{"product_id":"eight-bears-mythic-past-and-imperiled-future-1","title":"Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eEight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eGloria Dickie\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781324005087\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eW. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBears have always held a central place in our collective memory, from Indigenous folklore and Greek mythology to nineteenth-century fairytales and the modern toy shop. But as humans and bears come into ever-closer contact, our relationship nears a tipping point. Today, most of the eight remaining bear species are threatened with extinction. Some, such as the panda bear and the polar bear, are icons of the natural world; others, such as the spectacled bear and the sloth bear, are far less known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eEight Bears\u003c\/em\u003e, journalist Gloria Dickie embarks on a globe-trotting journey to explore each bear's story, whisking readers from the cloud forests of the Andes to the ice floes of the Arctic; from the jungles of India to the backwoods of the Rocky Mountain West. She meets with key figures on the frontlines of modern conservation efforts--the head of a rescue center for sun and moon bears freed from bile farms, a biologist known as Papa Panda, who has led China's panda-breeding efforts for almost four decades, a conservationist retraining a military radar system to detect and track polar bears near towns--to reveal the unparalleled challenges bears face as they contend with a rapidly changing climate and encroaching human populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeaving together ecology, history, mythology, and a captivating account of her travels and observations, Dickie offers a closer look at our volatile relationship with these magnificent mammals. Engrossing and deeply reported, \u003cem\u003eEight Bears\u003c\/em\u003e delivers a clear warning for what we risk losing if we don't learn to live alongside the animals that have shaped our cultures, geographies, and stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future | Gloria Dickie | Hardcover | 9781324005087 | Used: Very Good | Nature 1681953 (temp: 10)","offer_id":48368062267544,"sku":"1681953","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/7162_oLZA0L.jpg?v=1773263013","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/eight-bears-mythic-past-and-imperiled-future-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}