The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human Author: Noah Strycker | Language: English | ISBN:
1594486352 | Format: EPUB
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“[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.” – Booklist, STARRED
“[Strycker’s] prose is difficult to stop reading.” – Publishers Weekly
“A delightful book with broad appeal.” – Kirkus Reviews
“A dazzling variety of avian subjects, including connections between birds and humans.” – Library Journal
“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 Living on the Wind and The First Frontier
“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.” – Brian Kimberling, author of Snapper
“I’ve read books about birds all of my life and this is the one I’ve been waiting for. Birds 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 The Green Boat
About the Author
Noah Strycker has studied birds in some of the world’s most extreme environments, and is associate editor of the American Birding Association’s flagship magazine, Birding. His previous book, Among Penguins, describes a summer studying penguins in an isolated Antarctic field camp. Strycker writes, lectures, and lives near Eugene, Oregon, between field seasons.
- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover (March 20, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1594486352
- ISBN-13: 978-1594486357
- Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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