Guide for the Modern Bear: A Field Study of Bears in the Wild

"Guide for the Modern Bear" is a pop culture-inspired hybrid guide to the gay Bear community and its characters, as well as a fun, sexy, and hip travel guide focused on the bear lifestyle and modernist community in fourteen cities across the USA and Europe. Written by Travis Smith and Chris Bale, the book was inspired by the grassroots growth of their popular Facebook page. Their self-published, first edition sold 1,000 copies in just a few months and led to a publishing deal for Modern Bear Media. 14 Chapters focus on 12 different major US cities plus Barcelona and London, including fun maps of the Bear and Modernist Hot Spots. Points of interest include restaurants, bars, gyms, lodging, shopping, Mid-Century Modern architecture and neighborhoods. The book features colorful pop-art inspired art direction by Jason Hill, photography by Leland Gebhardt, and a detailed tongue-in-cheek glossary to the Bear World.

Author: Travis Smith, Chris Bale
Publisher: Modern Bear
Published: 10/01/2012
Pages: 114
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d
ISBN13: 9780985187170
ISBN10: 0985187174
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | LGBTQ+ Studies | Gay Studies
- Travel | Special Interest | LGBTQ+
- Humor | Topic | Adult