The Lyons Press.The Lyons Press PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437 www.lyonspress.com Three fine wild animal guides are recommended additions to general library holdings. Robert H. Busch's The Grizzly Almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. : A Fully Illustrated Natural And Cultural History Of America's Great Bear (1592283209, $19.95) provides a lively history of the grizzly's interactions with mankind, from its place in myth and legends to real encounters and descriptions of grizzly attacks. The color photos are outstanding--and surprising, in a paperback. Robert H. Busch also provides a similar coverage in The Cougar cougar: see puma. cougar or puma or mountain lion or panther Species (Puma concolor) of large, graceful cat that lives in a wide variety of habitats in the Americas, from southern Alaska to Patagonia. Almanac: A Complete Natural History Of The Mountain Lion mountain lion: see puma. (1592282954, $14.95), a survey of one of the most misunderstood big cats of modern times. Also known as pumas, mountain lions, or panthers, cougars are one of North America's last big predators, and one of the most elusive. For a narrowed focus on their dangers alone, obtain Kathy Etling's Cougar Attacks: Encounters Of The Worst Kind (159228-2962, $14.95): cougar history is also offered here, with a focus on gripping details of terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. encounters. Despite its sensationalist sen·sa·tion·al·ism n. 1. a. The use of sensational matter or methods, especially in writing, journalism, or politics. b. Sensational subject matter. c. Interest in or the effect of such subject matter. title, Etling strives for fairness in separating myths from reality, in the process imparting a great deal of natural history details on the cougar's habits and habitat. |
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