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The World of the Polar Bear
(more) »rank: 31852from: Firefly Books
: : A powerful predator, revealed here by an acclaimed nature photographer. The polar bear is the largest terrestrial carnivore, uniquely adapted to thrive in the harsh environment of the Far North. In The World of the Polar Bear, renowned nature photographer Norbert Rosing follows the polar bear through each season. With its thorough and engaging text and spectacular photography, the book provides: A season-by-season account of the life of the polar bear, including feeding, mating, rearing of cubs and journeying from the ice An intimate look at the animals that share the polar bear's environment, including seals, arctic foxes, walruses and muskoxen ...
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The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World
(more) »rank: 25267from: Mountaineers Books
: :An intimate photographic expose on the fragile existence of the polar bear, paired with essays revealing our critical connection to life in the Arctic 200 full-color images of the polar bear in its Arctic habitat, taken over a six-year period All-star roster of top nature essayists, including Richard Nelson, Steven C. Amstrup, Charles Wohlforth, and Theodore Roosevelt IV, among others The Last Polar Bear Project is a book, exhibit, media, and educational outreach campaign funded through the generosity of individual donors and foundations. Scientists agree that by the end of this century the polar bear will be the first mammal threatened with ...
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Polar Bears 2009 (Calendar)
(more) »rank: 46322from: Firefly Books
: : Huge, powerful and fearless is Nanook, the polar bear. Standing 10 feet tall on its hind legs and weighing more than 1,600 pounds, the polar bear is renowned for its singular ferociousness. It survives on the starkly beautiful and unforgiving arctic tundra, moving with the floating ice to raise its young and hunt for seals. With its tufted ears, snowy white coat and coal-black eyes and nose, the polar bear is arrestingly photogenic. In this collection of remarkable photographs we discover the polar bear as not only a formidable predator but also a loving parent and natural jester. World-renowned photographer Norbert ...
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The Grizzly Maze: Timothy Treadwell's Fatal Obsession with Alaskan Bears
(more) »rank: 251522by: Nick Jans
: : With a new introduction on Werner Herzog’s film entitled The Grizzly Man Timothy Treadwell, self-styled 'bear whisperer' dared to live among the grizzlies, seeking to overturn the perception of them as dangerously aggressive animals. When he and his girlfriend were mauled in October 2003, it created a media sensation. In The Grizzly Maze, Nick Jans, a seasoned outdoor writer with a quarter century of experience writing about Alaska and bears, traces Treadwell’s rise from unknown waiter in California to celebrity, providing a moving portrait of the man whose controversial ideas and behavior earned him the scorn of hunters, the adoration of ...
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The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal
(more) »rank: 63508by: Vicki Croke
: :Here is the astonishing true story of Ruth Harkness, the Manhattan bohemian socialite who, against all but impossible odds, trekked to Tibet in 1936 to capture the most mysterious animal of the day: a bear that had for countless centuries lived in secret in the labyrinth of lonely cold mountains. In The Lady and the Panda, Vicki Constantine Croke gives us the remarkable account of Ruth Harkness and her extraordinary journey, and restores Harkness to her rightful place along with Sacajawea, Nellie Bly, and Amelia Earhart as one of the great woman adventurers of all time.Ruth was the toast of 1930s New ...
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Among Grizzlies: Living with Wild Bears in Alaska
(more) »rank: 96509by: Timothy Treadwell, Jewel Palovak
: :Living with Wild Bears in Alaska'A heart-stopping eco-adventure, a testimony to both the grizzlies and their courageous protector.'--People'The grizzly bear is one of a very few animals remaining on earth that can kill a human in physical combat. It can decapitate with a single swipe or grotesquely disfigure a person in rapid order. Within the last wilderness areas where they dwell, they are the undisputed king of all beasts. I know this very well. My name is Timothy Treadwell, and I live with the wild grizzly. . . .'After Timothy Treadwell nearly died from a heroin overdose, he sought healing far from ...
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Alaska Bear Tales
(more) »rank: 174548by: Larry Kaniut
: :'Alaska Bear Tales' is a best-selling collection of edge-of-your-seat accounts of true-life encounters with bears in Alaska.
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Panda: An Intimate Portrait Of One Of The World's Most Elusive Characters
(more) »rank: 25879by: Heather Angel
: :'The charismatic appearance of the giant panda has made it one of the most popular animals in the world. It is also one of the most endangered, with estimates suggesting that just 1,000 are left in their natural habitat. Heather Angel has probably taken more photographs of pandas than any other living photographer. In this charming collection of images, she creates a unique and intimate portrait of these engaging and reclusive creatures. The full color photography is accompanied by engaging and informative, text giving an insight into the way of life and behavior of this iconic animal.'
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Mark of the Grizzly: True Stories of Recent Bear Attacks and the Hard Lessons Learned
(more) »rank: 70670by: Scott McMillion
: :Must read for anyone interested in these magnificant creatures - filled with the true stories of recent bear attacks.
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Bear Attacks of the Century: True Stories of Courage and Survival
(more) »rank: 312866by: Larry Mueller, Marguerite Reiss
: :Do bear attacks touch people in the far-back recesses of their psyches? Reach latent ancestral memories of cave days when humans were potential prey? Indeed, there are those who say their nightmares involved bears before they ever saw one, either in the flesh or in the movies. Unfortunately, these nightmares all too often come true. People perform almost superhuman feats in their fight to survive bear attacks. Jim Marriott, for instance, was attacked andmauled by a grizzly while carving out a moose head. When playing dead didn’t work, he slammed his skinning knife into the attacker’s neck. The surprised bear backed off ...
