About this title: Originally published in 1978, this special twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of the National Book Award finalist includes an entirely new afterword in which the author considers the current state of knowledge about wolves and recent efforts to reintroduce wolves to their former habitats in American wilderness areas.
Humankind's relationship with the wolf is based on a spectrum of responses running from fear to admiration and affection. Lopez's classic, careful study won praise from a wide range of reviewers and went on to improve the way books about wild animals are written. "Of Wolves and ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780684156248ISBN:0684156245
Description: Good in Good jacket. 21-V-Add Dust jacket has wear & tear. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780684156248ISBN:0684156245
Description: Good. 66-U-Add Dust jacket has wear & tear. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
"This was recommended to me by a journalist who have covered environmental issues after I ranted to him about wolf hunting.
Lopez has an amazing way of creating a sense of place. The best messages I found were at the end: we have much to learn from observing truly-wild animals in their natural environment.
I got a little weighed down in the natural history aspect, much as I did with "The World Without Us." As with that book, I am sure it is more about my lack of knowledge and interest than the author's skill.
I also found words I had to look up in Lopez's book. My favorite: crepuscular.
"The book is organized in distinct sections regarding wolves: biology, natural history, wolves in mythology, wolves in literature. While this book is about wolves, much of it has do with humans and our relationships with wolves in context of the above mentioned sections. Lopez talks to modern day biologist, and Inuits, he talks to ranchers concern with wolves, both retired and working, and he sights and brings forth a lot literature and mythology humans have creating involving wolves.
"This is an excellent book because it is very balanced in reporting about the interactions of wolves and humans. There is a lot of historical perspective and interesting myths included in the text. A must read for anyone who lives out West..."
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