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 Good book May 31, 2009
PerpetualStudentSC
This is a good book will provide more inspiration than instruction. You will have a new perspective next time you go into the woods, but you won't be a tracker. It's pretty amazing that a guy who apparently spent his life in the woods, mostly alone, can crank out a well-written book. Then again, maybe it shouldn't be too shocking. It would be pretty easy to dismiss some of the stories in this book as too extreme to be true, but just because the guy doesn't have a PhD doesn't mean he's not incredibly smart and talented.
 The World's Greatest Tracker May 2, 2009
Robert E. Levasseur (St. Augustine, Florida, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Tom Brown, Jr. is arguably the world's greatest tracker. Used by the FBI to help find people who have disappeared into the wilderness, and the US military to teach survival skills, he is a man who walks in the footsteps of Native American scouts.
In this, his first of many books on nature awareness, tracking, stalking, and wilderness survival, Tom leads us on a magical voyage of discovery. Beautifully written (thanks to the expert help of his co-author William Jon Watkins), The Tracker is fascinating, entertaining, educational, and inspirational.
If you have children and you want to introduce them to the wonders of nature, giving each of them a copy of this book is a marvelous way to do it. But be sure to buy a copy of this must read book for yourself so that you can take this exciting journey into the world of nature with them.
Robert E. Levasseur, Ph.D., president of MindFire Press (www.mindfirepress.com).
Timeless book and skills January 6, 2009
mari (NA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have purchased this book several times over the years, most recently sent to my grandson, Airborne, fighting in the high Hindu Kush mountains of northwestern Afghanistan...where reading the ground can save your life.
He reccomends the book highly and hopes to, one day, meet Tom Brown, Jr.
Brown has taught Spec Ops also.
I also keep in my library his "Vision" and "Grandfather", among others.
The ancient skills he teaches are entwined with ancient spiritual wisdom, a valuable combination.
For those unfamiliar with Brown's life work and the ways of the ancient Apache - as 'bequeathed' to Brown by Grandfather (Stalking Wolf) - there are several YouTube clips.
Any skill learned can be valuable. The skills Brown teaches can save your life.
Tom Brown, The Tacker December 30, 2008
Cerebellum
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Tracker is a great book that any one can enjoy. Tom Brown tels many wonderful stories from his childhood. However, I would recommend reading some of Mr. Browns field guides before reading any of his actual books. The field guides introduce you to his life and his ideas in a very smooth way. Once you understand those things, then you will enjoy this book, and others that he has written much better. Despite this, The Tacker is still a wonderful book that I believe every person should read.
Tracker and The Search Coauthors December 27, 2008
Diana S. Daniels (Fairhaven, MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Tom Brown Jr's life and tracking skills are fascinating and well worth reading. He wrote Tacker and The Search with different "as told to" writers and that made all the difference. Author of Tracker told Brown's story with skill, sensitivity and depth. It made the difference between a good read, which is what The Search is, to a work of literature, which is what The Tracker is. Brown knows a whole lot more about tracking than he does writing, which may explain the downgrading of the second book. Too bad. Anyway, read the Search too, but don't expect the beautiful use of language and spiritual depth that is in the Tracker.
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