{"product_id":"my-life-with-wolves-how-i-became-the-storyteller-for-the-yellowstone-packs-9781778401213","title":"My Life with Wolves: How I Became the Storyteller for the Yellowstone Packs","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerica's beloved wolf historian and longtime Yellowstone park ranger shares his long-awaited biography--a story filled with true grit, laughter, and love for America's National Parks.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"There is literally no one else who could tell these stories.\" \u003ci\u003eNBC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The chief historian of the most famous wolf population in the world.\" \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Like Darwin, McIntyre is an inclusionist and is thus able to enter the hearts and minds of wolves.\" \u003ci\u003eMountain Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rick McIntyre is the ultimate guru of wolf behavior.\" Jane Goodall\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this entertaining memoir, Rick McIntyre recounts his life spent amongst wild nature while working in the National Parks Service as a park ranger and shares the wisdom he has gained from spending nearly every day of his adult life in the presence of wolves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMcIntyre has calculated whether to outpace a grizzly or stand and face it. He has narrowly missed a charge by a moose. He has watched alpha wolves come up against each other in battles for territory--only to be surprised by their benevolent actions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout his career, McIntyre has used his experience in the great outdoors and through watching apex predators in the sights of his telescope to de-escalate fights between humans--even once helping to apprehend an armed man inside Yellowstone National Park by simply inviting him to his wolf talk later that evening. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book chronicles Rick's journey, explains his values, and brings readers up to date on the latest dramas of the Junction Butte pack in Yellowstone. Along the way, this tale is threaded through with Rick's calm assertiveness in the face of conflict, his wise dealings with humans and animals alike, and his gentle sense of humor--like the time a woman excitedly thought she saw a grizzly bear through his telescope and Rick had to break it to her that what she saw was really an ... Arctic ground squirrel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick McIntyre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greystone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781778401213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick McIntyre\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired park ranger and the author of the \"Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone\" series for adults and \"The Chronicles of the Yellowstone Wolves\" series for kids. Celebrated as the most prolific wolf observer in the world, McIntyre has been profiled by media outlets like \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e; has been awarded conservation medals; was a key player in the 1995 Yellowstone Wolf Reintroduction Project; and forever changed the way the world views alpha wolves through his public speaking and writing. McIntyre lives near Silver Gate, Montana, where he is retired from the National Parks Service, but still rises early to observe the Yellowstone wolves every day of the week. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Rick McIntyre \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47858818547869,"sku":"9781778401213","price":47.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_098e808e-08b1-4c13-b302-da6d78feb8ff.jpg?v=1776860988","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/my-life-with-wolves-how-i-became-the-storyteller-for-the-yellowstone-packs-9781778401213","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}