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Fascinating . . . [Becoming Wild] gives the reader a sense of being near these creatures and experiencing some of the most seductive environments on Earth. . . . Safina's prose achieves the elusive goal of being both informative and luminously evocative. --The Wall Street Journal Combining the knowledge of a seasoned scientist with the skills of a good storyteller, Safina invites us to leave our cultural worlds and enter animals' ones. . . . Becoming Wild deserves to be remembered. --NPR [Safina] turns the human view of animal cultures on its head. . . . Becoming Wild demands that we wake up and realize that we are intrinsically linked to our other-than-human neighbors. --The Telegraph (UK) [Safina] shows us something too often overlooked in research and in conservation: who animals are, and how they live. . . . [And] it's the stories of Safina's days with these animals that move us. --The New York Times Engrossing. . . . In addition to fascinating dispatches from the ecological front lines [and] first-rate nature writing . . . Safina imparts a naturalist's sense of unending wonder. --The Christian Science Monitor Engaging and eye-opening. . . . Safina's enthusiasm for the animal kingdom is contagious, and his clear writing makes his wide-reaching subject both approachable and tangible. --Shelf Awareness (starred review) Safina's lovely account of his travels with researchers . . . reveals majestic, closely knit communities. . . . And few readers will doubt that these magnificent creatures need urgent attention. Enthralling. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) [A] bracing and enlightening book. . . . Safina's writing on the watery depths and its denizens is sublime . . . [challenging] us to be more acutely aware of species whose social lives have much to teach us. --Science Full of rich observations . . . Becoming Wild offers readers a window into the complex and curious lives of the three species it depicts and invites [us] to observe the beauty and joy of each species's nuances. --BookPage [A journey into] the wonder of life itself. . . . Becoming Wild is a warm and beckoning paean to our natural world. --The East Hampton Star Safina writes with passion and a sense of humor . . . reminding readers to contemplate the natural world as they think about their own points of vulnerability and resilience. --Washington Monthly An immersion in nature. --AARP The Magazine Seminal. . . . By drawing attention to the importance of regional variation and acculturated behavior, Safina raises important issues for environmentalists. --Natural History Eloquent. . . . This revelatory work sheds as much light on what it means to be human as it does on the nature of other species. --Publishers Weekly Praise for Carl Safina Dr. Safina is a terrific writer, majestic and puckish in equal measure, with a contagious enthusiasm. . . . He draws out haunting resonances between animal lives and our own. . . . Captivating. --The New York Times [Safina] felicitously combines lambent writing with dazzling facts . . . illuminating our knowledge of significant and engaging subjects. --The Washington Post Brilliant . . . Each of Safina's beautifully limned animal portraits is the weight of human influence and a challenge to exercise the power of empathy. . . . [Safina] is a font of research, his wonder contagious. --Elle Safina's engaging writing takes readers along on his journey, so that we learn about these creatures as he does. . . . His adventures with researchers observing wild animals in the field are fascinating . . . entertaining, and informative. --Slate

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Carl Safina's work has been recognized with MacArthur, Pew, and Guggenheim Fellowships, and his writing has won Orion, Lannan, and National Academies literary awards as well as the John Burroughs, James Beard, and George Rabb medals. Safina is founding president of the not-for-profit Safina Center. He hosted the 10-part PBS series Saving the Ocean with Carl Safina. His books include Beyond Words, Song for the Blue Ocean, and The Eye of the Albatross. He lives on Long Island, New York.

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