Paperback. 317 pages. 5.25 x 8.25 x .75 in. Published by Northwest Books. Copyright 1983. ISBN: 0-88240-232-3 

(From Kaniut.com) Alaska Bear Tales captures man's struggle for survival in a bear's jaws. In Alaska this life or death situation includes black, brown/grizzly and polar bears. Larry Kaniut chronicles bear-man encounters from false charge through fatality, interviewing not only the victim of the bear's wrath, but also the rescuer, spouse, family member and doctor. Kaniut's intent was to present enough encounters to warn the reader to be careful in bear country.

 In addition to the bear's nature and characteristics, this comprehensive book covers weaponry, humor, nuisance animals, rules, "ursulaneous" and advice for bear mauling avoidance. A rich annotated bibliography is worth the price of the book. Other features include letters and personal diaries. This is a must read for anyone who loves bears, travels in bear country or loves adventure of the highest order.

"Alaska Bear Tales will plant hairy tracks a foot long in readers' memories and leave them hearing things in the brush and looking over their shoulders every time they step out of the house."
--The Homer News

"This is a book full of stories that will keep the reader from putting the book down until the last page has been turned."
--The Indianapolis News

"...Kaniut succeeds in making the point that bears are not bad. They simply are what they are -- fascinating, powerful and often unpredictable, vengeful when injured and protective of their young and their turf. In other words, not unlike us."
--The Milwaukee Sentinel

"Stories of terror, adventure, brutality and even humor made the 1983 book Alaska Bear Tales a national phenomenon (more than 200,000 copies sold). Now, Anchorage author and school teacher Larry Kaniut has compiled his second volume of true-life bear stories, so intriguing--so unbelievable--they often read like fiction."
--from the back cover

Table of Contents

Introduction - 1
The Brownie (Grizzly) is Big and Tough - 5
They'll Attack Without Warning - 17
They're Unpredictable - 29
Some Will Charge, Some Will Bluff - 45
They'll Really Maul You - 57
They Will Kill - 81
Which Is The Tougher? - 101
"Come Quick! I'm Being Eaten by a Bear!" - 113
A Boy is Blinded - 125
Nanook--The Ice Bear - 135
Some Are Plain Nuisances -145
They Can Be Funny -167
Some Tales Are Odd, Some Are Just Tall -183
Bows, Slingshots and Boomsticks -207
You Do A Lot Of Thinking - 223
What The Doctors Say - 237
A Few Rules--Plenty of Caution and Common Sense - 249
Some Final Advice - 277
Ursulaneous - 287
The Bear's Future In Alaska -297
Alaskan Bear Harvest Reports - 303
Bibliography - 305
Index - 314