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Wonderful!!!!
The moment i read the first Priest I was hooked. It was this amazing story about a priest named Ivan Isaacs-a fallen priest who sold his soul to the devil Belial for the power to fight the evil Temozarela, a fallen arcangel. This story is purley magnificant. So, I started reading the other ones and I couldnt put them down. Each one realted to the other in some way.
After reading the sixth one, I needed to know what happened next.
So one day while I was at the mall with my cousins i stopped in a Sun Coast, and there right in fromt of me was the last copy of Priest, Vol.7! I picked it up ran to the cashier, paid for it, then sat down on a bench and read the whole thing in fifteen minuetes. This book answered all of my questions I had on the Priest series. This is the best one I've read. It was mystifying, I couldnt put it down. I highly recommend this manga!!!! Its one of the sadest and depressing mangas I've ever read, but also one the best!!! ... Read more

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Traces the history of Alaska through the Russian exploration and settlement to the American purchase of the territory by William Seward in 1867, discussing key personalities and events during this period. ... Read more

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This volume makes available for the first time in English a variety of primary source materials relating to the life and work of Natalia Shelikov, a pioneering nineteenth-century Russian-American businesswoman. As a principal of the Russian-American Company, Shelikov worked in Alaska, and her business acumen and wide-ranging connections—including the empress of Russia and a swathe of northern leaders—were crucial to the growth of Alaska’s economy, as well as to the welfare of the Native people, in whose life and culture she took a strong interest. The letters, petitions, and personal documents presented here will be indispensable for students of Alaska and nineteenth-century women’s history.

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ALASKA BEAR TALES is a best-selling collection of edge-of-your-seat accounts of true-life encounters with bears in Alaska. ... Read more

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Excellent read !!
This book gets right to the point and one is never bored.It is a great read and I highly recommend it.Some of the true tales will set your hair on edge and it is amazing what people go through while being mauled by these huge bears.I'd give it more than 5 stars if I could.

Larry is the real Deal!
GREAT (and best of all, TRUE) stories of the Bear, get it, you'll not put it down till everyone in the story is safe!

One of the worst books on bears ever written
I live in Alaska and spent the summer camping with brown bears in Katmai National Park.I can say from experience that everything in this book is myth, grotesque fantasy, made up nonsense and lore.These types of book feed the false stereotype that bears are man eaters, which they are not.For example, hundreds of tourists a day walk with bears in Katmai National Park.The only fatal bear attack in Katmai, since it was opened in the 1920's, was Timothy Treadwell - and he was mentally ill.When bears are treated without violence, they are peaceful.This book is nothing more than propaganda by the hunting establishment.If people knew that children and the elderly walk safely with bears every summer, it would seem really pathetic to go out and shoot them.Read Grizzly Heart by Charlie Russell if you want to read a book about real bears.

The author is standing in front of my class right now
The author of this book, Larry Kanuit, is standing in front of my high school English class right now telling the students how he researches his books and how he writes. About myself: I was a journalist for 15 years before becoming a teacher; much of that career was spent in Alaska. I now teach in Bush Alaska. Most of my students are Native Alaskans. Reviewers who have stated that the author is inventing his stories are wrong. Period. Bear-lovers who say that the author is demonizing bears sound as if they have no real-life, consistent, up-close experience with bears. True, most bears leave you alone. Also true, bears are unpredictable and they will attack, maul, and kill you, without provication or apparent reason. Kanuit is explaining right now to the students how he interviews the victims (or survivors), uses police and fish and game documents, and essentially "writes a research paper." His research is good. I happen to know some of the same people in his stories, and their stories match the stories in the book. It's a good read. You won't want to walk into the Alaskan Bush without a good firearm, though.

Fast, Entertaining Read - Not a Guide to Visiting Bear Country
Larry Kaniut has made a career of writing white-knuckled real life thrillers.This book is no different.It's kind of like a car accident, once you start reading you can't turn your eyes away. It's easy to get into the book but hard to put down.What better material than bear attacks to capture your imagination.

There are lessons to learn from this book, but for the most part it is a collection of sensational bear stories presented for their entertainment value.If you are looking for a scientific look at bear attacks, this might not be the book for you - Try Stephen Herrero's Bear Attacks, Their Causes and Avoidence.

If you want a book that throws one gripping bear attack after another, get this one.And if you didn't get enough from this book, try More Bear Tales by Larry Kaniut.

One more bit of advice, read this one in your bedroom, not in a tent in the middle of Denali National Park. ... Read more

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Discusses the history and geography of the state and describes its native people, minerals, and plant and animal life. ... Read more

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Describes the physical characteristics and habits of the large bears that thrive on the southern coast of Alaska. ... Read more

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Discusses the building of the Alaska pipeline, focusing on the problems involved and how they were overcome. ... Read more

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The incredible story of an 800-mile-long pipe, built in the frozen north, and designed to deliver about 2 million barrels of oil each day.'Building America' chronicles the massive undertakings that mark some of the greatest triumphs of human engineering.These projects are a testament to the boldness of human ingenuity and a tribute to the brave spirit of the American people.It is that special spirit that is now captured in the pages of 'Building America'. ... Read more