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Title: In the Shadow of a Rainbow: The True Story of a Friendship Between Man and Wolf by Robert Franklin Leslie ISBN: 0-393-31452-9 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Absolutely Incredible
Comment: Just finished reading this and it is truly the most powerful factual story I have ever read. It has a similar thread to a fiction novel by another Native American author, Ghost in the Rainbow. There is a ghost wolf Indian spirit in that story, and I couldn't read this story without referring back to that one. The Native Americans know something about wolves, and this book touches upon that something...are wolves spirit creatures? I am of the opinion, because of these two books, to believe wolves are a lot more than animals. I can only encourage people to read this story. You will never be the same.
Rating: 5
Summary: "Shadow of a Rainbow": Silver Screen for the Silver Skin?
Comment: There are three non-religious books I read and re-read constantly. "In the Shadow of a Rainbow" is one of them. Man and wolf become alive before our eyes, with unexpected depth and dimension, as does the land of BC itself - and my life has become the richer.
I despair of ever seeing this story done properly on film, but there is one person who could do it justice - Hayao Miyazaki, master storyteller from Japan, known the US for "Totoro," "Kiki's Delivery Service," and "Princess Mononoke." (He could also do a worthy animated "Diary of Anne Frank." With the eye and heart of a spiritual magician, and artist's touch to match, I wait for him to bring Nahani alive on the screen. In the meantime, I'll just have to keep reading the book itself...
Rating: 5
Summary: Connections
Comment: What a lovely book. Leslie has captured the remarkable story of a young Indian man, who is befriended by a wolf, in living color. Greg (the Indian) and Nahani (the white wolf) meet when Nahani brings her pack into the area where Greg is prospecting for gold . Thanks to Greg's willingness to watch and learn from the wolves, along with his inherent respect for their boundaries and ways of doing things, the leader of the pack (Nahani)gradually comes to trust him. Eventually she sits by his fire, allows him to scratch her back, and pull ticks from her skin. This mutually satisfying relationship ends when the first snows of winter arrive and Greg must return to town.
Back in civilization, Greg discovers that Nahani has earned a reputation as a killer. There is a large reward being offered to anyone who can kill her and bring in the skin. Greg is naturally upset by this, and tries to convince people that the wolf is not a threat. He is opposed by a trapper named Dan who does all he can to stop Greg from helping the wolf. Concerned for Nahani's safety, Greg embarks on a 3-year quest to locate the wolf and save her if he can.
The story of how Greg manages to locate and track Nahani through one of the remotest and most inaccessible regions of the country is as inspiring as it is fascinating. Better still is the story of what happens when Greg eventually locates the wolves.
This story, which ends on a very positive note, is said to be true. It was told to the author (Robert Franklin Leslie) by Greg himself. Aside from the few places where human motivations and emotions are attributed to the wolf, the story rings true. It is a real treat for anyone who believes in the interconnectedness of all living things.
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Title: Shadow Mountain: A Memoir of Wolves, a Woman, and the Wild by Renee Askins ISBN: 0385482264 Publisher: Anchor Books/Doubleday Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Arctic Wild: The Remarkable True Story of One Couple's Adventures Living Among Wolves by Lois Crisler ISBN: 155821688X Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species by L. David Mech ISBN: 0816610266 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1981 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Wolves at Our Door : The Extraordinary Story of the Couple Who Lived with Wolves by Jim Dutcher, James Manfull, Jamie Dutcher ISBN: 0743400496 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 11 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Wolf Almanac by Robert H. Busch ISBN: 1558215573 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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