SUSAN IMHOFF BIRD finds inspiration in Utah's stunning canyons, valleys and water-sculpted rock. Traveling in Asia, South America, and Europe has exposed her to varied cultures and societies, resulting in an award-winning short story and a book about humanitarian work in Nepal. A mom of three and owner of a gratitude-based business, she is fascinated by human interactions. When not writing, reading, trying to meditate, or attempting yoga asanas, she can be found on her bicycle or snowshoes, absorbing the wisdom of the natural world. And occasionally howling.
"Enormously personal and perceptive...a compelling wildlife study
that extends beyond familiar settings." --BOOKLIST
"Howl has all the depth, complexity, and moving power of that most
haunting of sounds: the howl of a wild wolf. Bird shows us that the
gap between tameness and wildness is not so far as it might seem,
and we ought to venture across to find out how wild feels." --15
BYTES
"An accessible, quick-paced read, Howl extends the reader's
imagination to see wolves and many other issues in perspectives he
or she might not have ever anticipated. Bird's book demonstrates
what creative nonfiction can accomplish in motivating a
disconnected citizenry to rediscover and rejuvenate its
relationship with nature and the non-human world." --THE UTAH
REVIEW
"An emotional, spiritual and educational literary journey. With
fascinating information about wolves, it makes for a soulful,
intriguing story." --THE DESERET NEWS
"Transporting the reader to her beloved high deserts and canyons
with her gorgeous prose...Susan Imhoff Bird seamlessly weaves the
story of the wolf with her own narrative." --BLUE RIDGE
OUTDOORS
"With humor, sensitivity, and probing intelligence, Bird's inquiry
into the world of the wolf weaves an outer journey with inner
way-finding, resulting in an inspiring book about more than being
human--it's about being alive." --MARY ELLEN HANNIBAL, author of
The Spine of the Continent
"A well-rounded wolf tale told by a writer who is comfortable both
inside and outside her human skin. It speaks with an unsheltered
heart reaching beyond loss for a wilder tether, that ancient yet
enduring story of (wo)man and beast." --DOUG PEACOCK, author of
Grizzly Years
"With wit, emotion and passion, Susan thinks like many who have
pondered the issue do not. It's well worth the time reading this
fresh look at an ancient conflict." --DOUG SMITH, author of Decade
of the Wolf
"The brave writers of natural history understand both the technical
and the spiritual sides of ecology; and they don't shy from either.
Susan Imhoff Bird is one of these." --MICHAEL SOULE, editor of
Conservation Biology
"A quest to find the heart and soul of the wolf." --RICK MCINTYRE,
author of A Society of Wolves
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