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Of Wolves and Men

By: Barry Lopez
Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
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Humankind's relationship with the wolf is the sum of a spectrum of responses ranging from fear to admiration and affection. Lopez's classic, careful study has won praise from a wide range of reviewers and improved the way books on wild animals are written. Of Wolves and Men explores the uneasy interaction between wolves and civilization over the centuries, and the wolf's prominence in our thoughts about wild creatures.

Drawing upon an impressive array of literature, history, science, and mythology as well as extensive personal experience with captive and free-ranging wolves, Lopez argues for the wolf's preservation and immerses the listener in its sensory world, creating a compelling portrait of the wolf both as a real animal and as imagined by different kinds of men. With irresistible charm and elegance, Of Wolves and Men celebrates careful scientific fieldwork, dispels folklore that has enabled the Western mind to demonize wolves, explains myths, and honors indigenous traditions, allowing us to understand how this remarkable animal has become so prominent for so long in the human heart.

©1978 Barry Holstun Lopez; Afterword copyright 2004 by Barry Holstun Lopez (P)2022 Tantor Biological Sciences Wolf Conservation Animals Thought-Provoking Science Environment Outdoors & Nature
Comprehensive Wolf Information • Educational Content • Amazing Narration • Fascinating Natural History • Pleasant Voice

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This excellent non-fiction book by a superb and talented author is essential reading or listening for anyone interested in the natural history and behavior of wolves. It also includes much about wolves in human history and literature.

To Better Know Wolves

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What an interesting book.
I learned so much about wolves.
It is a book that needs to be read by everyone, especially the young.
It is so important to conserve land and nature.
I am currently reading his last audiobook available.
He is undoubtedly one of my favorite authors and a great loss he is no longer with us.
The narrator, mr. Godfrey, has a pleasant voice.
My thanks to all involved, JK.

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He nimbly and eloquently moves from the lives of wolves, and their interactions with other species, to our nearly complete attempts to exterminate them, to how they appear in literature, and more. Complex and thoughtful.

Excellent overview of wolves from their lives and packs

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Unlike any book of any genre I’ve read—& the performance reading added another exceptional dimension of meaningful experience.

Extraordinary

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A fascinating lope through the history, significance, and ecology of the wolf. I had expected biology but I received a fascinating exposition on the relationship between wolf and man.

Philosophically Speaking

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