{"product_id":"the-animal-dialogues-uncommon-encounters-in-the-wild-paperback","title":"The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCraig Childs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the finest nature writers at work in America today-a lyrical, dramatic, illuminating tour of the hidden domain of wild animals.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether recalling the experience of being chased through the Grand Canyon by a bighorn sheep, swimming with sharks off the coast of British Columbia, watching a peregrine falcon perform acrobatic stunts at 200 miles per hour, or engaging in a tense face-off with a mountain lion near a desert waterhole, Craig Childs captures the moment so vividly that he puts the reader in his boots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each of the forty brief, compelling narratives in \u003ci\u003eThe Animal Dialogs\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the author's own encounter with a particular species and is replete with astonishing facts about the species' behavior, habitat, breeding, and lifespan. But the glory of each essay lies in Childs's ability to portray the sometimes brutal beauty of the wilderness, to capture the individual essence of wild creatures, to transport the reader beyond the human realm and deep inside the animal kingdom\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Childs\u003c\/b\u003e -- naturalist, adventurer, desert ecologist, and frequent contributor to National Public Radio's Morning Edition -- lives in Crawford, Colorado. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eHouse of Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Way Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Knowledge of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSoul of Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.3 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754312466720,"sku":"9780316066471","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c20c0e8e3447c09d7c662e187222d6d3.webp?v=1780037537","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-animal-dialogues-uncommon-encounters-in-the-wild-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}