on a journey into the lives of these remarkable creatures and the world we share. In the late 1990s, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Through the Wilderness

  My Journey of Redemption and Healing in the American Wild

  Orsted, Brad,

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  "Award-winning Yellowstone photographer and documentary filmmaker Brad Orsted's seven-year search for refuge and redemption in America's greatest wilderness. When Brad Orsted's fifteen-month-old daughter, Marley, died mysteriously at the home of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Shape in the Dark

  Living and Dying With Brown Bears

  Dihle, Bjorn,

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  "A contemporary natural history of brown bears and our relationship with them, as conveyed through historical and personal encounters."

• Blindsided

  Surviving a Grizzly Attack and Still Loving the Great Bear

  Cole, Jim

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  "Jim Cole has spent years tramping into the depths of places like Alaska, Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park in search of grizzlies, seeing these magnificent, powerful and reclusive animals at their most unguarded--foraging,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One of Us

  a Biologist's Walk Among Bears

  Gilbert, Barrie K., 1937-

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  "Barrie Gilbert's fascination with grizzly bears almost got him killed in Yellowstone National Park. He recovered, returned to fieldwork and devoted the next several decades to understanding and protecting these often-maligned giants. He has spent…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mauled

  Lessons Learned From a Grizzly Bear Attack

  Cotton, Crosbie,

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  "In August 2017, 32-year-old Jeremy Evans endured multiple ferocious attacks by a protective female grizzly bear while hunting in the Alberta wilderness. Jeremy's miraculous recovery and life lessons learned when so close to death show that human…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grizzly Years

  in Search of the American Wilderness

  Peacock, Doug,

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  "Examines the grizzly's habitat, its social hierarchy, and methods of bear communication."

• Taken by Bear in Glacier National Park

  Harrowing Encounters Between Grizzlies and Humans

  Snow, Kathleen,

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  "With help from personnel at park headquarters, Snow has collected more than 100 years' worth of harrowing true stories that read like crime scene investigations and provide hard-learned lessons in outdoor safety."

• Grizzly Bears and Razor Clams

  Walking America's Pacific Northwest Trail

  Townsend, Chris, 1949-

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  "This book tells the story of Chris Townsend's walk along the Pacific Northwest Trail, which runs for 1200 miles from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, through the states of Montana, Idaho, and Washington. The trail is in its infancy; a mix…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Twenty-ninth Day

  Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra

  Messenger, Alex,

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  "A six-hundred-mile canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness is a seventeen-year-old's dream adventure, but after he is mauled by a grizzly bear, it's all about staying alive. This true-life wilderness survival epic recounts seventeen-year-old Alex…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Return of the Grizzly

  Sharing the Range With Yellowstone's Top Predator

  Urbigkit, Cat,

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  "Conflicts arise when humans and grizzlies are forced into close quarters."

• Bear Attacks

  Their Causes and Avoidance

  Herrero, Stephen,

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  "Alan Precup disappeared while backpacking in the Alaskan wilderness. Days later, searchers found his campsite. In the bushes about 150 feet away, they found Precup's bare skeleton, one intact hand, and both feet, still booted. In his camera were…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bears of the Last Frontier

  the Adventure of a Lifetime Among Alaska's Black, Grizzly, and Polar Bears

  Morgan, Chris, 1968-

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  "Follow the epic journey of wildlife conservationist and bear biologist Chris Morgan as he travels by motorcycle across Alaska while filming the PBS Nature documentary Bears of the Last Frontier . From thick forests to the icy arctic, his immersion…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Smiling Bears

  a Zookeeper Explores the Behavior and Emotional Life of Bears

  Poulsen, Else, 1955-2016

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  "Few people have known bears as intimately as Else Poulsen has. This remarkable book reveals the many insights about bears and their emotional lives that she has gained through her years of work with them. Always approaching each bear with the same…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wahb

  the Biography of a Grizzly

  Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946

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  "First published more than a century ago, The Biography of a Grizzly recounts the life of a fictitious bear named Wahb who lived and died in the Greater Yellowstone region. This new edition combines Ernest Thompson Seton's classic tale and original…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Great Bear Wild

  Dispatches From a Northern Rainforest

  McAllister, Ian, 1969-

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  "The Great Bear Rainforest is the fabled region that stretches up the rugged Pacific coast from the top of Vancouver Island to southern Alaska. A longtime resident of the area, award-winning photographer and conservationist Ian McAllister takes us…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wild Awakening

  How a Raging Grizzly Healed My Wounded Heart

  Matthews, Greg (Greg J.),

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  "A near-fatal attack by an enraged grizzly leads to an unexpected encounter with God for alpha male Greg Matthews in this gripping and engaging story of survival and faith. Greg Matthews was the ultimate poster-boy for masculinity. Avid hunter and…Read moreRead more of this annotation