Eager

"Written with clarity, intelligence, and humor, this engaging book will appeal to basically everyone."-Forbes

"Eager takes us inside the amazing world of nature's premier construction engineer...and shows us why the restoration of an animal almost driven to extinction is producing wide-ranging, positive effects on our landscapes, ecology, and even our economy."-National Geographic

"Impressively researched, charmingly written, absolutely persuasive book. . . .Goldfarb makes his argument with a quiet power and deceptively breezy writing that paints a vivid picture of how the various inhabitants of the natural world rely on one other. Take one vital piece out and the whole thing could collapse."-The Seattle Times

"This book lodges itself among the ranks of the best sort of environmental journalism."-The Boston Globe

"Eager is a passionate, captivating love letter to the beaver."-The Christian Science Monitor

"Goldfarb's writing shines with beautiful language and colorful stories."-Science News

"Engrossing and elegantly written.... Within its wide scope, Eager includes nuggets sure to make you the most fascinating conversationalist at your next party."-Scientific American

"A revelation! If we only let them live, beavers are the solution to many of our nation's ecological problems. . . . Goldfarb's wonderful book might just tail-slap a politician or two into realizing how much we need them to restore our critical wetlands."-Sy Montgomery, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus

"This witty, engrossing book will be a classic from the day it is published."-Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature

"European settlers who cut, plowed, and shot their way west also trapped the country nearly clean of mammals. . . . Now, though, beavers are on the rebound, and the how and who of that story, as told in Eager, will give you a new and completely different concept of the continent."-Carl Safina, New York Times bestselling author of Beyond Words

"[Goldfarb] writes eloquently of the return of this industrious, habitat-enriching animal, its conflicts with humans and their property, and of the ways both elegant and Rube Goldbergian in which beaver and human needs can be balanced."-Booklist, Starred Review

"[Goldfarb] shares his findings in lucid and entertaining prose....Filled with hard facts and fascinating people (and animals), [Eager] is an authoritative, vigorous call for understanding and action."-Kirkus, Starred Review

"In this diverting volume, environmental journalist Goldfarb sings the praises of beavers. . . . An affectionate portrait of these 'hardy rodents.'"-Publishers Weekly

"This comprehensive book provides a well-rounded consideration of a frequently misunderstood species....Even if you don't think you have an opinion on beavers, this engaging book will make you a beaver believer."-Library Journal

"Lively and educational....Eager offers rare insight into the history of beavers and their behavior, qualities, and characteristics. Even more importantly, [it] explores the animals' complex relationship with humans, and the essential role they play in developing ponds and streams that support wildlife."-Foreword Reviews

Choice Reviews-

"A thought-provoking book for anyone interested in ecosystems science."