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An Eagle Named Freedom: My True Story Of A Remarkable Friendship (2010)

by Jeff Guidry(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

006182674X (ISBN13: 9780061826740)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

William Morrow

review 1: This book is so much more than a story about an eagle named Freedom. It is a story about the importance of taking care of our planetmates (animals), and it is a story about how they can take care of us. The author discusses the value of respecting all creatures for what they are, and what they are is more than some object flying or running around out in the wild. Those with a scientific mind may be frustrated with the absence of the anthropomorphism discussion in the book, but this was not intended to be a scientific story. This book is not concerned with the scientific facts of how animals and humans bond, it just shows that it can be done and the benefits obtained by all parties by doing so. The author does not advocate humans running out to the forest to grab a bear,... more squirrel, eagle, or some other wild animal to bond with. In fact author discusses the importance of letting animals stay in the environment they are best suited for, which is in the wild. In some regrettable circumstances, however, this is just not possible. It is in these times, when helping animals in crisis, the bonding can occur and our lives will be forever changed. This is a fantastic book about the benefits of helping those we share the planet with.
review 2: The premise for this book is wonderful. Guidry's work with "wild ones" is amazing and very necessary in the world. While I enjoyed Freedom's story and some of the others, I thought the book could've done without the religious aspect of things. I remember Stacey O'Brien talking about her bout with cancer and how Wesley helped her through it. But unlike that, Jeff seemed to focus too much on health issues of himself and coworkers so the book that was supposedly about "wild ones" and Freedom was more about his own struggles with disease. less

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