On Being a Bear - by Rémy Marion (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Since prehistory, humans and bears have lived side by side. Many cultures around the world viewed bears as a kind of wild counterpart of humans, cloaked in fur. For centuries, bears have been feared and revered, driven away and killed; at the same time, we've reduced them to fluffy toys and cute characters. Why have we misunderstood bears so deeply, and what can we do to repair our connection with them? Drawing on science, history, legend, and colorful anecdotes from his thirty years of tracking and observing bears across the globe, writer and filmmaker Râemy Marion invites us to follow in the footsteps of these fascinating animals and to see them in a more objective and compassionate light. His close encounters with bears of all shapes, sizes, and colors have brought him into contact with many other people who live and work among bears and the scientists who study them. He reveals how varied a bear's diet can be, how important its sense of smell really is, why a mother bear is so stubbornly patient with her cubs, the vital role of bears in our ecosystems, the impact of climate change on bears, and how understanding bear hibernation could lead to medical breakthroughs for humans. By revealing the true nature of bears, this book encourages us to rebuild a relationship with them based on respect and understanding."--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>This up-close, captivating look at an iconic animal traces our complex relationship to bears throughout history--and what they can tell us about ourselves. </strong></p><p><em>On Being a Bear</em> draws on history, legends, scientific studies, and the author's thirty years of observing bears around the world to offer a richly detailed biography of these iconic animals, including the many ways bears have figured in our lives and imaginations.</p><p>As author Rémy Marion tells us, some cultures view bears as our wild cousins--as humans cloaked in fur--while others cast bears as cuddly characters in cartoons or seek to eradicate their grizzled forms from civilization. Scientists have made new discoveries into bears' varied diets, their powerful sense of smell, and a mother bear's stubborn patience with her cubs. Bears play a vital role in our ecosystems, and new studies into bear hibernation could lead to medical breakthroughs for humans. Offering these and more astonishing insights, <em>On Being a Bear</em> brings readers face-to-face with these long admired, feared, and misunderstood animals, and sets the record straight through a combination of thrilling science and expert storytelling.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"[T]here's plenty of entertaining biology and anthropology alike in these pages. Those with a fondness for our shaggy fellow mammals will enjoy Marion's wanderings in the world of bears." <br />--<em><strong>Kirkus Reviews</strong></em></p><p>"Marion's obvious love for bears shines throughout this very readable primer on our ursine cousins."<em><br />--<strong><em>Booklist</em></strong></em></p><p>"[A] holistic look at brown bears, black bears and polar bears...a celebration of all things bear."<em><br />--<strong><em>Hollywood Soapbox</em></strong></em></p><p>"[<em>On Being a Bear</em>] delivers a precise and passionate account of the current state of bears wherever they live. It deserves a prominent place on the shelf of every serious lover of the ursus species." <br />--<strong>Bernd Brunner</strong>, author of <em>Bears: A Brief History</em>, <em>Birdmania: A Remarkable Passion for Birds</em>, and <em>Winterlust: </em><em>Finding Beauty in the Fiercest Season</em></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><strong>RÉMY MARION</strong> is an author, photographer, and documentary filmmaker who has devoted his life to observing bears in the wild since the 1980s. Marion is a member of France's national societies of geographers and explorers, and he is considered to be one of the country's leading authorities on brown bears and polar bears.</p>
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