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C.B. Bernard is the author of Ordinary Bear (Blackstone 2024), which won the Barry Award for Best First Mystery or Crime Novel; Small Animals Caught in Traps (Blackstone, April 2023); and Chasing Alaska: A Portrait of the Last Frontier Then and Now, a finalist for the Oregon Book Award, a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Travel Pick, and a National Geographic top travel choice. He lives on the Rhode Island coast.

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	Chasing Alaska: A Portrait Of The Last Frontier Then And Now 3.77 avg rating — 248 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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C.B. Bernard liked Heather's review of Ordinary Bear: "Almost a 5*. Really interesting book. Farley, the protagonist,moves pack to Portland, OR after a devastating loss and severe physical injuries while in a remote Alaskan Native village where he works as an investigator for Oil companies and the nearby " Read more of this review »
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The God of Animals

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Small Animals Caught in Traps

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