“My particular dread--the vivid possibility that left me staring at tree shadows on the bedroom ceiling night after night--was having to lie… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
“Gus: There are still bears out here. Black bears who feel no kinship to black men.” — Burton Guster Copy Share Image
Black bears, though, are not fearsome. I encountered one on the road to my house in Vermont, alone at night. I picked… — Edward Hoagland Copy Share Image
“I was especially riveted by an amateur photograph in Herrero’s book, taken late at night by a camper with a flash at… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
Black bears rarely attack. But here's the thing. Sometimes they do. All bears are agile, cunning and immensely strong, and they are… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
