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Included are entries for the 1073 species found in the United States and Canada, with space for recording where and when a bird was seen and for notes or memories about the sighting. At the back is a complete checklist of all the birds for building the life list. 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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is proud to rerelease this widely acclaimed bird audio field guide series, from award-winning ornithologist and author Donald Kroodsma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuitable for beginning bird watchers, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBackyard Birdsongs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an interactive handbook of birds and their songs. With a touch-button electronic module that contains common vocalizations of seventy-five species from across eastern and central North America, this volume offers a truly sensory way to identify and get to know local birds. Crisply detailed, scientifically accurate illustrations accompany each entry, and up-to-date range maps provide clear geographical reference points. With an introduction that will inspire readers to look out their windows and venture into the field, this unique book gives people of all ages an exciting entryway into the subtle art of using birdsong to identify birds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGET TO KNOW BIRDS BY EAR WITH THIS ENGAGING, ONE-OF-A-KIND BOOK\u003cbr\u003eDiscover seventy-five unique birds from Eastern and Central North America as you enjoy their sounds at the touch of a button reproduced in high quality on the attached digital audio module while reading vivid descriptions of their songs, calls, and related behaviors. Learn what Black-capped Chickadees are thinking as they give their unmistakable namesake call, or find out why many songbirds have dialects that vary from region to region. 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Of the living things described, most are common in the northeastern states, and many, such as the dandelion, milkweed, and mullein, and the house mouse, muskrat, and red fox, are so widespread that people living outside the United States will recognize them easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnna Botsford Comstock very appropriately took the view that we should know first and best the things closest to us. Only then, when we have an intimate knowledge of our neighbors, should we, journey farther afield to learn about more distant things. Teachers and children will find the material in this book invaluable in that regard. Details of the most common, but in some ways the most interesting, things are brought out, first by careful, nontechnical descriptions of the things themselves and later by thoughtful questions and study units. Because the most common things are treated in greatest detail, materials for study are easy to find. Whether the reader lives in the inner city or in the rural outback, the handbook is a treasure trove of information. A teacher does not need to know much about nature to use this handbook. The information is there for the novice and the expert alike. All that is needed is an inquiring mind, senses to observe, and a willingness to think about nature on a personal level. 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An imaginative field instruction book for really seeing and drawing birds by the bestselling author of the innovative field guides on the Sierra and San Francisco Bay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/john-muir-laws\"\u003eJohn Muir Laws\u003c\/a\u003e' guide to drawing birds is itself winged, soaring between a devotion not only to art but also to the lives, forms, and postures of the birds themselves. Here, artistic technique and the exquisite details of natural history intertwine, and drawing becomes the vehicle for seeing. As Laws writes, \"To draw feathers, you must understand how feathers grow, overlap, and insert into the body. To create the body, you must have an understanding of the bird's skeletal structure. 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Robert Faggen's introduction and notes reveal Frost's complex relation to modern and classical poetic traditions, his dialogue with science and philosophy, and his achievement of making each poem \"a momentary stay against confusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeloved American poet Robert Frost's first three books, in one collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis volume presents Frost's first three books, masterful and innovative collections that contain some of his best-known poems, including Mowing, Mending Wall, After Apple-Picking, Home Burial, The Oven Bird, Birches, and The Road Not Taken.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/robert-frost\" title=\"Robert Lee Frost\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRobert Lee Frost\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1984-1963) was born in San Francisco. 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GROUP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDucks and Geese (Anatidae) 26 Canada Goose\u003cbr\u003eDucks and Geese (Anatidae) 28 Mallard\u003cbr\u003eNew World Quail (Odontophoridae) 30 Northern Bobwhite\u003cbr\u003eLoons (Gaviidae) 32 Common Loon\u003cbr\u003eGrebes (Podicipedidae) 34 Pied-billed Grebe\u003cbr\u003eHawks and Eagles (Accipitridae) 36 Red-tailed Hawk\u003cbr\u003eRails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae) 38 Sora\u003cbr\u003ePlovers (Charadriidae) 40 Killdeer\u003cbr\u003eSandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae) 42 American Woodcock\u003cbr\u003ePigeons and Doves (Columbidae) 44 Mourning Dove\u003cbr\u003eOwls (Strigidae) 46 Great Horned Owl\u003cbr\u003eOwls (Strigidae) 48 Barred Owl\u003cbr\u003eGoatsuckers (Caprimulgidae) 50 Whip-poor-will\u003cbr\u003eKingfishers (Alcedinidae) 52 Belted Kingfisher\u003cbr\u003eWoodpeckers (Picidae) 54 Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers\u003cbr\u003eWoodpeckers (Picidae) 56 Northern Flicker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION 2: THE 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(Parulidae) 126 Black-throated Green Warbler\u003cbr\u003eWood-Warblers (Parulidae) 128 Prairie Warbler\u003cbr\u003eWood-Warblers (Parulidae) 130 Black-and-white Warbler\u003cbr\u003eWood-Warblers (Parulidae) 132 American Redstart\u003cbr\u003eWood-Warblers (Parulidae) 134 Ovenbird\u003cbr\u003eWood-Warblers (Parulidae) 136 Common Yellowthroat\u003cbr\u003eTanagers (Thraupidae) 138 Scarlet Tanager\u003cbr\u003eSparrows (Emberizidae) 140 Eastern Towhee\u003cbr\u003eSparrows (Emberizidae) 142 Chipping Sparrow\u003cbr\u003eSparrows (Emberizidae) 144 Field Sparrow\u003cbr\u003eSparrows (Emberizidae) 146 Savannah Sparrow\u003cbr\u003eSparrows (Emberizidae) 148 Song Sparrow\u003cbr\u003eSparrows (Emberizidae) 150 White-throated Sparrow\u003cbr\u003eSparrows (Emberizidae) 152 Dark-eyed Junco\u003cbr\u003eCardinals, Grosbeaks, and Buntings (Cardinalidae) 154 Northern Cardinal\u003cbr\u003eCardinals, Grosbeaks, and Buntings (Cardinalidae)156 Rose-breasted Grosbeak\u003cbr\u003eCardinals, 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Give it to a child to bring back the magic of language - and its scope.\" -- Jeanette Winterson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eROBERT MACFARLANE is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and the author of a number of bestselling and prize-winning books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wild Places\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Old Ways\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHolloway\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLandmarks\u003c\/em\u003e. His work has been translated into many languages and widely adapted for film, television, and radio. The American Academy of Arts and Letters awarded him the E. M. Forster Award for Literature in 2017. 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Perhaps more important, the luminous writing provides respite from our crazy world and demonstrates how mindfulness can define and transform a life, moment by moment, poem by poem.\" -- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"It's as if the poet herself has sidled beside the reader and pointed us to the poems she considers most worthy of deep consideration.\" \u003cb\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in a small town in Ohio, \u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/mary-oliver\" title=\"Mary Oliver\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMary Oliver\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/b\u003epublished her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of 28. 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The journals the author recorded his observations in, and the captivating drawings he created, form the heart of this compelling book--a personal account of an artist-naturalist's life with owls. Angell's extensive illustrations show owls engaged in what owls do--hunting, courting, raising families, and exercising their inquisitive natures--and reveal his immeasurable respect for their secret lives and daunting challenges.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAngell discusses the unique characteristics that distinguish owls from other bird species and provides a fascinating overview of the impact owls have had on human culture and thought. He also offers detailed scientific descriptions of the nineteen species of owls found in North America, as well as their close relatives elsewhere. 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Eventually he became a gorgeous, gold-and-white macho adult with a heart-shaped face who preened in the mir-ror and objected to visits by any other males to \"his\" house. O'Brien also brings us inside Caltech's prestigious research community, a kind of scientific Hogwarts where resident owls sometimes flew freely from office to office and eccentric, brilliant scientists were extraordinarily committed to studying and helping animals; all of them were changed by the animals they loved. As O'Brien gets close to Wesley, she makes astonishing discoveries about owl behavior, intelligence, and communication, coining the term \"The Way of the Owl\" to describe his noble behavior. When O'Brien develops her own life-threatening ill-ness, the biologist who saved the life of a helpless baby bird is herself rescued from death by the insistent love and courage of this wild animal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnhanced by wonderful photographs, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWesley the Owl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a thoroughly engaging, heart-warming, often funny story of a complex, emotional, non-human being capable of reason, play, and, most important, love and loyalty. Translated into eight languages and named an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudubon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Editor's Choice, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWesley the Owl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is sure to be cherished by animal lovers everywhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. The Way of the Owl -- 2. To That Which You Tame, You Owe Your Life -- 3. Owl Infancy -- 4. Barn Owl Toddler: Love Me, Love My Owl -- 5. Flying Lessons -- 6. Attack Kitten on Wings -- 7. Love to Eat Them Mousies -- 8. Understanding Each Other: Sound and Body Language -- 9. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- 10. A Day in the Life of a Biologist -- 11. Owls Are Not Waterbirds -- 12. Deep Bonds -- 13. The Sex Tapes -- 14. Fifteen Years of Trust -- 15. Twilight: He Whom I Tamed Saves My Life -- 16. The End -- 17. After -- Some Things You Might Not Know About Barn Owls -- Acknowledgments.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMost 'me and my bird' stories are mildly entertaining at best, but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWesley the Owl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a different animal altogether. Stacey O'Brien got to know this owl with a unique combination of deep scientific understanding and rare emotional intensity, and the result is stunning, unforgettable. Read this book and you will never see owls, or humans, in the same light again. -- Kenn Kaufman, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKingbird Highway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFlights Against the Sunset\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI love Wesley the Owl! Not since Konrad Lorenz have I read such an honest, vivid, and revealing account of the rich and complex life of an individual bird. Stacey O'Brien has captured the essence of the soul of an unforgettable owl. Affectionate, quirky, joyous, and wise, Wesley shows us the Way of the Owl -- the way to God and grace. This book is destined to become a classic, and will deepen importantly the way we understand birds.\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e -- Sy Montgomery, author of \u003c\/span\u003eThe Good Good Pig\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis compelling story sheds a bright, shining light into the world of animal emotions and the powerful bonds forged between animals and humans. 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Through the use of American idiom and free verse, Frost produced many enduring poems that remain popular with modern readers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Collection of Poems by Robert Frost\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtains all the poems from his first four published collections: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Boy's Will\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1913), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorth of Boston\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1914), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMountain Interval\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1916), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Hampshire\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1923), including classics such as \"The Road Not Taken,\" \"Fire and Ice,\" and \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.\" This handsome leather-bound volume is an elegant addition to every poetry lover's shelf.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert Lee Frost\" href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/robert-frost\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRobert Lee Frost\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1874-1963) was a critically acclaimed, highly popular American poet. 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Having painted them all in every possible plumage permutation, evenly lighted and in profile, Mr. Sibley’s joy in creating chiaroscuro tableaux of birds feeding, flying and tending their young is palpable . . . Expect to be surprised at the mental and physical capabilities of birds.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Julie Zickefoose,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Simply gorgeous . . . Appropriate for general readers as well as bird experts, and it is perfectly suitable for young readers . . . As the world’s bird population shrinks, it is helpful and even inspiring to learn as much as possible about the amazing feathered creatures that share our planet. 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The organization makes it easy to pick up and read whatever strikes your fancy, while the depth of information means that anyone can learn a great deal. And then there’s the art—lots and lots of it. All that makes this book attractive to anyone even remotely interested in birds.\" —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Birder's Library\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating work that fulfills its goal to 'give readers some sense of what it’s like to be a bird' . . . 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When you know the clues that show you why there’s no such thing as, for example, “just a duck” birding will be more fun, and more meaningful. An essential addition to the Sibley shelf!\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Sibley Guide to Birds\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e are both universally acclaimed as the new standard source of species information. And now David Sibley, America’s premier birder and best-known bird artist, turns his attention to the general characteristics that influence the appearance of all birds, unlocking the clues to their identity.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 200 beautifully rendered illustrations and 16 essays, this scientifically precise volume distills the essence of Sibley’s own experience and skills, providing a solid introduction to “naming” the birds. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBirding Basics\u003c\/i\u003e reviews how one can get started as a birder—the equipment necessary, where and when to go birding, and perhaps most important, the essential things to look for when birds appear in the field—as well as the basic concepts of bird identification and the variations that can change the appearance of a bird over time or in different settings. Sibley also provides critical information on the aspects of avian life that differ from species to species: feathers (color, arrangement, shape, molt), behavior and habitat, and sounds.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca name=\"additional_formats\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Allen Sibley\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author and illustrator of the series of successful guides to nature that bear his name, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sibley Guide to Birds.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e He has contributed to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmithsonian, Science, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Birding, BirdWatching,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorth American Birds,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e He is the recipient of the Roger Tory Peterson Award for Lifetime Achievement from the American Birding Association and the Linnaean Society of New York's Eisenmann Medal. 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Baker","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis extraordinary, poetic portrait of two peregrine falcons is one of the most beloved works of nature writing ever published.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom fall to spring, J.A. Baker set out to track the daily comings and goings of a pair of peregrine falcons across the flat fen lands of eastern England. He followed the birds obsessively, observing them in the air and on the ground, in pursuit of their prey, making a kill, eating, and at rest, activities he describes with an extraordinary fusion of precision and poetry. And as he continued his mysterious private quest, his sense of human self slowly dissolved, to be replaced with the alien and implacable consciousness of a hawk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is this extraordinary metamorphosis, magical and terrifying, that these beautifully written pages record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bookpage\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hidden-xs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"booktabs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"tab-book-praise\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm-10\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-detail-praise\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It's a most incredible book. It has prose of the caliber that we have not seen since Joseph Conrad—an ecstasy of a delirious sort of love for what he observes.\" —Werner Herzog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is not a book about watching a bird,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebut a book about becoming a bird. . . . It’s a book that everyone who makes films should read.\" —Werner Herzog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[T]he book is a work of tireless outward observation, with an astonishingly inventive and precise prose style. . . . 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His words—precise, lyrical and intensely felt—seem to have been selected as if their author were under huge pressure, both from the depth of his feelings for the bird and the weight of experience he wished to impart. . . . The only sadness about\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Peregrine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis that its author is no longer with us to be honoured afresh for his achievement.\" —\u003ci\u003eBBC Wildlife Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A nature study such as Mr. Baker has presented—not by any means restricted to the peregrine falcon—deserves warm praise for the remarkable perseverance and patience which has gone into its making, and when the observer is a gifted writer, as in the present instance, the result is even more gratifying.\" —Daniel A. 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It is an account by a curious, complicated man of a curious, complicated phenomenon, that will involve, instruct and excite a reader who can never hope and may never want to share the writer’s experience.\" —Bil Gilbert,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mr. Baker is primarily a descriptive writer, and a good one, but his obsession has given him a kind of crazy empathy that lifts his book above mere observation.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Peregrine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby J.A. Baker . . . [is a] darkly poetic and episodic work about a man obsessively watching wild peregrine falcons in the British countryside. 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But the fact is, many of these products provide anything but a safe refuge for your feathered friends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eeasy-to-build boxes and shelves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e within is accompanied by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecut lists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, specially created \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eline diagrams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003estep-by-step photography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, making the projects accessible to those with even the most rudimentary woodworking skills.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn addition, this practical and beautifully presented guide is packed with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecolor photography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eprofiles and range maps for the bird species covered\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--including titmice, chickadees, nuthatches, phoebes, swallows, waterfowl, and even kestrels and owls--to help the reader properly place and maintain the homes to attract birds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd because these projects are the product of years of experience and field-testing, you can be sure you're getting the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebest advice regarding proper design, safe construction materials, and correct home placement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e to mitigate exposure to elements, pests, and predators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinally, beyond the birdhouses, you'll find out how you can \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003econtribute to the larger birding community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and even enhance your birding experience with the aid of new technologies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuild an Audubon-approved home for these species:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBewick's, Carolina, or House Wren; Prothonotary Warbler; Eastern, Western, or Mountain Bluebird; Ash-throated or Great Crested Flycatcher; Tree Swallow or Violet-green Swallow; Juniper, Oak, Black-crested, or Tufted Titmouse; Barred Owl; Eastern or Western Screech-owl; Barn Owl; Northern Flicker; American Kestrel; Black-capped, Carolina, or Mountain Chickadee; Wood Duck; Hooded Merganser; Purple Martin; Mourning Dove; Barn Swallow; American Robin; House Finch; and Eastern or Say's Phoebe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"North American native birds are picky homeowners. Barker (coauthor, The Feeder Watcher's Guide to Bird Feeding) and freelance writer Wolfson present a useful guide perfect for backyard bird watchers. The book starts with historical content on invasive species, introduced predators, and habitat loss. In addition, readers will find territory maps and material on bird food sources and identification. These projects cover all skill levels and are enhanced by wonderful illustrations. Contributor Chris Willett, a carpenter, provides clear blueprints with exploded views and detailed cut lists. Like Birdhouses You Can Build in a Day, this informative volume tailors designs to specific species. However, what sets this work apart is the inclusion of research and scientific study results on what makes a home suitable for a particular type of bird. VERDICT The designs here are for enthusiasts who prefer to serve the needs of the birds rather than human aesthetics. This well-organized and meticulously researched book is a winner.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFOREWORD\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003eWoodpeckers: The Original Birdhouse Builders\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1: MANY BIRDS NEED A HELPING HAND\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClimate Change Impacts Birds\u003cbr\u003eGardening for Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 2: BUILD HOMES TO BENEFIT BIRDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust Visiting! 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In her hometown of Seattle, which has plowed down hills, cut through the land to connect fresh- and saltwater, and paved over much of the rest, she exposes a diverse range of strange and unknown creatures. From shore to wetland, forest to neighborhood park, and graveyard to backyard, Brenner uncovers how our land alterations have impacted nature, for good and bad, through the wildlife and plants that live alongside us, often unseen. These stories meld together, in the same way our ecosystems, species, and human history are interconnected across the urban environment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eNature Obscura reveals the living city through delightful encounters with natural neighbors we all ought to know. An attentive, fun, and thoroughly engaging guide, Kelly Brenner will help you become a better naturalist every day.--\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Michael Pyle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eGorgeously written and deeply felt, with rigorous research and information at its core.--\u003cstrong\u003eJeff VanderMeer, author of Dead Astronauts\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eA warm-hearted meditation on the natural wonders that we city dwellers overlook every day, such as the western pondhawk (a dragonfly), licorice ferns, and the charming Anna's hummingbird, her heart beating 1,250 times a minute--and the perhaps less charming ant-decapitating fly and, yes, Fuligo septima, a.k.a., dog-vomit slime mold . . .\" Once you read this book you'll step more carefully, to avoid damaging the myriad tiny worlds that add color and texture to our world.--\u003cstrong\u003eErik Larson\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eWith observant eyes and beautiful prose, Kelly Brenner draws us all into the hidden depths of the urban wilderness. Hummingbirds, dragonflies, ferns, and even slime molds come to vibrant life alongside stories of the humans who keep watch over the nature that surrounds us. Nature Obscura inspires everyday wonder, adventure, and wisdom about our changing earth.--\u003cstrong\u003eLyanda Lynn Haupt\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKelly Brenner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a naturalist, writer and photographer based in Seattle. She grew up in the Pacific Northwest and has explored much of the region while investigating the local flora and fauna. After earning a degree in landscape architecture in 2009, Kelly founded The Metropolitan Field Guide (www.metrofieldguide.com) and continues to write on her website about urban nature, books, poetry, folklore, and a variety of other natural history topics. She has been published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrosscut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Wildlife Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Open Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, among others. She is active on Twitter (@KellyBrenner) where she shares nature observations and photos and hosts regular science games.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mountaineers Books\" href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/mountaineers-books\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMountaineers Books\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePub Date: February 26, 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9781680512076\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.7\" H x 7.9\" L x 5.5\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e208 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mountaineers Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37806932394170,"sku":"9781680512076","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/natureobscura.gif?v=1608827394"},{"product_id":"the-backyard-bird-lovers-guide-attracting-nesting-feeding-by-jan-mahnken-jeffrey-c-domm","title":"The Backyard Bird-Lover's Guide: Attracting, Nesting, Feeding by Jan Mahnken","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn information-packed reference to attracting, feeding, and appreciating a wide variety of birds in your yard.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhether you want to attract hummingbirds to your garden or bluebirds to your nesting box, this colorful guide is brimming with information on attracting and understanding backyard birds. You'll learn how to feed them, house them, provide nesting materials, and keep them coming back year after year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlong with beautiful, detailed paintings by Jeffrey C. Domm and a foreword by Ren, Laubach of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, The Backyard Bird-Lover's Guide features a reference section with closeups of more than 135 species and their feeding and nesting habits. And there's much more:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-- A guide to feeders and food, and who eats what\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-- A chapter on providing nestboxes for bluebirds, martins, owls, woodpeckers, wrens, wood ducks, and more\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-- How to create gardens that attract birds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-- Tips on deterring cats, squirrels, and undesirable birds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-- How to identify nests and eggs - and what to do with a fallen nestling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-- Details of the family life of birds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"At a time when 'backyard' bird books are tripping off the presses at a dizzying rate, it is a pleasure to find one so clearly superior.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBird Watcher's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[t]he most valuable part of the book may be its appendix, which lists common types of bird feed ... and what birds they attract.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunset\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Keep this volume handy, as you'll use it again and again.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCountry Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[C]ontains valuable information on food and nesting habits, as well as great ideas for bird baths.\" -- Denver\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"... great for new bird spotters.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"No coffee-table book, this. 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This is a very good buy for the price.\" -- Richmond\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"a plethora of interesting facts on the habits and habitats of more than 135 birds.\" -- Houston\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eForeword\n\u003cp\u003eI FEEDING AND HOUSING THE BIRDS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Why Feed the Birds?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 The Initial Plunge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Bird Feeders and Food\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 The Water Situation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Providing Nesting Boxes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Gardening's for the Birds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eII THE NESTING CYCLE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Sharing the Earth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 Territory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 Courtship\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 Bird Song\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 Nesting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 The Egg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13 Nestlings and Fledglings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14 Preparing for Winter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIII INDIVIDUAL BIRDS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15 Getting to Know the Birds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho Eats What\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHabitat Requirements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll About Eggs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho Incubates the Eggs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJan Mahnken\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Backyard Bird-Lover's Guide,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehas written for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCountry Journal, Farmstead, Countryside,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew England Farm Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e She lives in western Massachusetts and has loved birds since the age of thirteen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStorey Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePub Date: January 08, 1996\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e0.65\" H x 9.96\" L x 6.96\" W \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e320 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37806945206458,"sku":"9780882669274","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/TheBackyardBird-Lover_sGuide.jpg?v=1683406612"},{"product_id":"the-backyard-birdwatchers-bible-by-paul-sterry","title":"The Backyard Birdwatcher's Bible by Paul Sterry","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn informative and eye-catching reference book for beginner and intermediate backyard bird enthusiasts\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Birdwatcher's Bible\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis that rare type of book, one that is as packed with information as it is pleasing to look at. 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You're sure to impress your friends and family with all of the knowledge contained in this book!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Magnificent World of Birds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFunny Bird Behaviors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWild Adaptations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecord Holders\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRare and Exceptional Birds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWait, What's That Bird Called?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBirdsong, Calls and More\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmazing Anatomy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeats of Flight\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMigration Hall of Fame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll About Nests\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBabies on the Way!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRearing the Chicks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnjoying the Birds in Your World\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaturalist, wildlife photographer and writer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eStan Tekiela\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of more than 175 field guides, nature books, children's books, wildlife audio CDs and playing cards, presenting many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, trees, wildflowers and cacti in the United States. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 25 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. Stan can be followed on Facebook and Twitter. He can be contacted via www.naturesmart.com.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Adventure Publications\" href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/adventurekeen\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdventure Publications\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePub Date: October 09, 2018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.4\" H x 7.1\" L x 5.1\" W \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e80 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AdventureKEEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37806985445562,"sku":"9781591938101","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/birdtrivia.jpg?v=1681836399"},{"product_id":"the-thing-with-feathers-the-surprising-lives-of-birds-and-what-they-reveal-about-being-human-by-noah-strycker","title":"The Thing with Feathers The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human by Noah Strycker","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"bookpage\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hidden-xs\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"booktabs\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm-12\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"tab-book-about\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm-10\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-detail-about\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn entertaining and profound look at the lives of birds, illuminating their surprising world—and deep connection with humanity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBirds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Thing with Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, the lifelong loves of albatrosses, and other mysteries—revealing why birds do what they do, and offering a glimpse into our own nature.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrawing deep from personal experience, cutting-edge science, and colorful history, Noah Strycker spins captivating stories about the birds in our midst and shares the startlingly intimate coexistence of birds and humans. With humor, style, and grace, he shows how our view of the world is often, and remarkably, through the experience of birds. You’ve never read a book about birds like this one.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca name=\"additional_formats\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePraise for\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Thing with Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Mr. Strycker has the ability to write about the worlds of man and fowl without simplifying either.... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe thinks like a biologist but writes like a poet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and one of the small pleasures of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Thing With Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is watching him distill empirical research into lyrical imagery.... Part the palm fronds behind his sentences, and you can almost see the British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough standing there in a pith helmet, smiling with amused approval at Mr. Strycker's off-center sensibility.\" – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Thing With Feathers\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eturns a shrewd, comparative eye on a succession of bird families to explore what [Strycker] calls their ‘human’ characteristics…This is an engaging work which illuminates something profound about all life, including our own.” –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Lovely, provocative...\" – Robert Krulwich, NPR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Fascinating\" – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of the best bird books you’ll read this decade. Guaranteed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBirdWatching\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Things With Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e will encourage you to take a closer look at the natural world around you, and perhaps learn more not only about what you see but who you are.\" – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“[Strycker] combines the latest in ornithological science with snippets of history and his own vast experience in the field to hatch a thoroughly entertaining examination of bird behavior… In Strycker’s absorbing survey, we find out how much fun it is simply to watch them.” – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, STARRED\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“[Strycker’s] prose is difficult to stop reading.” – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“A delightful book with broad appeal.” – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“A dazzling variety of avian subjects, including connections between birds and humans.” – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“There’s bird watching, then there is obsessing over why nearly 2,500 different species do the things they do. That’s Noah Strycker, and this lovely book is compelling to those that chart the different birds they see on walks, and the rest of us who just gaze longingly at them as they fly through the air.” –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Noah Strycker explores the increasing likelihood that birds enjoy a vastly richer intellectual, emotional and even artistic life than we smug humans have ever suspected. Read this book.” – Scott Weidensaul, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLiving on the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe First Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"As the 'owner' of a dancing Green-cheeked Conure, as a life-long pigeon-lover, seabird researcher, and falcon enthusiast, I can tell you that not only is this book full of solid information—I expected that—but as a writer I am astonished at how loose and easy Noah Strycker has made the reading for us. This is an insightful and wonderfully companionable book. I can’t wait to read more from Strycker; meanwhile we have this gem.\"  – Carl Safina, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSong for the Blue Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe View From Lazy Point.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“A thoughtful, engaging book, encompassing pigeon races, physics, vulture baiting, the Backstreet Boys, and a mathematical model applicable to both tennis rankings and chicken hierarchies—a work of dazzling range, nimbly written\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e – Brian Kimberling, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSnapper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I’ve read books about birds all of my life and this is the one I’ve been waiting for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBirds have a great deal to teach us. Strycker loves birds, understands their magic and mystery, and can extrapolate from their behavior wisdom for us all. At last we have a book worthy of this subject.” – Mary Pipher, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Green Boat\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNoah Strycker\u003c\/b\u003e has studied birds in some of the world’s most extreme environments, from the high Arctic to the Amazon jungle and Australian bush, and is an associate editor of the American Birding Association’s magazine, Birding. His previous book, Among Penguins, describes a summer in an isolated Antarctic field camp. Noah writes, lectures, and lives near Eugene, Oregon, between field seasons.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRiverhead Books\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePub Date:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarch 03, 2015\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5.4\"W \u003cspan class=\"x-spacer\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ex\u003c\/span\u003e 8.2\"H \u003cspan class=\"x-spacer\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ex\u003c\/span\u003e 0.7\"D \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e304 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epaperback\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37807020540090,"sku":"9781594633416","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/thethingwithfeathers.jpg?v=1608829928"},{"product_id":"bird-by-bird-some-instructions-on-writing-and-life-by-anne-lamott","title":"Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pos-statement\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Anne Lamott's quintessential guide to the craft, and philosophy, of writing.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pos-statement\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn essential volume for generations of writers young and old, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBird by Bird\u003c\/i\u003e is a modern classic. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition will continue to spark creative minds for years to come.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor a quarter century, more than a million readers—scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities—have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father—also a writer—in the iconic passage that gives the book its title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. 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Sidesplittingly funny, patiently wise and alternately cranky and kind—a reveille to get off our duffs and start writing now, while we  still can.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Seattle Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bird by Bird would be worth reading just for Lamott’s ele- gant, moving, and often-hilarious prose. But the advice she offers is just as fantastic as the style with which it’s delivered.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Forbes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Anne Lamott understands better than anyone that writers need help. . . . She writes so well, in fact, that it’s hard to believe that she, too, has trouble with writing. That’s what’s so deeply comforting about this book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Deftly and honestly explores the mental challenges of being a writer. . . . Lamott’s advice is, simply put, invaluable.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Bustle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“[Lamott] uses her writing exercises or lessons as a way to help us more deeply understand ourselves and the human condition in all its messiness. If you’re looking for sense-making and meaning during this deeply destabilizing time, this book is timeless.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Elise Hu, TED Talks Daily\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Delight[s] with insight and descriptive acumen. This humorous, insightful, no-nonsense approach will remind novices why they are writing.”      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Offers unique inspiration. . . . An honest appraisal of what it takes to be a writer and why it matters so much.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Lamott\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eHallelujah Anyway\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHelp, Thanks, Wow; Small Victories; Stitches\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSome Assembly Required\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGrace (Eventually)\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePlan B\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTraveling Mercies; Bird by Bird\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eOperating Instructions\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of seven novels, including \u003ci\u003eImperfect Birds \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRosie\u003c\/i\u003e. A past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an inductee to the California Hall of Fame, she lives in Northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnchor Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePub Date: September 01, 1995\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.9\" H x 7.7\" L x 5.1\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e272 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37807036694714,"sku":"9780385480017","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/birdbybird.jpg?v=1608830243"},{"product_id":"the-bird-way-a-new-look-at-how-birds-talk-work-play-parent-and-think-by-jennifer-ackerman","title":"The Bird Way A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think by Jennifer Ackerman","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"bookpage\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hidden-xs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"booktabs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"tab-book-author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm-10\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-detail-about-author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bda-author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"pos-statement\"\u003eFrom the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Genius of Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, a radical investigation into the bird way of being, and the recent scientific research that it dramatically shifting our understanding of birds -- how they live and how they think.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"pos-statement\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Genius of Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, a radical investigation into the bird way of being, and the recent scientific research that is dramatically shifting our understanding of birds -- how they live and how they think.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“There is the mammal way and there is the bird way.” But the bird way is much more than a unique pattern of brain wiring, and lately, scientists have taken a new look at bird behaviors they have, for years, dismissed as anomalies or mysteries –– What they are finding is upending the traditional view of how birds conduct their lives, how they communicate, forage, court, breed, survive. They are also revealing the remarkable intelligence underlying these activities, abilities we once considered uniquely our own: deception, manipulation, cheating, kidnapping, infanticide, but also ingenious communication between species, cooperation, collaboration, altruism, culture, and play.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome of these extraordinary behaviors are biological conundrums that seem to push the edges of, well, birdness: a mother bird that kills her own infant sons, and another that selflessly tends to the young of other birds as if they were her own; a bird that collaborates in an extraordinary way with one species—ours—but parasitizes another in gruesome fashion; birds that give gifts and birds that steal; birds that dance or drum, that paint their creations or paint themselves; birds that build walls of sound to keep out intruders and birds that summon playmates with a special call—and may hold the secret to our own penchant for playfulness and the evolution of laughter.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrawing on personal observations, the latest science, and her bird-related travel around the world, from the tropical rainforests of eastern Australia and the remote woodlands of northern Japan, to the rolling hills of lower Austria and the islands of Alaska’s Kachemak Bay, Jennifer Ackerman shows there is clearly no single bird way of being. In every respect, in plumage, form, song, flight, lifestyle, niche, and behavior, birds vary. It is what we love about them. As E.O Wilson once said, when you have seen one bird, you have not seen them all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bookpage\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"hidden-xs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"booktabs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"col-sm-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"tab-book-praise\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"col-sm-10\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"book-detail-praise\"\u003e“From tales of dazzling plumage to anecdotes about almost unfathomable mimicry, Jennifer Ackerman’s \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Bird Way \u003c\/i\u003eis a walk through the mysteries, wonders, and peculiarities of the avian world . . . Ackerman’s excitement and love for it are evident in her writing. Her superb storytelling paints a rich picture that engages the reader’s imagination, making sometimes-hard-to-grasp research accessible.” \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScience Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “[Ackerman’s] exhilarating book will leave you as awestruck by the complexities and contradictions of bird life as she is.” \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"After reading Ackerman ('The Genius of Birds'), you may listen harder to the various chirps, cheeps and coos coming from your backyard. Her new book reminds us that we have a lot in common with birds — like us, they are capable of deception and manipulation, not to mention cooperation, culture and communication.\" —\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“In \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Bird Way\u003c\/i\u003e, Jennifer Ackerman digs deeper and ranges farther into bird behavior, pulling tasty stories out of rich ground as she hops across the continents [ . . . ] Like a bowerbird, Ms. Ackerman gathers and displays treasures to amaze and delight—then lets the scientists’ stories take center stage [. . .] Refreshingly, Ackerman spotlights a number of female researchers.” —\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“[S]plendid and spellbinding . . .\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Bird Way\u003c\/i\u003e shows us a new way to view birds, yes—but perhaps even better, through their eyes, intellect, and more-than-human senses, it lets birds reveal to us the hidden realities of our shared world.”\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Sy Montgomery,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmerican Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “Ackerman brings scientific research alive with personal observations of colorful and fascinating birds, from the kea parrot to the raven to the brush turkey, among others. By showing how each species communicates, plays, parents, works, and thinks, she reminds us that there is no one way to be a bird.”\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScience Friday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Ackerman packs her book with insightful observations, interesting factoids, and deep dives into new research about birds as varied as seagulls, emus, vultures, and robins.\"—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUndark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Ackerman's vibrant writing ensures that all things bird are thoroughly compelling and enjoyable.”\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBooklist,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Ackerman reminds readers that birds are thinking beings . . . She brings scientific research alive with personal field observations and accounts of her encounters with colorful and fascinating birds . . . [\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Bird Way\u003c\/i\u003e] will engage all readers interested in learning more about birds and natural history.”\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A brightly original book . . . Ackerman is a smooth writer; her presentation of ideas is deft, and her anecdotes are consistently engaging . . . [She] demonstrates bird science as an evolving discipline that is consistently fascinating, and she offers brilliant discussions of the use of smell, long overlooked but indeed deployed for navigation; courtship signals; predator avoidance, and, not surprisingly, locating food. “—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"divide0\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" name=\"additional_formats\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bookpage\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"hidden-xs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"booktabs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"col-sm-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"tab-book-author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"col-sm-10\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"book-detail-about-author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bda-author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"col-md-10 col-sm-9 col-xs-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJENNIFER ACKERMAN \u003c\/strong\u003ehas been writing about science, nature, and human biology for almost three decades. Her most recent books include \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body; Ah-Choo: The Uncommon Life of Your Common Cold; Chance in the House of Fate: A Natural History of Heredity; \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Notes from the Shore\u003c\/i\u003e. A contributor to \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScientific American, National Geographic, The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications, Ackerman is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship in Nonfiction, a Bunting Fellowship, and a grant from the Alfred P. 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Vanessa studied black bear behavior to obtain her master's degree. She then worked as an exhibit designer for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences where she was able to combine her interests in science an art. This inspired her to return to school to study art and design. She is the author of Zen Kitty and Zen Birds and is currently a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. Birds been a persistent and pervasive presence in Vanessa's life since her first ornithology class in college. Through years of living in the field and working at the museum, Vanessa learn the appearance, songs, behavior and habitat of many species of birds. She married an ornithologist, and the couple \"nest\" together in Ohio. His love of birds is contagious and a constant inspiration. Her affection for both (husband and birds) continues to grow through the years.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eAcknowledgements\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApril\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJune\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptember\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOctober\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovember\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecember\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanuary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFebruary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Year to Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKey to Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBirding Life List\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Adventure Publications\" href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/adventurekeen\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdventure Publications\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eFebruary 02, 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.6\" H x 8.4\" L x 5.5\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e148 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"AdventureKEEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37807301689530,"sku":"9781591933182","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/BirdingJournal.jpg?v=1685065814"},{"product_id":"birdsong-for-the-curious-naturalist-your-guide-to-listening-by-donald-kroodsma","title":"Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist: Your Guide to Listening by Donald Kroodsma","description":"\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBirdsong made easy to understand, lavishly illustrated with color photos, and accompanied by more than 700 online recordings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom a leading expert, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBirdsong for the Curious Naturalist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a basic, how-to guide that teaches anyone--from beginner to advanced birder--how to listen. In understandable and appealing language, Kroodsma explains why and how birds sing, what various calls mean, and what to listen for from the birds around us. The descriptions are accompanied by color photos of the birds, as well as QR codes that link to an online collection of more than 700 recordings. With these resources, readers are prepared to recognize bird sounds and the birds that make them. Kroodsma encourages readers to find the joy of birdsong and curiosity--to observe, listen intently, be curious, ask questions, and realize that many unanswered questions about birdsong don't have to rely on scientists for answers but can be answered by any curious naturalist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDONALD KROODSMA \u003cstrong\u003eis a world-renowned authority on birdsong and professor\u003c\/strong\u003e emeritus of ornithology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. As a research scientist, he published widely on birdsong for more than 50 years. More recently he has authored books that introduce the general public to birdsong: the award-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Singing Life of Birds,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Birdsong Guides\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirdsong by the Seasons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eListening to a Continent Sing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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They also exhibit an avian kind of eloquence, mate for life, and associate with relatives and neighbors for years. And to people who care for them and feed them, they often give oddly touching gifts in return.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe ongoing connection between humans and crows--a cultural coevolution--has shaped both species for millions of years. Scientist John Marzluff teams up with artist-naturalist Tony Angell to tell amazing stories of these brilliant birds. With Marzluff's extraordinary original research on the intelligence and startling abilities of corvids--crows, ravens, and jays--Angell's gorgeous line drawings, and a lively joint narrative, the authors offer an in-depth look at these complex creatures and the traits and behaviors we share, including language, delinquency, frolic, passion, wrath, risk taking, and awareness. Crows gather around their dead, warn of impending doom, recognize people, commit murder of other crows, lure animals to their death, swill coffee and drink beer, design and use tools--including cars as nutcrackers--and windsurf and sled to play.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith its abundance of funny, awe-inspiring, and poignant stories, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGifts of the Crow\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eportrays creatures who are nothing short of amazing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003eResearchers writing about comparative human and nonhuman cognition always make brief, obligatory reference to the underlying neurological and hormonal systems, but Marzluff and Angell actually provide us with the details. In lucid, logical, and articulate prose, they carefully explain all the interrelated mechanisms involved in the fascinating behavior patterns of their corvid subjects and how these mechanisms relate to those of humans. Their book is indeed a gift, not only to those of us eager to learn about corvid behavior but also but also to those who wish to understand the bases for these actions.\"--Irene M. Pepperberg, author of Alex \u0026amp; Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence--and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\"A remarkable look at just how smart the common crow and raven are... Highly recommended.\"--Library Journal\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\"John Marzluff and Tony Angell's amazing, true stories of crows who rage, grieve, give gifts, work together, and even design and use tools would be enough to make this book a great read. But these maverick scientists go a step further, and actually show how these birds' big brains, though different from our own, achieve many of the same feats.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGifts of the Crow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a gift to all of us who have argued for years that humans don't possess the only minds in the universe. This is one of the most exciting books I've read in a long time.\"--Sy Montgomery, author of Birdology\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Gifts of the Crow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a compelling book. Filled with wonderful stories of regular people's interactions with ravens, crows, and jays, it also cites engrossing scientific studies, reports on the field work of biologists, and offers detailed explanations of how the brain of a corvid actually works. I was fascinated.\"--Suzie Gilbert, author of Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003eIn this important work, you'll find stunning examples of crow emotionality and intelligence -- a triumphant vindication for those who have known all along that animals are capable of much more than they're generally given credit for. . Crows dream as part of their learning process, for instance, and profile other individuals' behavior and act accordingly. In many ways, their intelligence is equal to that of the great apes. Fascinating.--Stacey O'Brien, author of Wesley the Owl\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003eFull of clear and detailed accounts of research...remarkable.--NYTimes\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003eAngell's illustrations of birds are exquisitely detailed... the book will instill in many readers a sense of wonder and curiosity at what these birds can do. An insightful look at some of our surprisingly capable feathered friends.--Kirkus\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003eWith its abundance of funny, awe-inspiring, and poignant stories, Gifts of the Crow portrays creatures who are nothing short of amazing. A testament to years of painstaking research and careful observation, this fully illustrated, riveting work is a thrilling look at one of nature's most wondrous creatures.--Guardian.co.uk\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003eA great read, this book is a tribute to the little-known and underappreciated minds of the birds of the amazing corvid family. Serious and at times hilarious, it pulled me in with its telling anecdotes and scientific context. Most importantly, it acknowledges and explores the many complex similarities between crows' mental traits and our own.--Bernd Heinrich, author of Mind of the Raven\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003eThroughout much of human history crows have been our constant companions. In their exciting new book, Marzluff and Angell, show us how crows brains work, while providing the evidence that these cerebral birds have a lot more in common with us than we ever imagined. And Angell's illustrations alone make the book worth the price.--Paul R. Ehrlich, co-author of The Birder's Handbook\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003ePreface -- 1. Amazing Feats and Deep Connections -- 2. Birdbrains Nevermore -- 3. Language -- 4. Delinquency -- 5. Insight -- 6. Frolic -- 7. Passion, Wrath, and Grief -- 8. Risk Taking -- 9. Awareness -- 10. Reconsidering the Crow -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Marzluff, Ph.D.,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis Professor of Wildlife Science at the University of Washington. The author of four books and over one hundred scientific papers on various aspects of bird behavior, he is the recipient of the A. Brazier Howell, Board of Directors, and H.R. Painton awards from the Cooper Ornithological Society.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony Angell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e has authored and\/or illustrated a dozen award-winning books related to natural history.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAtria Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePub Date: February 05, 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e0.8\" H x 8.3\" L x 5.4\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e287 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37807320858810,"sku":"9781439198742","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/giftsofcrow.jpg?v=1675446129"},{"product_id":"mind-of-the-raven-investigations-and-adventures-with-wolf-birds-by-bernd-heinrich","title":"Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds by Bernd Heinrich","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. 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He lives in Winthrop, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMariner Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePub Date: August 24, 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.1\" H x 7.95\" L x 5.04\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e512 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37811485016250,"sku":"9780544963382","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/petersonnest.jpg?v=1665702925"},{"product_id":"the-bird-watching-answer-book-everything-youneed-to-know-to-enjoy-birds-in-your-backyard-and-beyond-cornell-lab-of-ornithology","title":"The Bird Watching Answer Book  (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)","description":"\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Bird Watching Answer Book: Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Birds in Your Backyard and Beyond (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLearn the how's and why's of bird behavior, from flirtatious mating practices and gorgeous birdsong to flying south for the winter. In this lively reference book, Laura Erickson addresses hundreds of real-life questions sent in to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the world's foremost authority on birds. With expert advice on bird watching techniques and equipment, feeding and housing birds, protecting habitats, and much more, Erickson guides you through the intricacies of the avian world with a contagious passion for our feathered friends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003ePart One For the Birds: Feeding, Watching, and Protecting Our Feathered Friends\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? The Art of Bird Feeding\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Birding for Fun and Science: The Sport of Bird-Watching\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Living with Our Feathered Friends: Solving Bird Problems\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Looking to the Future: Protecting Bird Populations\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nPart Two Bird Brains: Avian Behavior and Intelligence\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Actions Speak Louder in Birds: Bird Behavior\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Singin' in the Rain: Bird Vocalizations\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Do You Know the Way to San Jose? Bird Migration\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. The Birds and the Bees: How Birds Reproduce\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nPart Three All About Birds, Inside and Out\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. The Inside Story: How Birds Work\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Of Eagle Eyes and Ultrasound: How Birds Perceive the World\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. On Angels' Wings: Fascinating Feathers\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Those Magnificent Flying Machines: How Birds Fly\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLaura Erickson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of several bird books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Love Lives of Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Bird Watching Answer Book,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand is coauthor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInto the Nest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. A recipient of the American Birding Association's Roger Tory Peterson award, she has served as science editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, an editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBird Scope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e magazine, and a columnist and contributing editor for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBirdwatching\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e magazine. She produces \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor the Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a long-running public radio program and podcast, and lives in Duluth, Minnesota. Find her online at lauraerickson.com.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStorey Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePub Date: November 01, 2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1.03\" H x 6.24\" L x 4.75\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e388 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Workman Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37813512798394,"sku":"9781603424523","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/TheBirdWatchingAnswerBook.jpg?v=1665702191"},{"product_id":"the-feather-thief-beauty-obsession-and-the-natural-history-heist-of-the-century","title":"The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century","description":"\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs heard on NPR's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Absorbing . . . 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Home to one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, the Tring museum was full of rare bird specimens whose gorgeous feathers were worth staggering amounts of money to the men who shared Edwin's obsession: the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying. Once inside the museum, the champion fly-tier grabbed hundreds of bird skins--some collected 150 years earlier by a contemporary of Darwin's, Alfred Russel Wallace, who'd risked everything to gather them--and escaped into the darkness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo years later, Kirk Wallace Johnson was waist high in a river in northern New Mexico when his fly-fishing guide told him about the heist. He was soon consumed by the strange case of the feather thief. What would possess a person to steal dead birds? Had Edwin paid the price for his crime? What became of the missing skins? In his search for answers, Johnson was catapulted into a years-long, worldwide investigation. The gripping story of a bizarre and shocking crime, and one man's relentless pursuit of justice, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Feather Thief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is also a fascinating exploration of obsession, and man's destructive instinct to harvest the beauty of nature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Fascinating . . . a complex tale of greed, deception, and ornithological sabotage.\" -- \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Fascinating from the first page to the last--you won't be able to put it down.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-- \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The best compliment I can give a nonfiction writer is that they make me care deeply about an obscure topic I would otherwise never have been interested in. That's the case with Kirk Wallace Johnson's The Feather Thief.\"\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--Eva Holland, Outside, \"The Best Summer Books\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A fascinating account of a bizarre crime . . . The Feather Thief is one of the more peculiar and gripping crime stories in recent memory.\"\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-- LitHub CrimeReads, \"The Essential True Crime Books of Spring 2018\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Johnson succeeds in conveying the gravity of this natural-history 'heist of the century, ' and one of The Feather Thief's greatest strengths is the excitement, horror, and amazement it evokes. It's nonfiction that reads like fiction, with plenty of surprising moments.\"\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-- Outside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A literary police sketch--part natural history yarn, part detective story, part the stuff of tragedy.\"\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--Smithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" border=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKirk W. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo Be a Friend Is Fatal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the founder of the List Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies. His writing has appeared in\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New Yorker, The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He is the recipient of fellowships from Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, the American Academy in Berlin, and the USC Annenberg Center.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Fascinating . . . a complex tale of greed, deception, and ornithological sabotage.\" --\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"Fascinating from the first page to the last--you won't be able to put it down.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"A fascinating book . . . the kind of intelligent reported account that alerts us to a threat and that, one hopes, will never itself be endangered.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"Thrilling . . . This book is\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Orchid Thief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor the fly-fishing and birding set.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Staff Picks\"\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"Fascinating . . . a complex tale of greed, deception, and ornithological sabotage.\" --\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"[A] true-crime caper recounted with relish.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \"10 Titles to Pick Up Now\"\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"Vivid and arresting . . . Johnson [is] a wonderfully assured writer.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(London)\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever. . . . Johnson is an intrepid journalist . . . [with] a fine knack for uncovering details that reveal, captivate, and disturb.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"An uncommon book . . . [that] informs and enlightens. . . A heist story that manages to underline the enduring and continuing importance of natural history collections and their incredible value to science. We need more books like this one.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\"The best compliment I can give a nonfiction writer is that they make me care deeply about an obscure topic I would otherwise never have been interested in. That's the case with Kirk Wallace Johnson's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Feather Thief\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eEva Holland,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOutside,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The Best Summer Books\"\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"A fascinating account of a bizarre crime . . .\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Feather Thief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis one of the more peculiar and gripping crime stories in recent memory.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCrimeReads, \"The Essential True Crime Books of Spring 2018\"\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"Johnson succeeds in conveying the gravity of this natural-history 'heist of the century, ' and one of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Feather Thief\u003c\/i\u003e's greatest strengths is the excitement, horror, and amazement it evokes. It's nonfiction that reads like fiction, with plenty of surprising moments.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"A riveting read.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"A literary police sketch--part natural history yarn, part detective story, part the stuff of tragedy.\"\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--Smithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"Within pages I was hooked. This is a weird and wonderful book . . . Johnson is a master of pacing and suspense . . . It's a tribute to [his] storytelling gifts that when I turned the last page I felt bereft.\" --Maggie Fergusson,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Spectator\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(London)\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"A riveting story about mankind's undeniable desire to own nature's beauty and a spellbinding examination of obsession, greed, and justice . . .[told] in engrossing detail. . . . A gripping page-turner.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"Enthralling.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHelloGiggles\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"Richly informative, with handy illustrations, endlessly fascinating and crackingly entertaining,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Feather Thief\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis the kind of true-crime narrative that gives Erik Larson's much-lauded\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Devil in the White City\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ea run for the money.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"Highly entertaining . . . journalism at its best . . . If you know nothing about fly-fishing or tying, it doesn't matter, as long as you like a well-written story.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--Karen Gallagher,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRoughly Speaking\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003epodcast\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"Reads like a whodunit . . . I could not put it down.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--Tom Rosenbauer,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Orvis Fly Fishing Guide Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"This is the type of book I absolutely love - one that takes a seemingly obscure topic and shines a brilliant and bizarre and endlessly fascinating light upon it. The crime itself is riveting, but Kirk Wallace Johnson's portrayal of the crazy world of feather fanatics makes this an unforgettable read.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--Michael Finkel, author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Stranger in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\"Captivating...Everything the author touches in this thoroughly engaging true-crime tale turns to storytelling gold. . . . Johnson's flair for telling an engrossing story is, like the beautiful birds he describes, exquisite. . . . A superb tale about obsession, nature, and man's 'unrelenting desire to lay claim to its beauty, whatever the cost.'\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--Kirkus Reviews,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"You'll never look at a feather the same way again after reading this riveting detective story . . . [ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Feather Thief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e] brilliantly weaves together Alfred Russel Wallace, the surprisingly shadowy history of fly fishing, conservation and the plumage of the most beautiful birds on earth.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Bookseller\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(UK)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A true-crime tale that weaves seemingly unrelated threads--a museum break-in; the development of evolutionary theory; a case of post-Iraq PTSD; endangered birds; and (above all) the murky underworld of fly-tying obsessives--into a spellbinding narrative tapestry.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--Mark Adams, author of \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTurn Right at Machu Picchu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"This extraordinary book exposes an international underground that traffics in rare and precious natural resources, yet was previously unknown to all but a few. A page-turning read you won't soon forget, The Feather Thief tells us as much about our cultural priorities as it does about the crimes themselves. There's never been anything like it.\"\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePub Date:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApril 23, 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e0.8\" H x 8.4\" L x 5.5\" W\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e336 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epaperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37813647769786,"sku":"9781101981634","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/TheFeatherThief.jpg?v=1675653773"},{"product_id":"lucy-audubon-a-biography-by-carolyn-e-delatte","title":"Lucy Audubon: A Biography by Carolyn E. DeLatte","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWife of the great naturalist John James Audubon, Lucy Bakewell Audubon (1788-1874) was a powerful and extraordinary woman who coped resourcefully with the demands of a difficult situation and worked tirelessly to aid her husband in his landmark work. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLucy Audubon: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Carolyn E. DeLatte focuses on the early life of Lucy Audubon: her birth in England and youth in eastern Pennsylvania, her courtship and marriage to the eccentric young Audubon, their wanderings along the western fringe of the country, the birth of their children, and the preparation and publication of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Birds of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Throughout, DeLatte emphasizes Lucy Audubon's own experiences, concerns, and point of view. She tells of Lucy's often stormy relationship with her brilliant but unreliable husband, her place at the head of their small family, and her crucial role in the creation and publication of her husband's magnum opus. Intelligent, adaptable, and strong-willed, Lucy was, DeLatte shows, the partner Audubon needed for his life and for his work. As noted Audubon expert Christoph Irmscher says in his foreword, \"When [DeLatte] slips into her character's skin, she does so unobtrusively and to great effect--thus, we are right there with Lucy.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLucy Audubon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a book to delight devotees of the 'art of biography.' Carolyn E. Delatte has produced a fascinating, lucidly written tale of the wife of the naturalist John James Audubon. Although one might initially question the need for a biography of a woman whose only distinction is that she happened to meet and marry Audubon, one becomes very quickly enmeshed in the struggles of this strong-willed, if sometimes petulant, woman.\"--\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e-- \"Journal of American History\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"In this well-documented and highly readable biography Lucy emerges from the shadow of her famous husband, John James Audubon . . . and appears as a woman of intelligence, character, and strength.\"---- \"Library Journal\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A compelling account of the woman who stood by John James Audubon, through failure and success . . . and who may be said to have been almost as responsible for\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Birds of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas the artist himself.\"---- \"Virginia Quarterly Review\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Much has been written about John James Audubon but DeLatte has given us a first major look at the unique and talented woman who stood strongly both behind him and by his side.\"---- \"Christian Science Monitor\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForeword \/ Christoph Irmscher -- Preface (1982) -- Chapter I. To America -- Chapter II. The Courtship -- Chapter III. The Frontier and a Partner of Destiny -- Chapter IV. The Mighty Fall -- Chapter V. An Ultimatum -- Chapter VI. Poverty Without Prospects -- Chapter VII. A Particular House in Louisiana -- Chapter VIII. A Pyrrhic Victory -- Chapter IX. A Choice -- Chapter X. Concession and Reunion -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCarolyn E. DeLatte\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a professor of history at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristoph Irmscher\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author or editor of several books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn James Audubon: Writings and Drawings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Poetics of Natural History: From John Bartram to William James.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLSU Press\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePub Date:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e September 01, 2008\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e0.57\" H x 8.99\" L x 6.02\" W\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e248 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epaperback\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37813698724026,"sku":"9780807133811","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/81RvcRlHRsL._AC_UF1000_1000_QL80_FMwebp.webp?v=1682532005"},{"product_id":"swan-poems-and-prose-poems-by-mary-oliver","title":"Swan Poems and Prose Poems by Mary Oliver","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pos-statement\"\u003eMary Oliver is an award-winning, best-selling poet whose work celebrates the mysteries of the natural world. She has been called one of the most gifted poets working in English today. Her new books sell between 25,000 and 40,000 copies in hardcover.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pos-statement\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Joy is not made to be a crumb,” writes Mary Oliver, and certainly joy abounds in her new book of poetry and prose poems.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwan\u003c\/i\u003e, her twentieth volume, shows us that, though we may be “made out of the dust of stars,” we are of the world she captures here so vividly: the acorn that hides within it an entire tree; the wings of the swan like the stretching light of the river; the frogs singing in the shallows; the mockingbird dancing in air.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwan\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis Oliver’s tribute to “the mortal way” of desiring and living in the world, to which the poet is renowned for having always been “totally loyal.”\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003enoted, innumerable readers go to Oliver’s poetry “for solace, regeneration and inspiration.” Few poets express the immense complexities of human experience as skillfully, or capture so memorably the smallest nuances. Speaking, for example, of stones, she writes, “the little ones you can \/ hold in your hands, their heartbeats \/ so secret, so hidden it may take years \/ before, finally, you hear them.” It is no wonder Oliver ranks, according to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeekly Standard,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“among the finest poets the English language has ever produced.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bookpage\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hidden-xs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"booktabs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"tab-book-praise\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm-10\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-detail-praise\"\u003e“One of the astonishing aspects of Oliver’s work is the consistency of tone over this long period [of her career]. What changes is an increased focus on nature and an increased precision with language that has made her one of our very best poets. . . . Although few poets have fewer human beings in their poems than Mary Oliver, it is ironic that few poets also go so far to help us forward.”\u003cbr\u003e—Stephen Dobyns,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Mary Oliver’s poetry is fine and deep; it reads like a blessing. Her special gift is to connect us with our sources in the natural world, its beauties and terrors and mysteries and consolations.”\u003cbr\u003e—Stanley Kunitz \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Mary Oliver’s poems are natural growths out of a loam of perception and feeling, and instinctive skill with language makes them seem effortless. Reading them is a sensual delight.”\u003cbr\u003e—May Swenson\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Like Henry David Thoreau of Transcendentalist fame she is a naturalist whose attention to what used to be called the Book of Nature borders on both devotion and experimentation. . . . Mindfulness seems to be Oliver’s métier, looking and listening her scientific method and contemplative practice.”\u003cbr\u003e—Stephen Prothero,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSearch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I should be clear that Mary Oliver is, to my mind, one of the most gifted American poets working in English today. In her hands, the language acquires a lucidity approaching translucence; the accuracy of her vision and the precision of her voice are unique in their refreshing simplicity. Perhaps most singular is the tendency of her poems to be at once powerful and appealing; an affection for the natural world and a sympathy toward the reader abide.”\u003cbr\u003e—Katherine Hollander,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePleiades\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“This year the Top 5 [Indiebound poetry best sellers] can be summed up in six words: Mary Oliver, Mary Oliver, Mary Oliver. Oliver’s impressive feat reflects both an enduring popularity and an unparalleled ability to touch readers on a deep, almost primal level.”\u003cbr\u003e—Elizabeth Lund,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Mary Oliver moves by instinct, faith, and determination. She is among our finest poets, and still growing.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Alicia Ostriker,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Nation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“One would have to reach back perhaps to [John] Clare or [Christopher] Smart to safely cite a parallel to Oliver’s lyricism.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—David Barber,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePoetry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“The music in Oliver’s writing is unmistakable. Her poetry can be read as the best of the real lyrics we have these days, and it’s no surprise that she’s already won a Pulitzer Prize for it, as well as many other honors.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Los Angeles Times \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003eOliver’s plainspoken yet ringing poems are testimony to joy, prayers, and sermons.”—Donna Seaman,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith her new collection, this winner of the National Book Award for Poetry and the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry once again joyfully celebrates the natural world.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You can pick up pretty much any Mary Oliver collection and be thrilled, but Swan…is so piercing and penetrating that form seems to fall away, an unnecessary stage for the rocket.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"divide0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca name=\"additional_formats\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eA private person by nature, \u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/mary-oliver\" title=\"Mary Oliver\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMary Oliver\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e has given very few interviews over the years. Instead, she prefers to let her work speak for itself. And speak it has, for the past five decades, to countless readers. The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e recently acknowledged Mary Oliver as “far and away, this country’s best-selling poet.” Born in a small town in Ohio, Oliver published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of 28; \u003ci\u003eNo Voyage and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, originally printed in the UK by Dent Press, was reissued in the United States in 1965 by Houghton Mifflin. Oliver has since published many works of poetry and prose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeacon Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback: 6.27\"W \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x-spacer\"\u003ex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 8.42\"H \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x-spacer\"\u003ex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 0.26\"D, 80 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehardcover: 6.5\"W \u003cspan class=\"x-spacer\"\u003ex\u003c\/span\u003e 8.8\"H \u003cspan class=\"x-spacer\"\u003ex\u003c\/span\u003e 0.5\"D, 96 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"paperback","offer_id":37814317711546,"sku":"9780807069141","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"hardcover","offer_id":37814317744314,"sku":"9780807068991","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/swanpoemsandprosehc.jpg?v=1609042444"}],"url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/bird-reads.oembed?page=10","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}