Attacked!: By Beasts of Prey and Other Deadly Creatures, True Stories of Survivors

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Summary: 17 stories that make you realize - your body is made of meat
Review: Fear of animal attack has been with man since the dawn of history. In his new book, ATTACKED! By Beasts of Prey and Other Deadly Creatures - True Stories of Survivors, noted outdoor writer, John Long, has compiled astonishing tales to unveil a lesson for understanding the laws of the wild, and the nature of the attack.

These are the stories that describe man face to face with an irreducible brute element. Through the stories of these encounters, according to Sy Montgomery, "is when you know, for the first time, that your body is made of meat." ATTACKED! contains 17 different stories, including those of killer shark, grizzly bear, leopard, lion, and alligator attacks. Each account paints a powerful image of man and beast and the excruciating struggle to survive.

Several of the tales are from professional hunters; others come from those who were merely passing through a predator's domain for recreation or science. After each account, possible reasons for the attacks, and a look into the minds and hearts of those that hunted man-eaters, or were attacked by them, are explored.

ATTACKED! is a pulse-pounding collection of true stories from around the globe.

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Summary: Only Two Stories of Heroism
Review: Had I known that more than half of this anthology is nothing but hunters bragging about how they shot already wounded animals, I still would have bought this book for the other excellent stories, including the hippo & croc ones but most notably Lion Attack! ("[W]ith the incredible bravery of the desperate, [Lee] threw himself on the lioness barehanded, punching and scratching to make the big cat drop his wife") and I Will Save You! ("Running toward [his wife's] Vina's screams...[Elfas] smacked the lioness over the back until the broom handle splintered."). As for (most of) the hunters, however, the braggadocio of their 'exploits' left me rooting for the animals!

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Summary: Only Two Stories of Heroism
Review: Had I known that more than half of this anthology is nothing but hunters bragging about how they shot already wounded animals, I still would have bought this book for the other stories, including the hippo & croc ones but most notably Lion Attack! ("[W]ith the incredible bravery of the desperate, [Lee] threw himself on the lioness barehanded, punching and scratching to make the big cat drop his wife") and I Will Save You! ("Running toward [his wife's] Vina's screams...[Elfas] smacked the lioness over the back until the broom handle splintered."). As for (most of) the hunters, however, the braggadocio of their 'exploits' left me rooting for the animals!

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Summary: An editor's collection
Review: I'd rate this as a good introductory collection of stories. There are 17 stories, 4 of them by Peter Hathaway Capstick. The book covers the following attacks: 3 lion, 1 hippo, 1 tiger, 1 jaguar, 4 bear, 1 crocodile, 4 leopard, 1 elephant, and 1 shark stories. Having already read several of the stories, I was a little disappointed with the lack of rarer material.

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Summary: Corey's Review
Review: This book has a wonderful graphic description of all the events that took place in this horrifying book. I haven't seen one like it yet. It is possible that I haven't read a book like it yet. It was an assume book. My favorite has got to be the first one about the lion attack. It was scary and horrifying and very descriptive. I loved it. 5 Stars!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: A book you can't seem to put down!
Review: This book is one of the better ones I have read recently. Every story was captivating and it was extremely easy to visualize the events as they happened. I recommend this book highly. You will not be disappointed.

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Summary: A book you can sink your teeth into
Review: This collection of true stories of animal attacks is a rip-roaring read from beginning to end. As Sherlock Holmes said (in not so many words), our fear of the wilderness is greater than our fear of the city. John Long's collected stories verify that in horrifying detail.

Imagine being on your own in the wilderness and hearing the "woof woof" of a grizzly somewhere behind you, or on an open plain in Africa, knowing there are lions are all around you.

The people in these true tales survive, which is even more horrifying. Lions gnawing on brains, crocodiles clamping down between legs, jaguars thrashing from person to person, tearing out jugulars -- all slendidly recounted.

Not a book for the faint, but a must for those in search of tales of adventure and survival.

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Summary: bone-chilling accounts of bone-chewing animals!
Review: This is a knockout book. It has fascinating true accounts of attacks on man by things on land and in the sea. It will make you want to take a high-powered rifle with you on your next camping trip (for protection only,of course)!!!