{"product_id":"9781607320364","title":"Listening to Cougar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Awe. It's the overwhelming emotion 20 authors express for the cougar-or mountain lion or panther or puma-in [this] beautiful literary anthology.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Durango Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Jane Goodall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis spellbinding tribute to Puma concolor honors the big cat's presence on the land and in our psyches. In some essays, the puma appears front and center: a lion leaps over Rick Bass's feet, hurtles off a cliff in front of J. Frank Dobie, gazes at Julia Corbett when she opens her eyes after an outdoor meditation, emerges from the fog close enough for poet Gary Gildner to touch. Marc Bekoff opens his car door for a dog that turns out to be a lion. Other works evoke lions indirectly. Biologists describe aspects of cougar ecology, such as its rugged habitat and how males struggle to claim territory. Conservationists relate the political history of America's greatest cat. Short stories and essays consider lions' significance to people, reflecting on accidental encounters, dreams, Navajo beliefs, guided hunts, and how vital mountain lions are to people as symbols of power and wildness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include: Rick Bass, Marc Bekoff, Janay Brun, Julia B. Corbett, Deanna Dawn, J. Frank Dobie, Suzanne Duarte, Steve Edwards, Joan Fox, Gary Gildner, Wendy Keefover-Ring, Ted Kerasote, Christina Kohlruss, Barry Lopez, BK Loren, Cara Blessley Lowe, Steve Pavlik, David Stoner, and Linda Sweanor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Puma. Cougar. Mountain lion. Panther. These words and the creatures they represent inspire awe, wonder, excitement, terror, and reverence in the writers whose contributions make up this anthology.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46315465343217,"sku":"9781607320364","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781607320364_p0.jpg?v=1766003302","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781607320364","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}