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Lost Worlds: Adventures in the Tropical Rainforest. Bruce Beehler. Yale
University Press, 2008. This eminent naturalist recounts details from
twelve trips he has taken to the tropics over the past three decades.
258 pp. $28.00
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Falcon Fever: A Falconer in the Twenty-first Century. by Tim Gallagher.
Houghton Mifflin, 2008. Interweaving memoir, history, and travelogue,
Gallagher follows falconer and emperor Frederick II’s footsteps through Europe.
326 pp. $25.00
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Flights Against the Sunset: Stories that Reunited a Mother and Son. by
Kenn Kaufman. Houghton Mifflin, due April 2008. The author returns home to
visit his ailing mother and explain what drove his obsession with birds. The
stories range over settings from Alaska to Africa, from trackless jungles
to parking lots and delve into subjects from first dates to last rites.
225 pp. $24.00
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Birds, Beasts and Bureaucrats: A Naturalist on a Caribbean Island. by Herbert A.
Raffaele. Cold Tree Press, 2007. An adventure to remote islets, hidden caves, and
tropical forests tracing a young naturalist’s steps to study and conserve the
extraordinary wildlife of Puerto Rico. 256 pp. Paper. $13.95
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BIOGRAPHY |
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Birdwatcher: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson. Elizabeth J. Rosenthal.
Lyons Press, 2008. For this meticulously detailed biography, the author
interviewed more than 300 of Peterson’s family, friends and associates, and
included many never-before-seen photographs. 437 pp. $29.95
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Roger Tory Peterson: A Biography. by Douglas Carlson. University of Texas Press, 2007.
With his 1934 Field Guide to the Birds, Roger Tory Peterson introduced millions of people
to the pleasures of observing birds in the wild. His guide fostered an appreciation for
the natural world that set the stage for the modern conservation movement. In this
authoritative, highly readable account, the author creates a fascinating portrait
of the complex man behind the name. $24.95
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Ornithology, Evolution, and Philosophy: The Life and Science of Ernst Mayr
1904-2005. by Jürgen Haffer. Springer, 2008. The first detailed biography of the greatest
evolutionary biologist since Charles Darwin, an architect of the Synthetic Theory of
Evolution, influential historian and philosopher of biology, outstanding taxonomist
and ornithologist, and naturalist. 474 pp. Paper. $59.95
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A Summer of Birds: John James Audubon at Oakley House. Danny Heitman. LSU Press,
2008. A look at a pivotal season Audubon spent in Louisiana, where he worked on at
least twenty-three bird paintings. Color illustrations. 85 pp. $26.95
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The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw: One Woman’s Fight to Save the World’s Most
Beautiful Bird. by Bruce Barcott. Random House, 2008. When local development
threatened nesting grounds in Belize, Sharon Matola fought back. This book addresses the realities
of economic survival in the third world and puts a human face on the tension between
environmental conservation and human development. 352 pp. $25.95
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The Life of the Skies: Birding at the End of Nature. Jonathan Rosen.
Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2008. Rosen argues that birdwatching is nothing less
than the real national pastime. Moreover, it's inextricably linked to our history.
324 pp. $24.00
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Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die: Birding Experts Share The World's
Greatest Destinations. by Chris Santella. Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2007. Illustrated
with color photos. 222 pp. $24.95
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Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding. Scott Weidensaul.
Harcourt , Inc., 2007. "From pioneer 'shotgun ornithologists'... to
modern-day digital birders with high-tech gadgets, bird study in America has
spanned four centuries of amazing developments. Scott Weidensaul, one of our
greatest nature writers and a keen birder himself, has captured this pursuit
in an eminently readable history." - Kenn Kaufman. 358 pp. $25.00
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Winged Wonders: A Celebration of Birds in Human History. by Peter Watkins
and Jonathan Stockland. Celebrating the powerful role of birds in human customs and
traditions from around the world and throughout history, this sourcebook explores
the delightful stories surrounding some of the world’s best-known birds - including
the eagle, owl, pelican, falcon, dove, swan, and raven. Topics include folklore,
literature, music, dance, and spirituality. 206 pp. $22.00
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