Touching Spirit Bear

Ben Mikaelsen

Mar 2008 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Lee Tergesen

About this audiobook

Within Cole Matthews lies anger, rage, and hate. Cole has been stealing and fighting for years.  This time he caught Peter Driscal in the parking lot and smashed his head against the sidewalk.  Now, Peter may have permanent brain damage–and Cole is in the biggest trouble of his life.

Cole receives a one-year banishment to a remote Alaskan island. There, he is mauled by a mysterious white bear of Native American legend.  Hideously injured, Cole waits for death. His thoughts shift from anger to humility. To survive, he must stop blaming others and take responsibility for his life.  Rescuers arrive to save Cole's body, but it is the attack of the Spirit Bear that may save his soul.

Ratings and reviews

I love how powerful the messages are in this heartfelt page turner! I'm always using this book's analagies and always referring the book to counslers, friends, and even family!

I have used this book for self reflection for my anger and it has shaped my mental rules for my anger. I have listened to this book many times now and still enjoy it.

good book

About the author

Ben Mikaelsen won the International Reading Association Award, the Western Writers of America Spur Award, and many state Reader’s Choice awards. Ben and his wife, Melanie, live in a log cabin near Bozeman, Montana, with a 700-pound black bear they have adopted and raised for the last seventeen years.