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4 reviews
Jerred Metz

High Plains Press, 2005

The Last 11 days of Earl Durand
A great factual read about some of the history of Northwest Wyoming and the struggle in the transition from the old west to the modern USA.

Alibi On Ice

16 reviews
Ben Small

Durban House, 2005

Action Filled Debut
If you like action thrillers, this should be a pleaser. Snowy, treacherous Mount Rainier is a major character in ALIBI ON ICE, Ben Small's debut novel. You'll find colorful landscapes as you trudge up the mountain with veteran climbers, learning firsthand what it's like to be there. Emery Boyd, the villain, whom you meet on page one, is as despicable as they come. After murdering a federal judge ...

Poacher Wars: A Pennsylvania Game Warden's Journal

4 reviews

Penn's Woods Publications, 2008

Poaching
[...] Yep, every ridgerunner has at least one story involving a game warden. There are times when they can be annoying, like that time you hit that deer at 1am, only the deer was still twitching and the tire iron was only to put it out of its misery. After all, if you were going to jacklight deer, wouldn't you have a spotlight and a loaded tire iron, and still have an intact radiator? There's ...

Game Wars: The Undercover Pursuit of Wildlife Poachers

4 reviews
Marc Reisner

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1992

A wake-up call for all who appreciate American wildlife.
Reisner is an exhaustive researcher, who then parlays massive factual data into readable, entertaining (sometimes disturbing) prose. I found Game Wars to be more reader-friendly than Cadillac Desert in that the book moved faster and showed me a very human side of wildlife law enforcement. Through Reisner, I was taken along on numerous exciting U.S. Fish & Wildlife missions, including several ...

Crimes against Nature: Squatters, Poachers, Thieves, and the Hidden History of American Conservation

2 reviews
Karl Jacoby

University of California Press, 2001

An intriguing look at our national parks
"Conservation" seems like a completely positive word--e.g., we want to preserve nature for future generations. I remember how in awe I was when I saw the Grand Canyon for the first time. But after reading Jacoby's book, I feel like I have a whole new perspective. Not that I don't agree that protecting the environment shouldn't be a high priority--for example, I think the idea of drilling into ...

The Contented Poacher: Tales and Recipes from Epicure in the Wilderness

1 review
Elantu B. Veovode

Ten Speed Press, 2003

The BEST cookbook in YEARS
It doesn't get any better than this. Tremendously useful and clever recipes, charming stories, rich humor, and beautiful artwork, all from the hands and mind of one remarkable person. I had the priviledge of reading an advance copy of this book, and I have already woven some of the clever stories in this book into MY fiction work. There simply has not been a better cookbook in years, and yet ...

The Thin Green Line: Outwitting Poachers, Smugglers, And Market Hunters

2 reviews
Terry Grosz

Johnson Books, 2004

Lookout poachers, here comes Terry
This book is for anyone that enjoyes and cares about our American Wildlife. With little support from the government and even less cash,Terry Grosz and his officers performed miracles to catch all sorts of bad guys. Just how this was accomplished is what makes it so interesting. This book will leave you laughing, crying and angry enough to write to every official you can reach. Terry loved ...

Textual Poachers

4 reviews

Taylor & Francis, 2007

Outstanding Analysis of the Culture of Television Fandom
Culture studies has been one of the most provocative and controversial areas of investigation in the social sciences during the last score years or so. Using the tools of postmodern analysis of texts, and the deconstruction of ideas, institutions, and forms scholars have reshaped our understanding of everything from the mundane to subjects acknowledged by all as critical to our modern society. In ...

The Hunter's Game: Poachers and Conservationists in Twentieth-Century America (Yale Historical Publications ...

1 review
Louis S. Warren

Yale University Press, 1999

Well Written and Compelling
A well-written and insightful book by an up-and-coming star in the field of the history of the American West.

Mountain Pirates

1 review
Gail Blankenau

AuthorHouse, 2001

Mountain Pirates~excellent adventure
Mountain Pirates is an excellent, wholesome, page turner. It is obvious the author, Gail Blankenau has researched her subject. Not only is Mountain Pirates an adventure, but a learning experience for the reader. This easy to read novel inspired in depth conversation between my children and myself. We discussed the various ethical questions raised by Mountain Pirates. As an educator and parent ...

Gone Wild

3 reviews
James Hall

Delacorte Press, 1995

An excellent thrill-ride
This book was awesome, it had everything: murder, fighting, monkeys, etc. Everything you need to make a good book. I was only going to read the first chapter, but after that i got drawn in and couldn't put it down. A real killer of a book.

The Tree Poachers : The Child's World Library Series

1 review
Pierre Coran

Child's World, 1991

This is a read to for the younger set of 3 - 8's and a read with help for the 8 - 9s
This is a Charlock Halms adventure. Last Sunday the Ranger broke his leg. Since then some folks think they can do as they please. Charlock does not want to venture out unless he has to. To pass the time Charlock is numbering his homemade herbal teas. Suddenly an alert is given, the cawing of Crow signals that Charlock is about to have company. Sam the squirrel comes forward with the news that ...

Poachers Caught!: Adventures of a Northwoods Game Warden

7 reviews
Tom Chapin

Beaver's Pond Press, 2003

Poachers Caught, Nick
What can I say but that this was probably the most interesting and intriging book I have ever read! It was so funny it kept me up all night laughing and wanting to read more! The fact that it is all real only added the hystericle excitement. It was witty and fun with a hint of sadness for the abused resources. It really made me respect conservation officers more, and oppreciate their work.

Blue Wolf in Green Fire: A Woods Cop Mystery (Woods Cop Mysteries)

4 reviews
Joseph Heywood

The Lyons Press, 2005

A Unique Blend of the Outdoors and Whodunit Mystery
Joseph Heywood's excellent second volume addition to his Woods Cop series! Especially for those who love the outdoors as seen from the sportsman's perspective, police investigation mystery enthusiasts, and most particularly those who have a personal knowledge of various locations and the culture in Michigan's Upper Pennisula (U.P.). While some readers may find Heywood's character development and ...

Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: The Pursuit of the Ivory Poachers (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart)

1 review
Elizabeth Singer Hunt

Weinstein Books, 2008

Another great installment in the series
These books are an amazing series. They really provide a true spy series appropriate for young children. The "spies" are part of the GPF - Global Protection Force - an international spy ring devoted to promoting justice and made up entirely of kids. The books have great gadgets - this one features a Power Pogo Stick which allowed Jack, the protagonist, to leap 15 feet in the air and help him ...

The Leopard Hunts in Darkness

3 reviews
Wilbur Smith

audible.com

Wilbur Smith
Wilbur Smith is an outstanding author.....I have ordered all of his 31 books, and love them all. I usually read true crime books, but I've gotten hooked on his books. He writes amazing story lines and keeps you hanging on every one. Two of my friends have also become addicted and we can't wait for his next one.

Akimbo and the Elephants (Unabridged)

7 reviews
Alexander McCall Smith

audible.com

African Adventure for Children
"Now, in his first books for children to be published in the U.S., he takes readers deep into the heart of Africa, where the grass grows taller than a man, and where lions and great elephants still roam. There, ten-year-old Akimbo lives with his father on the edge of a game reserve. Akimbo loves to join his father when he patrols the reserve because there is always something exciting to see. But ...

A Poacher's Way

1 review
John Bailey

The Crowood Press Ltd, 1995

We're All a Little Bit of a Scoundrel
For anyone who has shot a deer out of season, a wild turkey out his dining room window, or cast a line into a well-stocked (but private) pond, (or has seriously considered doing any of the above), A Poacher's Way will stimulate your pulse. Our protagnist, Shino, shines a clear, albeit morally equivocal light on the fine art of taking from the wild what should be yours, and would be, too, if the ...

Pirates, Poaching, and the Perfect Fish

30 reviews
G. Bruce Knecht

Rodale Books, 2007

An Exciting Read, Great Environmental Message.
Even if one doesn't care about the plight of marine species like Chilean Seabass this book makes a great read! It is a thrilling good guy bad guy story taking place in a desolate part of the world. It also very informative and insightful regarding Marine Conservation.

Poachers and Poaching - Knowledge Never Learned in Schools

1 review
John Watson

Read Country Books, 2005

Ever caught a phesant for dinner?
This very informative book tells how the masters of the game could consistantly put food on table. This book goes further than teaching the reader how to trap small animals and catch a fish on the sly it tells how the true hunter will watch game and read their patterns of behavior more than they will actually spend on the hunt. Reading this book will teach that luck plays no part in a ...

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