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GILBERT, Bil

Angus&Robertson

A charming tale of a naturalist family and their adventures in southeastern Arizona, with interesting observations about one of our least-known mammals - coatamundis.

Chulo

Knopf: distributed by Random House

A study of the characteristics and behavior of weasels, minks, badgers, skunks, and otters illuminates the nature of predatory animals

The Weasels: A Sensible Look at a Family of Predators

Children's Books

Pantheon Books

Bil Gilbert is one of America's most preeminent and popular essayists and nature writers. If you've ever opened a copy of Smithsonian, Audubon, or Sports Illustrated magazines, you've likely come across an article by Gilbert. In the past four decades, more than 350 of his articles and essays have appeared in places ranging from Esquire to the New York Times. Natural Coincidence collects some of Bil Gilbert's finest writing, covering a diverse range of subjects that include investigations of the biology of Tasmanian devils, the lives and loves of snapping turtles, and an appreciation of the intelligence of crows. Perfectly suiting this eclectic choice of angles is Gilbert's unique writing style, a blend of unprepossessing erudition, wit, and honesty that has been compared to Aldo Leopold's Sand County Almanac. The collection opens with a memoir of a childhood Christmas in western Michigan, before Gilbert's fascination with the natural world drew him to more exotic locales like Tasmania, Alaska, Nova Scotia, and Manhattan to write about such topics as the javelina, bigfoot, buffalo, and ringtails. "More than 50 years ago," writes Gilbert, "without a clear notion about why or where I was going, I set off on a trip from Kalamazoo, Michigan. I am still traveling toward an unknown destination. But along the way, much more for reasons of good luck than thoughtful planning, I have met many wonderful beings and happenings. The essays appearing in Natural Coincidence represent an attempt to describe some of these wonders. I like to think, or at least pretend, that the inspiration for and theme of this book is gratitude."

Natural Coincidence: The Trip from Kalamazoo

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

University of Michigan Press

Westering Man: The Life of Joseph Walker

A look at the life of American frontiersman Joseph Walker discusses his career as sherriff of Independence, Missouri, leader of a wagon to California, and explorer who discovered Yosemite and surveyed the Sante Fe Trail

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Atheneum

Our Nature.

Literature & Fiction

Univ. Of Nebraska Press

Joseph Walker (1798-1876) had probably the longest and most distinguished career of any frontiersman in American history. This first biography of this great frontier hero is based on years of research and many previously unpublished and neglected sources. It gives a rousing and authoritative picture of Walker-his pioneering heritage, his many accomplishments, and his exceptional personality.

University of Oklahoma Press

By Bil Gilbert. ISBN 0-8164-0842-9. Amazon reader review: "This book is one of the few available about coatis, that raccoon like, primate like, troop living denizen of the deserts and mountains of the Southwest. The book is a story of a family of field workers too. Good read."

Chulo: A Year Among the Coatimundis

University of Arizona Press

Il linguaggio degli animali.

Milano, Mondadori

The Old West - the Trailblazers

Time-Life-Books

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