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In A Shape in the Dark, wilderness guide and lifelong Alaskan Bjorn Dihle weaves personal experience with historical and contemporary accounts to explore the world of brown bears--from encounters with the Lewis and Clark Expedition to frightening attacks including the famed death of Timothy Treadwell, the controversies related to bear hunting, the animal's place in native cultures, and the impacts on the species from habitat degradation and climate change. Much more than a report on human-bear interactions, this compelling story intimately explores our relationship with one of the world's most powerful predators. An authentic and thoughtful work, it blends outdoor adventure, history, and elements of memoir to present a mesmerizing portrait of Alaska's brown bears and grizzlies, informed by the species' larger history and their fragile future.

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Writer and wilderness and wildlife film guide, Bjorn Dihle is a contributing editor for Alaska Magazine and Hunt Alaska Magazine and has been published in Outdoor Life, Sierra, High Country News, and Birdwatching, among others. In addition to A Shape in the Dark, he is the author of Haunted Inside Passage: Ghosts, Mysteries, and Legends of Southeast Alaska and Never Cry Halibut: And Other Alaska Hunting and Fishing Tales. A native of Southeast Alaska, he lives on Douglas Island with his family. John McLain is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator who has recorded over 140 audiobook titles, from thrillers to nonfiction, westerns to mysteries, and more. John was nominated for an Audie Award in 2012 for his narration of the historical fiction novel The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part 1: The Witnesses by Sharon Ewell Foster. An accomplished actor and musician, he has also appeared on the musical theater stage in Dallas and Phoenix.

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