A campy, snarky, clever and really funny treatment of a very complicated, very serious topic. Bryson and Cahill, move aside. ( )

To the author, polar bears were the cause celebre, and he wanted to be part of the conversation, so he took his wife and three young kids to Churchill, Manitoba one fall for polar bear season. Churchill is the polar bear capitol of the world, the place where the bears gather waiting for the ice for form so they can finally go hunt seals after the lean season. Churchill is a quirky town, unlike anywhere else, and polar bear advocates descend upon it by the tens of thousands spending tens of thousands of dollars each to view what may be the last of these magnificentl creatures. Because everyone knows the bears are dying. Or are they? There is an ironic undertone to the whole enterprise. This book explores serious issues but is also funny, heartwarming, and eye opening. It is well researched, open-minded, and full of totally unexpected adventure, interesting characters, and human interest. I hope they make a film out of it. I totally loved it. Don't miss this one. ( )