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I read this book several years ago. I came upon it tonight while doing some book arranging. It's a fascinating book about what happened in the Chernobyl area after the explosion and irradiation. It will surprise many to learn that there are thriving plant and animal communities with generally normal ecological relationships. There are even a few ordinary people who live there. In many ways it fits the bill for the ultimate off-the-grid life—if only it weren't for the radiation. However, levels of radioactivity vary widely. I found this to be inspiring and insightful rather than scary. I recommend it.
Read the reviews and the sample. If you're the sort likely to survive new situations and problems, you will then buy the book.
You won't learn better ways to grow turnips or how to be a mountain man from this work; you will; however gain a lot of background knowledge, something sorely lacking among most readers of this forum.
^^^ I saw a documentary a few years back on the Chernoble area. It was about the wolves who had come back and re-established their territory there (or maybe, never left?). A camera crew followed a researcher who examined the wolves for abnormalities. I don't think he found any.
What impressed me most, other than the re-habitation of the area, was the way the wildlife researcher handled the wolves in person, wearing no protective gear, just talking to them. They were passive, almost like a North American wolf would be. But European and esp Russian wolves are known to be much more aggressive. This old Russian guy knew them well and had no fear.
^^^ I saw a documentary a few years back on the Chernoble area. It was about the wolves who had come back and re-established their territory there (or maybe, never left?). A camera crew followed a researcher who examined the wolves for abnormalities. I don't think he found any.
What impressed me most, other than the re-habitation of the area, was the way the wildlife researcher handled the wolves in person, wearing no protective gear, just talking to them. They were passive, almost like a North American wolf would be. But European and esp Russian wolves are known to be much more aggressive. This old Russian guy knew them well and had no fear.
Many animals at Chernobyl are almost tame because of extended contact with people. There are crews there still working to reduce radioactive contamination spreading. However, wolf attacks of people are rare. Wolves are pack animals with a hierarchical society. They're the ancestors of the dog. The mitochondrial DNA of dogs is pure wolf, but who would deny that that humans and dogs have an extraordinary relationship.
It is something to do with anticlimatic stories,
but I don't see how it fits here, unless he
doesn't know what the series is about.
He can mock all he wants, doesn't bother me. I enjoy reading stories that I find interesting
To each their own...
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