- Hardcover: 357 pages
- Publisher: Random House Canada (Oct 8 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0679311181
- ISBN-13: 978-0679311188
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 16.3 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 658 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #419,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In Grizzly Heart, Charlie Russell, one of the world's foremost authorities on wild bears, travels to one of the planet's ursine capitals: Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. There he turns up cause for worry and hope alike--worry that bears may disappear, hope that humans can learn to live with them so that they don't. Kamchatka is the size of California, with a population half the size of Calgary's. Brown bears (or grizzlies) may not outnumber people there, but they are prominent in the ecology of that rich, lonely land. It's a fitting venue, then, for Russell and longtime partner Maureen Enns, who set up a cabin in the shadow of an ancient volcano and set about taking care of a charming trio of orphan cubs while studying the ways of their elders. The authors' message is simple: "Humans and brown bears can interact safely, given observance of certain rules of etiquette by the humans." Russell and Enns's writing and photographs are lovely, their arguments compelling if perhaps arguable--for, given the record, it may be wise for bears to fear humans, and wiser still for humans to leave bears be. Don't try these tricks at home, in other words. But by all means read this book. --Gregory McNamee
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"An absolutely remarkable and well-documented account of close encounters with grizzlies. This book is a truly fascinating adventure in nature with an invaluable wealth of insider information on both bear and human behaviour." -- Robert Bateman
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An adventure for the whole family,
By Thomas H. Wootten (Tucson, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Grizzly Heart: Living Without Fear Among the Brown Bears of Kamchatka (Hardcover)
My wife and I read this book aloud to each other. It was almost impossible to put down once we started. It represents something for every memeber of the family I believe, but especially anyone intersted in biolgical research, the out of doors, and bears, yet the book is written as an adventure story.
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An adventure for the whole family,
By Thomas H. Wootten - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Grizzly Heart: Living Without Fear Among the Brown Bears of Kamchatka (Hardcover)
My wife and I read this book aloud to each other. It was almost impossible to put down once we started. It represents something for every memeber of the family I believe, but especially anyone intersted in biolgical research, the out of doors, and bears, yet the book is written as an adventure story.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Best book written on grizzly bears,
By Jessica Teel - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Grizzly Heart (Paperback)
Grizzly Heart is the best book written on grizzly bears. The book chronicles Charlie Russell's quest to prove that human-bear peaceful coexistence is possible. Russell moves to remote Siberia to live with bears and ends up adopting orphaned cubs and raising them in the wild. Russell is an amazing, gifted writer and the story is compelling and exciting. Russell's work with animals is groundbreaking and his writing shares with the world that grizzly bears are not the demonized monsters they have been turned into through popular culture. Russell is one of few people involved with grizzly bears who understands how power and culture work to keep dominant power structures (such as the hunting establishment) in place. His story is not only a page turner but will open your eyes to how animals can be so completely misunderstood. If you like nature narratives or are interested in learning about bears this book is a must read. My husband has read it three times!
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In My Heart Forever,
By Linda Pallante - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Grizzly Heart (Paperback)
This book by Charlie Russell is phenomenal. It was both educational, entertaining and heart wrenching. "Grizzly Heart" was instrumental in my interest and researching/following the American Black Bear, which includes the viewing via live cam of the birth of a black bear cub in her den and following the path of the mother (Lily) and cub (Hope), and Lily's next two cubs born one year after Hope. (This is available on the internet at North American Bear Center in Ely, MN).Charlie Russell put his heart and soul into "Grizzly Heart". If you love animals, specifically bears, you will not be able to put this book down. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. |
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