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Part Wild: One Woman's Journey with a Creature Caught Between the Worlds of Wolves and Dogs by Ceiridwen Terrill Publisher Comments Part Wild is the unforgettable story of Ceiridwen Terrill's journey with a creature whose heart is divided between her bond to one woman and her need to roam free. When Terrill adopts a wolfdog—part husky, part gray wolf—named Inyo to... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Wolfer by Carter Niemeyer Publisher Comments His plan was to stay in Iowa, maybe get a job counting ducks, or do a little farming. But events conspired to fling Carter Niemeyer westward and straight into the jaws of wolves. From his early years wrangling ornery federal trappers, eagles and... (read more) Your price: $17.99 New - Trade Paper
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Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez Publisher Comments 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... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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How the Dog Became the Dog: From Wolves to Our Best Friends by Mark Derr Publisher Comments That the dog evolved from the wolf is an accepted fact of evolution and history, but the question of how wolf became dog has remained a mystery, obscured by myth and legend. How the Dog Became the Dog posits that dog was an evolutionary inevitability in... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Daily Coyote: A Story of Love, Survival, and Trust in the Wilds of Wyoming by Shreve Stockton Publisher Comments When photographer and writer Shreve Stockton decided to move back to her beloved New York from San Francisco, she decided to take her time and make the trip on her Vespa. When she reached Wyoming, Shreve was captivated by the red dirt, the Bighorn... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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Arctic Fox: Life at the Top of the World by Garry Hamilton Publisher Comments Curious, innovative and mysterious survivors of the arctic tundra. Ever since explorers began venturing north into the harsh lands of the arctic, they have encountered arctic foxes in the unlikeliest of places. The arctic fox is an extraordinary creature.... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat Publisher Comments By enquiring into the puzzle of sibling relations, Frank J. Sulloway pioneers a new view of how family affects individual development. He shows that birth-order is so fundamental to the family that it transcends gender, class and nationality.... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Wolves of Mount McKinley by Adolph Murie Publisher Comments In the time of Lewis and Clark, wolves were abundant throughout North America from the Arctic regions to Mexico. But man declared war on this cunning and powerful animal when cattle replaced the buffalo on the western plains, reducing the wolf's range to... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death, and Happiness by Mark Rowlands Publisher Comments This fascinating book charts the relationship between Mark Rowlands, a rootless philosopher, and Brenin, his well-traveled wolf. After acquiring Brenin as a cub, it quickly became apparent that Breinin was never to be left alone, as the consequences to... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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World of the Wolf by Candace Savage Publisher Comments In this intimate look at wolves in the wild, Candace Savage combines an authoritative text with stunning full-color photographs by the world's best wildlife photographers. The book begins by exploring the intense and ancient bond between people and... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Lost Wolves of Japan (05 Edition) by Brett L. Walker Synopsis NEW IN PAPERBACKIn pre-modern Japan, wolves were worshipped as sacred; with the spread of rabies in the 18th century, they became feared and hunted; by 1905 wolves had disappeared from the country. In this intriguing book, Brett Walker examines how and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Daily Coyote: A Story of Love, Survival, and Trust in the Wilds of Wyoming by Shreve Stockton Publisher Comments • A fascinating true tale: When city girl Shreve Stockton set out to ride her Vespa from San Francisco to New York, she never imagined she’d end up staying in Wyoming, falling in love with a trapper, and working as a ranch hand. Nor could she... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Wolves: A Wildlife Handbook (Johnson Nature) by Kim Long Publisher Comments Topics covered include a comparison of wolves and coyotes, the ancient ancestors of the wolf, natural prey, wolf activity through the year, pack behavior, natural range, myths and legends about the wolf, Native American beliefs, physical characteristics,... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The New Wolves by Rick Bass Publisher Comments On the Mexican wolves of the Southwest.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Wolf songs :the classic collection of writing about wolves by Robert Busch Book News Annotation Aldo Leopold, Farley Mowat, and Barry Lopez are among the 16 writers represented in this anthology. A list of wolf conservation organizations is included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Yellowstone Wolves in the Wild by James C Halfpenny Publisher Comments Spectacular color photos of Yellowstone National Park's wild wolves plus eye-witness stories from park scientists and "wolf watchers." An unprecedented portrait of individual wolves and wolf packs and astonishing new information about the wolves. This... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Shadow Mountain: A Memoir of Wolves, a Woman, and the Wild by Renee Askins Publisher Comments After forming an intense bond with Natasha, a wolf cub she raised as part of her undergraduate research, Renée Askins was inspired to found the Wolf Fund. As head of this grassroots organization, she made it her goal to restore wolves to Yellowstone... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Way of the Wolf (Wildlife) by L David Mech Publisher Comments Written with a general audience in mind, The Way of the Wolf focuses on wolf behavior and biology, offering an overview of the animals' social hierarchy, communication methods, feeding habits, courtship, and reproduction. A new understanding of the world'... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Wolfsong by Catherine Feher Elston Publisher Comments Honored by Native Americans and other tribal peoples as a protector and persecuted by generations of Europeans and Americans, the wolf is one of the world's most misunderstood-and feared-animals. In Wolfsong, Catherine Feher-Elston examines why the wolf... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Coyote: Seeking the Hunter in Our Midst by Catherine Reid Publisher Comments One of the most dramatic wildlife stories of our times -- the ever-increasing presence of a wholly new species, literally part wolf, in every suburb, city, and backyard east of the Mississippi Catherine Reid left her hometown in western Massachusetts in... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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