Birdbooker Report 257 | @GrrlScientist

Compiled by an ardent bibliophile, this weekly report includes; A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago; The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern and Western Regions; Green Birding: How to See More Birds and Protect the Environment at the Same Time; Birdbook 2: Freshwater Habitats; Wired For Culture: Origins of the Human Social Mind; A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent; and Weird Life: The Search For Life That Is Very, Very Different From Our Own -- all newly published in North America and the UKBooks to the ceiling, Books to the sky,My pile of books is a mile high.How I love them! How I need them!I'll have a long beard by the time I read them. ~ Arnold Lobel [1933-1987] author of many popular children's books. Compiled by Ian "Birdbooker" Paulsen, the Birdbooker Report is a weekly report that has been published online for years, listing the wide variety of nature, natural history, ecology, animal behaviour, science and history books that have been newly released or republished in North America and in the UK. The books listed here were received by Ian during the previous week, courtesy of various publishing houses. New and Recent Titles: ffrench, Richard. A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Third Edition. 2012. Cornell University Press. Paperback: 407 pages. Price: $39.95 U.S. [Amazon UK; Amazon US]. SUMMARY: Members of nearly all the families of South American birds can be found on the two beautiful West Indian islands of Trinidad and Tobag...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 3, 2013 Category: Science Authors: GrrlScientist Tags: Blogposts guardian.co.uk Science Source Type: news