'Grange's ability to portray these bears, and the humans who've spent their lives enthralled with them, makes the book a delight. And you walk away with a simple mantra--'respect the bear and the bear will respect you'--that serves as a broader life lesson.' -- SENATOR TIM KAINE, author of Walk, Ride, Paddle: A Life Outside
'In the vein of Mary Roach, Kevin Grange uses rigorous reporting, beautiful storytelling, and laugh-out-loud humor to debunk the myths surrounding bears, leading readers to a greater understanding of these often misunderstood ursine species.' -- STEPHANIE PEARSON, 2023 National Geographic Explorer and Contributing Editor to Outside
'Grizzly Confidential brings readers face-to-face with not only the fearsome predator, but some of the world's foremost experts on bruins, making for an engaging and evocative journey into the wild.' -- GLORIA DICKIE, author of Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future
'Grange's elegant prose conveys the fearsome majesty of his subjects (he describes Kodiak grizzlies as 'hulking bruins whose bellies nearly dragged on the dirt and who ambled with wide, prehistoric gaits'), and he provides enlightening trivia on their behavior and abilities (despite grizzlies' reputation as apex predators, they 'prefer a mostly vegetarian diet with the occasional side of meat or salmon'). This will change how readers view 'the largest terrestrial predators on earth.' -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
