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| Mark of the Grizzly: True Stories of Recent Bear Attacks and the Hard Lessons Learned | 
 enlarge | Author: Scott Mcmillion
Publisher: Falcon
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 188627
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1560446366
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.784
EAN: 9781560446361
ASIN: 1560446366
Publication Date: April 1, 1998
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 Frightening but informative April 15, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased this book after seeing a news report of a bear a local park where I take my daughter ALL the time. That was just a black bear, but I can't imagine what I would have done had I encountered it while my daughter was on the swingset there. Reading this book of bear attack stories was more empowering than I expected, since it gets into the 'whys' of bear attacks, tells you what not to do, and explores the bear's reasons for attacking. At least now I know that running and fighting are useless, guns don't usually help, and that the best thing to do is make yourself seem non-threatening (play dead). The author explains why through these attack stories, which are sometimes difficult to read--very detailed--but serve a purpose beyond shock value. A large part of the book focuses on conservation of wildlife lands, the bear's role in the ecosystem, and overall respect for this animal who is actually less threatening than other dangers in national parks (car accidents, falls, etc. kill more). Definitely worthwhile reading for outdoor enthusiasts, hikers, hunters, campers, and anyone too afraid of bears to enjoy the outdoors. Knowledge is power.
Insights Into Bear Behavior. March 31, 2007
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
"Mark Of The Grizzly" by Scott McMillion. Subtitled: "True Stories Of Recent Bear Attacks And The Hard Lessons Learned". Falcon Publishing, Helena, Montana, 1998.
While checking out books at the Plymouth Public Library, I saw this book on display. On a whim, I also checked it out. I found this book to be anything but whimsical. There are 20 chapters, with at least 18 different stories of bear attacks embedded within them. The medical details are horrible. If the author, Scott McMillion, had written about automobile accidents and described the how a windshield (or some other auto part) had swept in and scalped the woman, I believe that the editor would have told him to tone it down. But slicing off the skin and underlying tissues covering the skull is only one terrible injury the author describes in this book. Long fangs crushing eye sockets. Ulna and radius being crushed in jaws. Crushing and ripping, with bloody stains and bloody clothes. And then, covering up the body, with dirt, for future reference and for lunch! Throughout all these stories, I think that Scott McMillion implies that the problem or fault rests with the human interloper.
Back in 1976, (recall, the movie "Jaws" was fresh then), when I was teaching probability and reliability, I would give my students an example of reducing the probability of an event to zero: if you wanted a zero probability of shark attack, then move to Kansas where there are no oceans and no chance of shark attack. In Kansas, Shark Attack Probability tends towards zero! Right! Is that what Scott McMillion wants? Should all human beings keep out of the forests, just to avoid the bears? The bears were there first. The author recommends pepper spray to ward off bear attacks but then admits that this works only about half the time. Mr. McMillion's stories repeatedly remind us that firearms are not sufficient when the bear charges rapidly and unexpectedly. Our understanding of bear attacks appears to be as deficient as our understanding of shark attacks. So?
I was born and raised in Manhattan (went to Manhattan College, too, but the College is in The Bronx). I saw polar bears at the Central Park Zoo. Never saw a grizzly. However, I did see a Liger and a Tigon, when I was young boy. I volunteered for the United States Navy, so I never lugged a back pack and weapons as we marched along (that was fifty years ago). I do not think you will ever find me walking under a forest canopy, worrying about bears snuffling along. So, Mr. McMillion, thank you for your interesting book with the insights into bear behavior.
 Brother Bear January 4, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book consists of a collection of accounts of humankind encountering grizzly bears and the unfortunate (unfortunate both for the humans and for the bears) consequenses of those encounters.
Each chapter or account stands on its own. In that respect, it is like a book of short stories.
One strength of this book lies in that each account takes place under relatively different circumstances and results in a relatively different outcome. The particular incidents relayed vary enough that, although you're reading a book of bear attacks, it does not feel like you're reading the same thing over and over. In fact, I wanted more.
Another strength is the author's writing. This is a good read.
Some have accused the author of being overly "preachy."
That was not the impression I had when reading the book. I thought the author treated his subject reverently without going overboard. He could have been more preachy. "Big Trouble in Banff" and "A Picture to Die For" are just two chapters in which the author must've had to exercise a lot of restraint.
If you're looking for pure excitement or horror, wherein bears are evil and maliciously stalk and kill humans (e.g. the shark in Jaws), this is not the book to read.
For anyone else, however,...
 Interesting and informative, but preachy. June 2, 2006
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
When the author went out of his way to preach his own bias about the relationship between bears and mankind, his book lost a little of its luster in my view. I am not of the opinion that man is the bad guy, and that we should give way to the bears. Bears are not man's equals.
If you like bear attack stories, then you will enjoy this book... March 16, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I enjoyed the book overall, I found it to be very entertaining and informative.
One thing that bothered me a little bit is that it seemed the author and other pro-bear individuals attributed the wild animals (the bears) to having something akin to human intelligence. It was inferred that a lot of times the bears only attacked in order to chastise humans for being dumb, like it was some type of corrective action a parent would use on a disobedient child.
But overall, a really fun book to read. I didn't want to put it down.
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