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The Grizzly Maze: Timothy Treadwell's Fatal Obsession with Alaskan Bears by Jans
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2005-07-07
- Pages
- 274
- ISBN
- 9780525948865
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0525948864
ISBN-13
9780525948865
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44781373
Product Key Features
Book Title
Grizzly Maze : Timothy Treadwell's Fatal Obsession with Alaskan Bears
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Environmental Conservation & Protection, Adventurers & Explorers, Animals / Bears, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-030920
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Wonderful new voice, all the more alive against the grave and ancient background of Inupiat tradition, and the waiting landscape. (Peter Matthiessen on The Last Light Breaking ) Many are drawn to the North, but few are chosen by it. Jans is one of those chosen. ( Booklist on Tracks of the Unseen ), Wonderful new voice, all the more alive against the grave and ancient background of Inupiat tradition, and the waiting landscape. (Peter Matthiessen on The Last Light Breaking) Many are drawn to the North, but few are chosen by it. Jans is one of those chosen. (Bookliston Tracks of the Unseen)
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Ninth Grade
Dewey Decimal
599.784/092
Grade To
UP
Table Of Content
Contents Acknowledgments ix Into the Maze 1 The Birth of Treadwell 10 Lifeguard to the Bears 24 Fifteen Minutes and Change 46 The Grizzly Maze 59 The Last Trip Out There 76 Final Darkness 92 The World of Fears 106 Bear 141 117 Monkey Pajamas 137 A Mighty Lightning Rod 148 What Sort of Man ... 159 The Skulls That Are Mine 175 Grizzly People 192 Treadwell’s Bears 209 Afterword: The Beast of Nightmare 220 A Selected Bibliography with Annotations 253 Index259
Synopsis
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 animal lovers and the skepticism of naturalists. BACKCOVER: Intensely imagistic, artfully controlled prose . . . behind the building tension of Treadwell s path to oblivion, a stunning landscape looms. " Newsday"", 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 animal lovers and the skepticism of naturalists. BACKCOVER: "Intensely imagistic, artfully controlled prose . . . behind the building tension of Treadwell's path to oblivion, a stunning landscape looms." -Newsday
LC Classification Number
QL737.C37J36 2005
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- a***n (53)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (96)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.