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Highlights
- Living on the Wind is a magisterial work of nature writing from author Scott Weidensaul.
- About the Author: Scott Weidensaul is the author of Mountains of the Heart: A Natural History of the Appalachians and other books.
- 432 Pages
- Nature, Birdwatching Guides
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About the Book
In this magisterial work of nature writing, the author delves into the tragedies of habitat degradation and deforestation with an urgency that brings to life the vast problems migratory birds now face. 6 maps.Book Synopsis
Living on the Wind is a magisterial work of nature writing from author Scott Weidensaul.
Bird migration is the world's only true unifying natural phenomenon, stitching the continents together in a way that even the great weather systems fail to do. Scott Weidensaul follows awesome kettles of hawks over the Mexican coastal plains, bar-tailed godwits that hitchhike on gale winds 7,000 miles nonstop across the Pacific from Alaska to New Zealand, and myriad songbirds whose numbers have dwindled so dramatically in recent decades. Migration paths form an elaborate global web that shows serious signs of fraying, and Weidensaul delves into the tragedies of habitat degradation and deforestation with an urgency that brings to life the vast problems these miraculous migrants now face.Review Quotes
"A fascinating book, unusually well written, about a truly astonishing phenomenon." --Peter Matthiessen
"Mr. Weidensaul translates difficult scientific concepts into understandable English while artfully interweaving personal experiences into the larger natural-history story . . . [A] book fulfilling for birders and nonbirders alike." --Marie Winn, The Wall Street Journal "What Rachel Carson did for the sea . . . Scott Weidensaul has now done for bird migration." --Caroline Fraser, OutsideAbout the Author
Scott Weidensaul is the author of Mountains of the Heart: A Natural History of the Appalachians and other books. A columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, he is also a federally licensed bird bander in the Pennsylvania Appalachians, where he lives.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.6 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: .95 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 432
Genre: Nature
Sub-Genre: Birdwatching Guides
Publisher: North Point Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Scott Weidensaul
Language: English
Street Date: April 15, 2000
TCIN: 76970480
UPC: 9780865475915
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-9519
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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