Grizzly Confidential
An Astounding Journey into the Secret Life of North America’s Most Fearsome Predator

Meh rating because I kind of hated the author from the get-go. He claims to be a “bear fanatic” but knows nothing about bear safety during his first encounter? Strange. There were some sections and whole chapters that I read and felt—or noticed—whole sections missing. Other times, it felt like the c......more

"What most people know about them still has less to do with the nature of grizzlies, than with the nature of stories..." —Douglas Chadwick Grizzly Confidential was an interesting look into the topic. I wasn't sure what to expect from the book going in. Fortunately, the author did a decent job of the w......more

Bears, especially grizzlies, are facing challenges: environmental from climate change, loss of habitat from population growth and always “bad press” touting fearful misinformation. Enter the world of grizzlies with author Kevin Grange. His experience as a paramedic and park ranger in the iconic bear......more

This book was very enjoyable, I feel like I learned a lot of interesting tidbits about grizzlies. Unfortunately, I feel like that’s all there really was. I would have loved for the author to make some sort of broader argument or insights about the species and/or its interactions with humans. Instead......more

I have a fascination with grizzly bears, so it’s not all that shocking that I was super excited to read this after hearing about it thanks to one of my favorite podcasts (shout out to National Park After Dark). Grange’s respect for bears is evident in the way he writes about them, and it was fun to......more