{"product_id":"eager-the-surprising-secret-life-of-beavers-and-why-they-matter-by-ben-goldfarb","title":"Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEager\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America's lakes and rivers. The consequences of losing beavers were profound: streams eroded, wetlands dried up, and species from salmon to swans lost vital habitat. Today, a growing coalition of \"Beaver Believers\"--including scientists, ranchers, and passionate citizens--recognizes that ecosystems with beavers are far healthier, for humans and non-humans alike, than those without them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Nevada deserts to the Scottish highlands, Believers are now hard at work restoring these industrious rodents to their former haunts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEager\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a powerful story about one of the world's most influential species, how North America was colonized, how our landscapes have changed over the centuries, and how beavers can help us fight drought, flooding, wildfire, extinction, and the ravages of climate change. Ultimately, it's about how we can learn to coexist, harmoniously and even beneficially, with our fellow travelers on this planet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Nature's Engineers\u003cbr\u003e2. Dislodged\u003cbr\u003e3. An Uneasy Truce\u003cbr\u003e4. Embracing the Pest\u003cbr\u003e5. The Beaver Whisperer\u003cbr\u003e6. California Dreamin'\u003cbr\u003e7. Making the Desert Bloom\u003cbr\u003e8. Too Far Gone\u003cbr\u003e9. Going Global\u003cbr\u003e10. Future of the Dammed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Engrossing and elegantly written.... Within its wide scope,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEager\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincludes nuggets sure to make you the most fascinating conversationalist at your next party.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e―\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eScientific American\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Eager takes us inside the amazing world of nature's premier construction engineer...and shows us why the restoration of an animal almost driven to extinction is producing wide-ranging, positive effects on our landscapes, ecology, and even our economy.\"―\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A revelation! If we only let them live, beavers are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003esolution to many of our nation's ecological problems. . . . Goldfarb's wonderful book might just tail-slap a politician or two into realizing how much we need them to restore our critical wetlands.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Sy Montgomery,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Soul of an Octopus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This witty, engrossing book will be a classic from the day it is published.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill McKibben, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"European settlers who cut, plowed, and shot their way west also trapped the country nearly clean of mammals. . . . Now, though, beavers are on the rebound, and the how and who of that story, as told in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEager\u003c\/em\u003e, will give you a new and completely different concept of the continent.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarl Safina,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeyond Words\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[Goldfarb] writes eloquently of the return of this industrious, habitat-enriching animal, its conflicts with humans and their property, and of the ways both elegant and Rube Goldbergian in which beaver and human needs can be balanced.\"\u003cstrong\u003e―\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eEager\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a passionate, captivating love letter to the beaver.\"\u003cstrong\u003e―\u003cem\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Written with clarity, intelligence, and humor, this engaging book will appeal to basically everyone.\"―\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eForbes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Impressively researched, charmingly written, absolutely persuasive book. . . .Goldfarb makes his argument with a quiet power and deceptively breezy writing that paints a vivid picture of how the various inhabitants of the natural world rely on one other. Take one vital piece out and the whole thing could collapse.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Goldfarb\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning environmental journalist who covers wildlife conservation, marine science, and public lands management, as well as an accomplished fiction writer. His work has been featured in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eScience\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian, High Country News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVICE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAudubon Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eModern Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorld Wildlife Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eScientific American\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYale Environment 360\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and many other publications. 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