Chase asserts that Yellowstone is being destroyed by the very people assigned to protect it: the National Park Service. Named as one of “ten books that mattered” in the 1980s by Outside magazine and a book of continuing crucial relevance. Index; map.

Playing God in Yellowstone: The Destruction of America's First National Park (with an Epilogue by the Author)

History

Chase, Alston

World

Harper Paperbacks

Chase (a writer in Montana, he holds a PhD in philosophy) has written a riveting tale about Ted Kaczynski, in which the story of his activities as the Unabomber, his arrest, and trial are nearly secondary to the fascinating analysis of the formation of his thought. Kaczynski's education at Harvard, the prevalence there of certain moral ideas common during the Cold War, his participation at Harvard in controversial psychological tests and experiments, and the impact of these tests on his psyche are important themes. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Harvard and the Unabomber: The Education of an American Terrorist

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

With its unusual emphasis and sometimes surprisingly personal tone, this may become the definitive Kaczynksi volume."? Publishers Weekly This is a radically new interpretation of the life and motives of the infamous Unabomber. Alston Chase's gripping account follows Ted Kaczynski from an unhappy adolescence in Illinois to Harvard, where he was subject not only to the despairing intellectual currents of the Cold War but also to ethically questionable psychological experiments. Kaczynski fled academia to the edge of the wilderness in Montana, but Chase shows us that he was never the wild mountain man the media often assumed him to be. Kaczynski was living in a book-lined cabin just off a main road when he formulated the view of the world that he used to justify murder. Through Chase's compelling narration of the planning and execution of Kaczynski's crimes, we come to know a thoroughly cold-blooded killer, but one whose ideas were uncannily close to those of mainstream America. Originally published in hardcover as Harvard and the Unabomber.

A Mind for Murder: The Education of the Unabomber and the Origins of Modern Terrorism

W.W.Norton&Company

Depicting the battle to save the old-growth forests of the Northwest, a book documenting the car bombing of an environmental activist and buyout of the Pacific Lumber Company explores the origins of the conflict from various points of view.

In a Dark Wood: The Fight over Forests and the Rising Tyranny of Ecology

Business & Money

Economics

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

Basing his argument on five years of research, the author refutes Yellowstone Park's reputation as a great game sanctuary by revealing numerous examples of the park's ecological mismanagement

Playing God in Yellowstone: The Destruction of America's First National Park

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Atlantic Monthly Pr

In a Dark Wood presents a history of debates among ecologists over what constitutes good forestry, and a critique of the ecological reasoning behind contemporary strategies of preservation, including the Endangered Species Act. Chase argues that these strategies, in many instances adopted for political, rather than scientific reasons, fail to promote biological diversity and may actually harm more creatures than they help. At the same time, Chase offers examples of conservation strategies that work, but which are deemed politically incorrect and ignored.In a Dark Wood provides the most thoughtful and complete account yet written of radical environmentalism. And it challenges the fundamental�but largely unexamined�assumptions of preservationism, such as those concerning whether there is a "balance of nature," whether all branches of ecology are really science, and whether ecosystems exist. In his new introduction, Chase evaluates the response to his book and reports on recent developments in environmental science, policy, and politics.In a Dark Wood was judged by a recent national poll to be one of the one hundred best nonfiction books written in the English language during the twentieth century. A smashing good read, this book will be of interest to environmentalists, ecologists, philosophers, biologists, and bio-ethicists, and anyone concerned about ecological issues.

In a Dark Wood: A Critical History of the Fight Over Forests

Routledge

We Give Our Hearts to Dogs to Tear: Intimations of Their Immortality

More than a hauntingly beautiful memoir about small dogs in Big Sky country, this book is a wise account of the relationships among dogs, humans, and the land that surrounds them. It is the story of successive generations of Jack Russell terriers, their animal friends, and their human companions. Alston Chase searches for the immortality of dogs, what makes them unique companions, and why we humans willingly give them our hearts knowing that someday they will be broken. This book will resonate with anyone who has ever loved a dog.
Chase muses that dogs are the embodiment of spirit over mortality and through the window of their brief lives we glimpse eternity. This eternal includes the Earth, the land, and the bonds forged between people and dogs over thousands of years. Chase sees threats in the decline of rural life, unbridled urbanization, and in dog breeders who judge by conformation to breed standards and fashion rather than ability and health.
An uplifting tribute to the dogs we love, and a reflection on the limitations of life, this book shows a triumph of the spirit. Rich in poetic citations, it is an environmental cry for help, a naturalistic appreciation of a dissolving world, and a deeply spiritual reminder that nothing loved is ever lost.

Self-Help

Death & Grief

More than a hauntingly beautiful memoir about small dogs in Big Sky country, this book is a wise account of the relationships among dogs, humans, and the land that surrounds them. It is the story of successive generations of Jack Russell terriers, their animal friends, and their human companions. Alston Chase searches for the immortality of dogs, what makes them unique companions, and why we humans willingly give them our hearts knowing that someday they will be broken. This book will resonate with anyone who has ever loved a dog. Chase muses that dogs are the embodiment of spirit over mortality and through the window of their brief lives we glimpse eternity. This eternal includes the Earth, the land, and the bonds forged between people and dogs over thousands of years. Chase sees threats in the decline of rural life, unbridled urbanization, and in dog breeders who judge by conformation to breed standards and fashion rather than ability and health. An uplifting tribute to the dogs we love, and a reflection on the limitations of life, this book shows a triumph of the spirit. Rich in poetic citations, it is an environmental cry for help, a naturalistic appreciation of a dissolving world, and a deeply spiritual reminder that nothing loved is ever lost.

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

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Playing God in Yellowstone: The Destruction of America's First National Park (with an Epilogue by the Author)

Harvard and the Unabomber: The Education of an American Terrorist

A Mind for Murder: The Education of the Unabomber and the Origins of Modern Terrorism

In a Dark Wood: The Fight over Forests and the Rising Tyranny of Ecology

Playing God in Yellowstone: The Destruction of America's First National Park

In a Dark Wood: A Critical History of the Fight Over Forests

We Give Our Hearts to Dogs to Tear: Intimations of Their Immortality

We Give Our Hearts to Dogs to Tear: Intimations of Their Immortality