The Private Lives of Public Birds: Learning to Listen to the Birds Where We Live
By: Jack Gedney
4.29
Format: None pages, ebook
A book to help the ordinary birdwatcher appreciate the fascinating songs, stories, and science of c…
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1. Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
By: Kenn Kaufman
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
At sixteen, Kenn Kaufman dropped out of the high school where he was student council president and … read more
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- birds
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- animals
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"I could have sworn I saw some kind of mutual salute pass between Rich and the skua"-Kenn Kaufman, Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
"The list total isn't important, but the birds themselves are important. Every bird you see. So the list is just a frivolous incentive for birding, but the birding itself is worthwhile."-Kenn Kaufman, Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
"But in the early 1970s, we were not birdwatching. We were birding, and that made all the difference. We were out to seek, to discover, to chase, to learn, to find as many different kinds of birds as …"-Kenn Kaufman, Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
"We did not know that within twenty years Ted would be recognized as one of the greatest field ornithologists of all time, the ultimate authority on the ultimate bird continent. Mercifully, we did not…"-Kenn Kaufman, Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
2. Shadow Tag
By: Louise Erdrich
3.30
Format: 215 pages,
"Erdrich is a true original. [and] one of our major writers." -Washington Post Book World Shadow Ta… read more
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3. Future Home of the Living God
By: Louise Erdrich
3.60
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
Louise Erdrich paints a startling portrait of a young woman fighting for her life and her unborn ch… read more
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"She has decided to appear to nobody but the feckless."-Louise Erdrich, Future Home of the Living God
"I’d been a snowflake. Without my specialness, I melted,"-Louise Erdrich, Future Home of the Living God
"Where will you be my darling, the last time it snows on earth?"-Louise Erdrich, Future Home of the Living God
"I want to see the story. More than anything, I am frustrated by the fact that I’ll never know how things turn out."-Louise Erdrich, Future Home of the Living God
4. The Hidden Lives of Owls: The Science and Spirit of Nature's Most Elusive Birds
By: Leigh Calvez
3.80
Format: 25 pages,
A naturalist probes the forest, mainly at night, to comprehend the secret lives of owls in this boo… read more
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5. The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
By: Margaret Renkl
4.37
Format: 270 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a “h… read more
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- birds
- nonfiction
- animals
- nature
6. The Backyard Bird Chronicles
By: Amy Tan
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Flexibound
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight. … read more
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"If there is anything I have learned these past six years, it is this: Each bird is surprising and thrilling in its own way. But the most special is the bird that pauses when it is eating, looks and a…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"The (Anna's Hummingbird) males are deadbeat dads that contribute nothing to making the nest, or to feeding either the female or the nestlings. They are off to find other females they can impress with…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"During daylight hours, they (Anna's Hummingbirds) feed every 15 minutes, be it tiny insects or nectar from flowers or feeders. If they don't consume food often enough, they can die during the day. If…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"I asked Bernd Heinrich if he knew why feeder birds, like finches, discard so many seeds. It turns out he and other scientiests did research on this back in the 1990s - of course, he did -measuring di…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
7. The Body in the Garden (Lily Adler Mystery, #1)
By: Katharine Schellman
3.76
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Tasha Alexander and Rhys Bowen, Katharine Schellman's debut novel is sure to de… read more
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8. What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
By: Jennifer Ackerman
4.16
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An instant New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a… read more
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- nature
9. Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
By: Christian Cooper
4.25
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes us beyond the viral video th… read more
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- birds
- nonfiction
- animals
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"Nor did I know back then that McCartney had written the song as an ode to Black women ("bird" being British slang for a pretty girl) at the pivotal moment of the civil rights struggle. That would onl…"-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
"Writing a memoir is akin to taking off one's clothes in public, and as I learned years ago in the amateur strip contest as Darren and the go-go boys cheered me on, success at such an endeavor can onl…"-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
"Beginning around 1910, The Great Migration saw some 6 million black people surge Northward, out of the states of the former Confederacy, spurred by the same thing that lies behind the yearly migratio…"-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
"What makes birding such a phenomenon? Why not "mammaling" or insecting? Certainly those pursuits have their adherents, as the thousands who visit Africa on safari or who catalog butterflies can attes…"-Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
10. The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think
By: Jennifer Ackerman
4.22
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, a radical investigation into the… read more
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- birds
- nonfiction
- animals
- nature
"We dig up dinosaurs to try and figure out what happened to them. Perhaps someday dinosaurs, in the form of corvids, will dig us up to figure out what happened to us."-Jennifer Ackerman, The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think
11. Murder at Midnight (Lily Adler Mystery, #4)
By: Katharine Schellman
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
When a body is found shot to death after an unexpected snowstorm, Lily Adler quickly realizes that … read more
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12. Death at the Manor (Lily Adler Mystery, #3)
By: Katharine Schellman
3.81
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to spending the autumn away from the social whirl of Lo… read more
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13. Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.
By: Sy Montgomery
4.07
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award finalist for The Soul of an Octopus and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgome… read more
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- nonfiction
- animals
- nature
"Never give up on a turtle. Because turtles never give up."-Sy Montgomery, Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.
14. The Appalachian Trail: A Biography
By: Philip D'Anieri
3.58
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The Appalachian Trail is America's most beloved trek, with millions of hikers setting foot on it ev… read more
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- nature
15. The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness
By: Kenn Kaufman
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Renowned naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his … read more
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- nonfiction
- animals
- nature
16. Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard
By: Joan E. Strassmann
3.67
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A one-of-a-kind guide to birding locally that encourages readers to slow down and notice the specta… read more
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- nonfiction
- animals
- nature
17. Birdgirl
By: Mya-Rose Craig
3.94
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Discover a powerful, evocative and urgent new young voice in nature writing*WINNER OF THE SOMERSET … read more
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18. The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife
By: Anna Johnston
4.41
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a warm, life-affirming… read more
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19. The Private Lives of Public Birds: Learning to Listen to the Birds Where We Live
By: Jack Gedney
4.29
Format: None pages, ebook
A book to help the ordinary birdwatcher appreciate the fascinating songs, stories, and science of c… read more
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- animals
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20. The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
By: Sharon McMahon
4.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
America’s favorite government teacher offers thrilling, heartfelt stories of ordinary American hero… read more
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21. The Mighty Red
By: Louise Erdrich
4.01
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich tells … read more
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