{"product_id":"the-grizzly-maze-isbn-9780452287358","title":"The Grizzly Maze","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith a new introduction on Werner Herzog’s film entitled \u003ci\u003eThe Grizzly Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimothy Treadwell, self-styled “bear whisperer” dared to live among the grizzlies, seeking to overturn the perception of them as dangerously aggressive animals. When he and his girlfriend were mauled, it created a media sensation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Grizzly Maze\u003c\/i\u003e, Nick Jans, a seasoned outdoor writer with a quarter century of experience writing about Alaska and bears, traces Treadwell’s rise from unknown waiter in California to celebrity, providing a moving portrait of the man whose controversial ideas and behavior earned him the scorn of hunters, the adoration of animal lovers and the skepticism of naturalists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Intensely imagistic, artfully controlled prose . . . behind the building tension of Treadwell’s path to oblivion, a stunning landscape looms.”\u003ci\u003e—Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e“Intensely imagistic, artfully controlled prose . . . behind the building tension of Treadwell’s path to oblivion, a stunning landscape looms.”\u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003eNewsday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fair and exacting account of the events that led up to the tragedy, and, in doing so, shows readers the different sides of a complex and controversial man… It would be easy enough to dismiss Treadwell as a well-meaning but foolish person whose luck simply ran out. Jans gives his audience much to consider and allows them to decide.”—\u003cb\u003ePeggy Bercher, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Masterfully addresses Treadwell's life and death… Although \u003ci\u003eThe Grizzly Maze\u003c\/i\u003e is not the first book on the subject to be published, it's by far the best.”—\u003cb\u003ePaul Constant,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStranger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A fast-paced, thoughtful and evenhanded account of the life and death of self-appointed bear guardian Timothy Treadwell, who, along with a girlfriend, was killed and eaten by grizzlies in Alaska's Katmai National Park in 2003.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Jans\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eAlaska \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and a member of \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e’s Board of Editorial Contributors. He has written for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBackpacker\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include \u003ci\u003eTracks of the Unseen: Meditations on Alaska Wildlife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLandscape\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eand Photography\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Place Beyond: Finding Home in Arctic Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Light Breaking: Living Among Alaska’s Inupiat Eskimos.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305352417509,"sku":"NP9780452287358","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452287358.jpg?v=1767739676","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-grizzly-maze-isbn-9780452287358","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}