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| Never Cry Wolf : Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves | 
| Author: Farley Mowat
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  85 reviews
Sales Rank: 27641
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0316881791
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.773
EAN: 9780316881791
ASIN: 0316881791
Publication Date: September 13, 2001
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 A book that revolutionized our thoughts on Wolves!!! March 28, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I decided to read the book after watching the movie, created by Disney, of the same name. While the movie is based upon the book and generally entertaining I found the book to be so much more fulfilling.
I have always had an interest in wolves and Mowat provides the right touch in his writing to entertain as well as educate the reader on their behavior. He also provides insight into the bureaucratic functions of the Canadian government which provokes laughter throughout the story.
If looking for a general introduction to Wolves I thoroughly recommend this book. It provides wonderful insight into their behavior, public misconceptions, and the affects that hunters and trappers have on wildlife in the northern regions of North America.
The "real" life of wolves February 2, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
NEVER CRY WOLF starts out as one more take on that old standby; the incompetence of the government. In this case, Canada and its rather confused manner of dealing with the problem of wolves "killing" caribou. Sending a lone naturalist out to investigate the problem without the mere suggestion of a plan and then losing him to the wilds, Mowat's tale starts as a farce, but as time goes on, the author shifts his focus to the true heart of the book, the life of a family of wolves and his eventual understanding of their place in the natural order. Working alongside local Inuits, he sees the wolves for what they are, not murderous predators, but feeling and affectionate animals. His research into how the wolves actually survive in the winter is hilarious and insightful. The book does suffer a bit from the superior attitude the author adapts at times, but NEVER CRY WOLF is another example of informative and entertaining writing about an aspect of the natural world.
Unafraid November 12, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Mowat is not only a scientist but also a social reformer. The fact is nature has been thrown out of balance in most areas in the North American continent because preditory animals have been eliminated. This past year, wolves have been reintroduced into Yellowstone. I wonder how much Mowat had to do with this. When this was written people still feared their babies would be stolen and relished by packs of roving wolves. They feared the image of the wolf while our present day society loves images of the wolf on posters, in paintings and even t-shirts. After the movie was made into a film, more people were touched by the message that wolves are not to be feared. Mowat wasn't afraid to go live with them for awhile and document their behavior much like Jane Goodhal did with chimpanzees. He ate field mice to prove that wolves could subsist on them as a diet during lean times. He marked the path to his cabin with trails of his own urine to prove that wolves have their own social standards and respect for other's territory.
Mowat is consistently a de-mystifyer in his writings. I've been enjoying his other writings on Inuit tribes, their customs and struggles. He's a boat-rocker too not finding much favor with corporate people and government bureaucrats who either ignore or exploit the area and its indigenous peoples to the point of near extinction. So to read all of the books of his I've read so far is to be educated about the arctic region, its wildlife, people and peculiarities. He fell in love with the area as a very young man and gave most of his life to it. I'm crazy about his stuff and am working my way through all of his work.
Never Cry Wolf August 11, 2005
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Wasn't sure if I would like this book, since fiction doesn't interest me, and I wasn't sure if Farley wrote fiction or shaded the truth. I had seen part of the movie, and that's probably why I had questions, but for someone who only can stay with reading things, to help me solve problems, and trouble shoot things, I Couldn't put the book down. I needed to know what happened next. If you love wildlife, and would like to know facts instead of lies that man makes up about the scary world out there, get This book, and Learn.
Found Farley recently, and I want to read more of his work. I might just learn more about the creatures that inhabit the earth, and WE are one of them. Can't hurt to see through someone elses eyes, who has a love of nature, and got to places to do things, that most just dream about.
Deadpan, clinical, hilarious July 21, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Farley Mowat is what every scientist should be; dry, sarcastic, clinical, hilarious, and not afraid to eat mice. The biologist who spent two years in the Arctic wild won me over with his warm descriptions of the wolf family he watches (George, Angelina, and Uncle Albert). Brilliantly funny and informative!
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