Ten Birds That Changed the World

Moss, Stephen

ISBN 10: 1541606329 / ISBN 13: 9781541606326

Verlag: Basic Books, 2024

Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Paperback. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ES1-03302

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From “a captivating storyteller” (Wall Street Journal), the natural history of humankind told through our long relationship with birds 

For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religions, and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been inspired by them for our music, art, and poetry.  
  
In Ten Birds That Changed the World, naturalist and author Stephen Moss tells the gripping story of this long and intimate relationship through key species from all seven of the world’s continents. From Odin’s faithful raven companions to Darwin’s finches, and from the wild turkey of the Americas to the emperor penguin as potent symbol of the climate crisis, this is a fascinating, eye-opening, and endlessly engaging work of natural history.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Stephen Moss is one of Britain’s leading nature writers, broadcasters, and environmentalists. Author of over forty books and guides, he was an award-winning wildlife television producer for the BBC Natural History Unit. He lives in Somerset, England.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Ten Birds That Changed the World
Verlag: Basic Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Very Good