As a Pennsylvania Game Warden for more than three decades, Wasserman investigated thousands of game law violations and arrested many violent career poachers. But another big part of his job was in the public relations and education field where he penned a weekly newspaper column entitled It’s a Wild Life. Hence, the title of this book, which contains twenty-six of his most notable stories selected from more than seven hundred published over a fifteen-year period. His sometimes humorous and sometimes emotional assortment of essays run the gamut from confrontations with poachers and game hogs to stories about animal survival, free roaming pets, captive wildlife, and unpredictable encounters with wild critters. But this book is not only about animals and nature, it’s also about people and the attitudes and emotions that make a game warden’s career so interesting. It’s a book that expands one’s sense of awareness about the complexities of the natural world surrounding us and helps the reader understand and appreciate its existence both with and without human interference. From Pennsylvania Game News Join Officer Wasserman as he shares in a most captivating style some of his most exciting and harrowing experiences as a wildlife conservation officer. In more than 30 years he's encountered it all, from the most hardened criminals to the most unbelievable encounters with wildlife. --Robert C. Mitchell, Editor From The Alberta Game Warden Wasserman is at his best when his stranger-than-fiction stories reveal their own truths. --Cheryl Moskaluk, Editor From International Game Warden I have reviewed a number of Wasserman’s books in the past and always found his poacher chasing stories to be entertaining and well written. This book is, for the most part, not as much a book about chasing bad guys, but rather a more holistic public relations effort, the messages ranging from anti-poaching to controlling free roaming cats and dogs, consequences with keeping wildlife in captivity and the importance of teaching our youth about wildlife, with the final story centering on Pennsylvania’s first poaching case solved through DNA evidence. Honestly, as I started to read It’s a Wild Life: Essays from a State Game Warden I was feeling a bit apprehensive, as I didn’t know what to expect, and the last thing I wanted was a bunch of repetitious droning on about leaving wildlife alone, not poaching, keeping your dog on a leash and the like. Yes, that is the theme of the book, but the way that the author approached the subject matter is quite masterful and fresh. Wasserman’s prose is once again top-notch, easy to read, and in addition to being highly entertaining, it is extremely informative and educational. There wasn’t one story that I didn’t enjoy, and I literally read the whole book in one afternoon. This book is everything that Wasserman has become known for and more. I have yet to be disappointed by his books, and I feel like this one has actually upped the game a bit. Whether you are a 25-year veteran conservation officer, an avid or casual outdoors-person, a student, or have just a casual interest in wildlife conservation, this book has something for you. And it’s all wrapped up in a very affordable package that is an excellent value for your money. From my perspective It’s a Wild Life is a home run! —Gerry Lister, International Game Warden While growing up in rural Pennsylvania, Wasserman soon came to love the great outdoors and started hunting, trapping, and fishing at the age of ten. After graduating high school he started working in various construction jobs until being accepted to the Ross Leffler School of Conservation in 1975. Wasserman, a third-degree black belt in Korean karate and a former national bodybuilding champion, has written eight books about his life as a state game warden. During his career, he received numerous awards for his work in wildlife conservation, including the United Bowhunters of Pennsylvania Game Protector of the Year Award, Pennsylvania Game Commission Northeast Region Outstanding Wildlife Conservation Officer, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Conservation Medal, and the Pennsylvania Trappers Association Presidential Award. Wasserman is a prolific writer who has been published in several national magazines including Black Belt, Pennsylvania Game News, Fur-Fish-Game, South Carolina Wildlife, International Game Warden, and The Alberta Game Warden. He also penned a weekly outdoor newspaper column for fifteen years and hosted his own popular outdoor talk-radio program for eight years. Wasserman retired from the Pennsylvania Game Commission after thirty-two years of dedicated service and lives in South Carolina with his wife, Maryann.