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David Carpenters collection of essays explores a city boys love of the wild a passion that has enriched his life from boyhood At 80 this irrepressible Saskatchewan raconteur examines his intense fascination with predators large and small and his awe in the face of the variety of creatures that may be out to get usor who are out to get one another How does this combination of fear and wonder affect our relationship with the natural world And why has Carpenter personally been both drawn to and repelled by so many wild animals including alligators wolves cougars spiders black bears grizzlies weasels and of course snakes and particularly deadly rattlesnakes