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On the afternoon of October 5, 2003, in Alaska's Katmai National Park, one or more brown bears killed and ate Timothy Treadwell, a well-known wildlife celebrity, and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard. This frightening and chilling story immediately captured worldwide media attention and ignited a firestorm of controversy. Death in the Grizzly Maze is the compelling account of Treadwell's intense life and dramatic death. Author Mike Lapinski chronicles Treadwell's rise from self-described alcoholic loser to popular grizzly-bear advocate, and he delves into the troubling issues raised by a new breed of wildlife celebrities.
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Fact, rationalization or apology?.......2006-09-01
Although this book cannot be tagged the Anti-Treadwell story, it represents the viewpoints of many professional biologists employed by Alaska and/or the federal gov. It is important to know both sides, and well worth your while to read this account. It may even explain some of the influences on Treadwell's death, although I am sure no one intended that. It is almost a rationalization offered in place of an apology. Go ahead - read it.
Death in the Grizzly Maze.......2006-08-24
I had watched the film on Timothy Treadwell's life and was very interested in reading more about what happened. I ordered this book hoping to learn more, which I did. I would recommend it to anyone that is interested in both sides of the story. Very well written.
Far Reaching.......2006-06-17
This book is pretty far reaching. Obviously the author came into the book with preconceived judgments. It is less a book about Treadwell and more a book about Lapinski and his views on everything from psychology to hunting. There are great materials out there that provide a balanced account of the Treadwell story, this is not one of them. The author over dramatizes situations to his advantage and repeats his views over and over again as if to convince the reader he is right.
The author tries to be subtle about his distaste for New Age ideas and animal rights activism, but it is evident throughout the book. He portrays the people who loved Treadwell and the way they choose to honor his memory as silly and those who object to Treadwell as enlightened. He tries to illustrate his understanding of Treadwell by comparing the adrenaline rush of killing a wild animal with that of getting close to one that is alive. This kind of lack of insight is evident throughout the book.
Lapinski manages to blame Treadwell for everything except global warming in this book including making Treadwell responsible for bear haters hating bears more and for bear lovers engaging in risky behaviors. He also leans towards making Treadwell responsible for Amie Huguenard's death. She was a 37 year old, well educated outdoor enthusiast. It was not her first time at the park with Treadwell. She had also just left and chose to come right back a few days before she was killed. I think it dishonors her memory to portray her as a love struck girl not capable of making her own decisions or deciding what risks she was willing to take.
The author finds nothing good in Treadwell's legacy and if you are one of the people who were touched by him, then you are just one of those animal-crazy eco people. In the end it is almost amusing to see this author, a hunter who has written books on hunting, taking a dead man to task for getting two bears killed.
Certainly a critical look a Treadwell requires an analysis of his mistakes, but it also requires an objective outlook that this author just does not have.
good read.......2006-03-17
This book is interesting. However, I found it a bit too negative on Treadwell. Also, he never even interviews Jewel Palovak, saying that she would not be interviewed due to his being a bear hunter. The other Maze book however, the Grizzly Maze, does interview Jewel and he is also a former bear hunter. More research, please.
Timothy Treadwell, a gentle man who truely loved and cared for all wild creatures.......2006-02-23
To many humans Timothy Treadwells story may seem "out there and crazy". The fact that Timothy loved the bears and other wild animals so much most probably seems nuts to most humans..I know, as I am a wildlife rehabilitator, I know what many people honestly think of wild animals and those who try to help them. Timothy enjoyed being with the bears and fox and he enjoyed learning about their ways of life as well as educate the public.Timothy protected not only Grizzly Bears but other wild animals. There are people however, who thought that Timothy may have done harm to the Grizzlys by allowing them to trust him.To be imprinted. Timothy felt so close to these animals..he could not help it.
Being a wildlife rehabilitator myself,I know for a fact that the wild animals seem only to imprint on their caretaker and not other humans. So, I am certain that the Grizzly Bears only trusted Timothy. Unfortunaty, the one bear who Timothy could not earn trust from is the one who killed him. But one should understand that the only reason this Grizzly killed Timothy is because this Grizzly was caught and hurt in the past by other humans.
Only those people who truely love animals such as Timothy did can understand Timothy and love this film. They will be able to actually put themselves in Timothy's place. Timothy learned from and taught us all so much about the Grizzly world. Timothy gave us such such wonderful Grizzly Bear footage and photos. Something no other human has done.
Timothy lived the last 13 years of his life loving what he did and frustrated with the system and it's disrespect for all wild animals.
Timothy, as horrible his end was...died doing what he loved and would never ever want to see any harm done to his beloved Grizzly's.
This film is one I can see many times and never tire of.
Timothy's love for animals and his sense of humor shown in the film are priceless.
Thank you for this film and thank you dear Timothy.
Vikki Krupp
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Bears: Behavior, Ecology, Conservation
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True Grizz: Glimpses of Fernie, Stahr, Easy, Dakota, and Other Real Bears in the Modern World (Sierra Club Books Publication)
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The Grandest of Lives: Eye to Eye with Whales
ASIN: 1578051002 |
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On the outskirts of a Montana town, a female grizzly and her cubs catch the scent of a bag of dog food left out on a porch. It has been a poor autumn for berries in the backcountry, and the temptation to snatch an easy meal from human territory is strong. If the bears succeed often enough, they will be more likely to go into their winter den with the fat reserves needed for survival. But with each such raid, the bears' chances of getting caught or killed increase dramatically.
In True Grizz, author Douglas Chadwick joins a crew of dedicated wildlife managers working to educate grizzlies about where they should and shouldn't go in the populated areas of northwestern Montana. With "schooling" methods that range from shooting the bears with rubber bullets to charging at them with teams of specially trained Karelian dogs, these people are doing everything they can to save a threatened species. This challenge grows increasingly difficult as human development encroaches upon the bears' habitat, leaving grizz little choice but to share landscapes with us.
Breaking with the tradition of tales that depict bears as either ferocious monsters or icons of pure wilderness, Chadwick gives us a refreshingly clear-eyed view of individual grizzlies and their complex personalities. As he chronicles the lives of Fernie, Stahr, Easy, Dakota, and other "problem" bears--and shares his personal insights about free-roaming grizzlies gained through close observation for more than three decades--Chadwick offers a realistic yet poignant picture of grizz as big, strong, bright, adaptable omnivores trying to get by in the modern world any way they can.
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Real bears, real people.......2006-12-08
The core of this book is a series of stories about "teaching" grizzlies in northwestern Montana to avoid point. Chadwick, a wildlife biologist by training and now a journalist, rides shotgun with a pair of people and a team of Karelian bear dogs that engage in aversive conditioning, intended to make grizzlies associate human settlements with bad noises, rubber bullets, aggressive dogs, and other nuisances. Sometimes this works, and sometimes it doesn't. It's easier in years with abundant berry crops before the bears hibernate, and it's harder in droughts.
Wrapped around this core narrative are various side stories about Chadwick and grizzlies. He had some imaginary encounters as a child, and some more serious encounters as an adult. These anecdotes are sometimes amusing, and at other times serve to explore his central theme.
What is that theme? That grizzlies are smart animals and that, like a few other smart animals, they have personalities. Individual grizzlies are, well, individuals. They grow up in a variety of home environments, have different socialization experiences, and are born with different personalities. As a biologist, Chadwick knows very well that you aren't "supposed" to anthropomorphize animals, but to him it seems silly not to recognize these obvious differences among animals.
Chadwick hits exactly the right notes on this theme. Since grizzlies are individuals, there's nothing wrong with giving them names - - and, as he notes, naming bears makes it easier to convince humans to behave better around them. At the same time, they're animals, and they're wild - - unlike (say) Timothy Treadwell, he doesn't pretend that they're humans, or that humans are bears. He maintains, much more sensibly, that grizzly behavior varies not only from one context to another, but from one animal to another.
The same is true of humans, of course. Chadwick tells the stories of many people who interact with bears, mostly by accidentally leaving food out where grizzlies can find it. Dog food on the porch, a deer hanging in a shed with the door ajar, bird feeders, and other such things can attract grizzlies. Some people like seeing grizzlies, some are terrified, others don't much care. The anti-grizzly community tends to be the loudest, but as someone who has lived in Montana for decades Chadwick argues persuasively that most people have a generally benign view of the bears. But people, like grizzlies, are individuals.
In fact, while this *looks like* a book about bears, it's really more about human interactions with bears. In contrast to the Timothy Treadwell mystical bears, or the Bear Attacks! ferocious bears, Chadwick tells a story of ordinary bears sharing a region with ordinary people.
If you're interested in wildlife or human interactions with wildlife, this book is well worth reading. It's mostly a collection of pleasant anecdotes with a handful of meditations on bears and humans thrown in. A good read.
Good surface read on real bears.......2005-09-19
Chadwick presents the ursus horriblius (Grizzly Bear) in the closest account true to its real existance. This is not a book of sensational attacks and mystique, or of tree hugging enviro freaks. It is an easy read of the everyday experience of the bear managers of the Flathead in Montana.
The only drawback is Chadwick's over zealous use of personification of bears. The names are used in management only as the equivelent of numbers, but Chadwick takes it rather far in depicting what he calls "bearalities".
Bottom Line... A must read for anyone interested in the "real" real bears.
tim
A nice change from all the bear attack books out today!.......2004-09-19
I truly enjoyed this book, not just because it shows bears in a better and more realistic light than many other books which focus only on bear attacks, but also because of how eloquently it is written. Doug Chadwick obviously has a passion for the wilderness and bears, and in this book he presents not only the benefits of wilderness but also unflinchingly discusses both problems and some solutions for allowing grizzlies enough space to live. Reading this book, I felt like I was sitting in the author's living room while he chatted with me about bear/human conflicts and many of the experiences he has had. You find yourself wiser and more informed without feeling like someone just lectured to you! This book is important as more and more people move into previously wild areas of the west!
Good Book, Not Must Have.......2004-03-26
We seem to be increasing our volumes of "bear journalism" at a rapid pace but I'm not sure we ever needed to go beyond Peacock's "Grizzly Years." I find the author and his cohorts well-intentioned, but do we really need to know everything there is to know about the grizzly? Do we need to radio-collar them and track them and tag them and pursue them and give them cutesy, anthropomorphic names? Why can't we just accept their mystical and awesome presence and perhaps spend a bit less time and energy destroying their habitat?
true grizz.......2003-12-02
Overall, a good book. Chronicles the day-to-day happenings of a team of biologists that scare/chase bears away from the homes of individuals residing near the Whitefish Mountain Range in Montana. A little bit too much on the politics though!
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"Michelin The Green Guide Washington, DC"
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This updated edition of a popular title in Michelin's acclaimed collection of travel publications is your key to Washington's renowned monuments, museums and attractions. From the steps of the revered Lincoln Memorial to the corridors of the Capitol building, from the historic rooms of the White House to the exhibit halls of the National Air and Space Museum, from the gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery to the streets of Embassy Row, let Michelin help you discover the nation's capital. Excursions from DC highlight the best of Alexandria and the Mount Vernon area in nearby Virginia.
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Updated, practical, "Michelin The Green Guide" is a must in DC!.......2005-08-08
On a recent trip to Washington, DC, I brought along a copy of "Michelin The Green Guide Washington, DC." It was the first time I had used a guidebook in this wonderful city, which I have visited often over the years, spending much time in its extraordinary museums and the Smithsonian Institute. This updated, post 9/11, Micheline book really made a difference - opening up a new world, and saving me lots of time and money also.
The White House, the Capitol, the monuments and the federal memorials - from the glorious Lincoln Memorial, (which I always visit when in town), to the always moving Vietnam War and the impressive Korean War Memorials, the brilliant Phillips Collection and other museums, the Washington National Cathedral, etc., all come to life with historical insight, color photographs and Washington, DC maps, detailed and marked with fascinating walking tours. The Michelin Green Guide to Washington, DC is extremely practical and covers all aspects of a trip to this historic city, including the most interesting neighborhoods to wander through, and a variety of some of the best restaurants the town has to offer. Excursions from DC highlight the best of Alexandria and the Mount Vernon area in nearby Virginia.
Highly recommended!
JANA
From a Native's Perspective.......2002-06-09
Anything with the name Michelin tells me that it is well thought out and offers practical advice and information. This book is no exception to that rule. The Washington DC Green Guide is up-to-date for life in post-9-11 Washington. Helpful contact information, hours of operation and maps are included among neighborhood histories and in-depth museum information that will make you think you've already visited the places! My favorite feature of the book is the address and contact information. The embassies, museums, theatres, major shopping locales and other businesses are listed in an organized manner making it most helpful to make reservations or equipe you to handle any other inquiry you might have. Though its descriptions are ample and helpful as a native, I must admit, I noticed the absence of some insider tidbits with which I have become familiar in my decades living in the Capital City. There are a few historical establishments & restaurants (Old Ebbitts, for instance) which are not included. Overall though, I must give this book a high ranking because it is hard to wrap up our grand city in one book without having to be choosy about what is to be included and what should be left out. Though I live in DC and have all my life, I enjoy this book because it allows me to become aware of some features of our grand town which I may have previously overlooked. It is a great resource for visiting tourists as well and great for Washingtonians to keep on hand when they forsee out-of-town guests. The only thing that would make this book more useful were if it came with a Metro card!
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Michelin Green Guide: Washington Dc, 1991/577 (Green Guides)
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A Student's Guide to Mexican American Genealogy (Oryx American Family Tree Series)
George Ryskamp , and
Peggy Ryskamp
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This major contribution to young adult genealogy studies helps create ethnic pride, self-esteem, and awareness of the extraordinary accomplishments each ethnic group has brought to the American experience. Designed for use in grades 6-12, this important new series explores the creation of the American people while promoting the use and understanding of solid research techniques. Oryx American Family Tree Series enhances the social studies curriculum--especially the thematic strands in the New Curriculum Standards for Social Studies-- * culture, time, continuity, and change * people, places and environment * individual development and identity * individuals, groups, and institutions * power, authority, and governance * global connections While using the volumes in this series, young adults experience a uniuely personalized opportunity to practice the historians craft as they learn how to collect data, obtain and evaluate documents and sources, use the latest electronic tools for researching, and conduct and record eyewitness accounts of historical events in family life. The volumes carefully describe the challenges unique to researching each ethnic group or region. Also explained are the "why" and "how" of tracing their roots if users are adopted or come from nontraditional families. Also, each book in the series provides basic historical and cultural background information. As young adults explore their cultural heritage, they gain self-esteem, personal identity, and ethnic pride. Each volume in the Oryx American Family Tree Series is packed with hundreds of annotated bibliographic references for print, electronic, and media sources, as well as many helpful organizations. Every book is lavishly illustrated with 4-color and black and white photographs throughout and features a glossary and an index. The series is published in sturdy 6" x 9" casebound volumes of approximately 200 pages printed on acid-free paper.
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24 paintings recapture the lure of the natural world and the wild frontier with paintings by the famed 19th-century group that romanticized nature while capturing the scale, beauty, and nobility of the Hudson River Valley and beyond. Superb reproductions include works by Cole, Durand, Cropsey, Hetzel, Church, Bierstadt, and others.
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A refreshing approach to the art of cross country riding with New Zealander Andrew Nicholson, one of the world's most talented and experienced eventers. Every dedicated horse trials spectator has experienced that extraordinary feeling of deja vu when watching the cross country phase of the competition, as Andrew flashes past again and again on a selection of different horses! His stickability, stamina and knack for getting in tune with a huge variety of horses are legendary, and many of his best results are thanks to his consistent ability to complete the cross country phase clear and within the time allowed. In his typically down-to-earth manner he reveals how he starts his young horse across country. He describes his ideal sort of horse and how he gets them fit for the job. Kit Houghton's lavish action photographs show Andrew tackling the full range of cross country obstacles, and are accompanied by clear colour diagrams with Andrew's descriptions as to what is going right (or wrong!) in each case.
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Making the Time: An Expert Guide to Cross Country Riding
Stuart Tinney , and
Alison Duthie
Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing Limited
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A crucial element of eventing is that horse and rider complete the cross-country course within a set time ('the optimum time'). If the competitor takes longer, significant penalty points are awarded against him or her. Many eventers try to achieve the optimum time by taking unnecessary risks which, as Stuart Tinney explains, can be avoided if the correct training is carried out.Stuart Tinney, an Olympic gold medallist, completed the Sydney Olympic course easily within the optimum time, not through uncontrollable speed but accurate and controlled riding. This skill and the associated training and horse management is explained and demonstrated in the book.This book will therefore be of interest to all eventers from novice to advanced level.
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A primer intended for all cross-country horse riders .......2004-12-13
Written by Olympic gold medalist Stuart Tinney, Making The Time: An Expert Guide To Cross-Country Riding is a primer intended for all cross-country horse riders and enthusiasts of the sport, from beginner to advanced level. Solid information on the necessary equipment for horse and rider, walking the course, riding cross country safely and efficiently, advised training, the types, strengths, and weaknesses of various horses, and much more fill Making The Time. Black-and-white photographs illustrate the methodical, easy-to-understand basics of everything from how to jump various fences to keeping one's balance on a curve to keeping oneself and one's horse properly fit and much more. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the field.
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Design of cross country courses.
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Cross-Country Masterclass With Leslie Law: With Leslie Law (Learn With the Experts)
Debby Sly
Manufacturer: David & Charles UK
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Great for any rider.......1999-04-13
This book is great for any rider interested in learning the cross country riding. He not only talks about his horses and the jumps that you will encounter but he also goes into fitness training. The book is one for the shelf, even if you have never been really serious about cross country riding.
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CROSS-COUNTRY RIDING: PREPARATION AND TRAINING FOR BOTH HORSE AND RIDER.
Manufacturer: Batsford
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Cross-Country Skiing
John Caldwell
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Judging Fences for Cross Country
Lowe
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Written by an Olympic eventing judge, this valuable handbook explains the system of judging fences for cross-country courses.
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Teaching your horse cross country jumping
Ralph Hill
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Kewpies -Dolls & Art of Rose O'Neill & Joseph L. Kallus
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The Essential Garden: Tools, Techniques, and Tips for a Successful Garden
Liz Dobbs
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All major gardening tasks require a tool of some kind. Today, with the rapid proliferation of equipment, it can be hard to know which is the best tool to use for a particular job, let alone choose between the different makes and materials. Is a soak hose more cost-effective than a sprinkler? What's the best way of protecting tender plants in winter? What do I need to propagate plants? The Essential Garden offers clear, invaluable advice on choosing the best tools for the job. Sensitized to the consumer's point of view, the author, an 11-year veteran product tester and researcher for the UK's Consumer Association magazine Gardening Which? draws on her experience to provide an independent, tough-minded assessment of the best and safest equipment available today.
This uniquely accessible book answers these and myriad other questions. It presents over 350 tools and pieces of equipment for every important horticultural task, from routine jobs such as weeding to the intricacies of pruning. The first independent guide to contemporary-rather than antique-gardening tools, it sorts the essential items from the mere gadgets and guides you through the huge range of tool types and materials. As well as helping you choose between different versions of the most basic items, it profiles all the latest power tools, such as robot mowers and other equipment used by professional gardeners.
Concise captions describe the main features and uses of all the tools, while step-by-step sequences show how to use them for specific tasks and effects. Accomplished garden experts provide numerous tips and tricks of the trade, many are household names and well-known gardeners.
As well as covering all the major horticultural tools, the book features equipment for surveying a garden and creating a new design, and for key landscaping jobs such as laying paths and terraces. There will be a section of invaluable advice on storing and maintaining tools as well as using them safely. It concludes with a useful list of sources and suppliers, enabling the reader to find all the items featured.
Whether planning a complete garden from scratch, replanting a border, or simply want to improve your lawn, The Essential Garden is an invaluable resource.
* Michael Pollan on mowing a meadow
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Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 1994 (Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion)
Monty L. Lynn
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The purpose of this book is to provide an outlet for original research articles examining the role and value of religious and spiritual constructs across the social sciences. The aim of the series is to include an international and interfaith voice to this research dialogue. An effort is made to be interdisciplinary and academically eclectic.
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Preservation Politics: Dance Revived, Reconstructed, Remade
Stephanie Jordan
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Index to volumes 1 to 12 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography.
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