It is nearly impossible to live in Alaska without being influenced by its natural environment. Residents have no choice but to coexist with the Alaska wilderness and its animal inhabitants, and this extraordinary experience--along with the stunning landscape--is what often draws people to Alaska. Wild Moments offers a fascinating range of creative nonfiction essays that describe the chance meetings that bring Alaska residents face to face with their animal neighbors. These imaginative accounts speak to the ability of ...
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It is nearly impossible to live in Alaska without being influenced by its natural environment. Residents have no choice but to coexist with the Alaska wilderness and its animal inhabitants, and this extraordinary experience--along with the stunning landscape--is what often draws people to Alaska. Wild Moments offers a fascinating range of creative nonfiction essays that describe the chance meetings that bring Alaska residents face to face with their animal neighbors. These imaginative accounts speak to the ability of nature to transform the human experience, and the authors urge us through their works to protect these often threatened creatures who share our planet. The contributors to this collection include some of Alaska's most prestigious nature writers, such as Peggy Shumaker, Ned Rozell, Nick Jans, Debbie S. Miller, Craig Childs, Richard Nelson, and Drew Pogge. Wild Moments presents some of the best and most innovative nonfiction writing in an environmental context, and it will be of interest to all readers with a passion and concern for the natural world.
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Add this copy of Wild Moments: Adventures With Animals of the North to cart. $4.25, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by University of Alaska Press.
Add this copy of Wild Moments: Adventures With Animals of the North to cart. $4.25, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by University of Alaska Press.
Add this copy of Wild Moments: Adventures With Animals of the North to cart. $4.27, good condition, Sold by Seattle Goodwill rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by University of Alaska Press.
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Add this copy of Wild Moments: Adventures with Animals of the North to cart. $7.85, good condition, Sold by Cortezhill Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Diego, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Snowy Owl Books.
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Good. signed by contributor with personalized inscription. a few pages crease. cover rub marks and scratches. dark mark down middle of back cover. bottom edge of last 20 pages and cover creased. 221 pages. 9" x 6". Even in our technological age, run-ins with wildlife-whether in urban or wilderness settings-rupture daily routines. They delight or dismay but hardly ever leave us nmoved. Not unlike us and often within sight of our doorsteps or tents, wild animals court, mate, give birth, raise their young, fight, play, build, forage, and die. We cherish these chance meetings and continue to fashion them into stories that remind us of fundamentals: Our heritage. Our connections. Our responsibilities. Wild Moments brings readers face to face with the North s incredible fauna, through accounts by the best of contemporary nature writers that transcend the mere hunting-and-fishing or natural history narrative. The book s thirty-three selections showcase different species and capture wild animals in their essence: the magic and unpredictability, the humor, the pathos, the offbeat, bone-and-gristle, the smell of blood and the softness of fur. Crows battle each other and bears pilfer fruit; a trapped marten rubs shoulders with a drowning whale; dive-bombing goshawks mingle with feisty seals. In many of these stories the personal intersects the political, but all of the writers are stalking bigger game with their pens: a glimpse of nature, including our own, reflected in the lives of fellow beings. Smart, witty, wise, perplexed, or enchanted but always engaged, their voices mix in a chorus as polyglot as the menagerie they describe. While these essays are rooted in landscapes known intimately by only few people, each touches upon universal themes-the desires and dilemmas, fears and choices that spring from our tangling with wildness. Above all, they remind us what is at risk of being lost.
Add this copy of Wild Moments: Adventures with Animals of the North to cart. $16.04, like new condition, Sold by GreatBookPrices rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by University of Alaska Press.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 248 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Add this copy of Wild Moments: Adventures with Animals of the North to cart. $25.28, new condition, Sold by GreatBookPrices rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by University of Alaska Press.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 248 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
