 A review by Laura Kammermeier Animal Internet: Nature and the Digital Revolution, by Alexander Pschera (translated by Elisabeth Lauffer) New Vessel Press, 2016 200 pages, $14.95—softcover I never liked Star Trek. In spite of its prophetic imagination, the fact that the show was staged wholly outside of any form of visible nature made it [read more…] A review by Henry T. Armistead DDT Wars, by Charles F. Wurster Oxford University Press, 2015 256 pages, $24.95–hardcover Pity the poor non-birder guy from Time, stuck in the back of a station wagon for 24 hours as we blasted over 500 miles of Delaware highway on one of Dave Cutler’s legendary Big Days, recording [read more…] A review by Wayne Petersen The Birds of New Hampshire, by Allan R. Keith and Robert P. Fox Nuttall Ornithological Club, 2013 473 pages, $55–hardcover ABA Sales / Buteo Books NOCM19 People acquire state bird books for many reasons. Some are bibliophiles wanting to own every new state book published, while others may have a [read more…] A review by Donna Schulman Cuckoo: Cheating by Nature, by Nick Davies Bloomsbury, 2015 289 pages, $27–hardcover ABA Sales / Buteo Books 14645 I wonder how the word “cuckoo” ever became associated with simple-mindedness or insanity. The titular species of this book, the Common Cuckoo, is one of the cleverest birds around and one of [read more…] A review by Keith Betton Waterfowl of North America, Europe, and Asia, by Sébastien Reeber Princeton University Press, 2016 656 pages, $45—hardcover ABA Sales / Buteo Books 14588 This is the latest in the series of Helm Identification Guides, which includes such great titles as Robins and Chats, Woodpeckers of the World, and Owls of [read more…] A review by Caitlin Kight The Living Bird: 100 Years of Listening to Nature, photos by Gerrit Vyn Mountaineers Books, 2015 208 pages, $29.95—hardcover ABA Sales / Buteo Books 14572 Undeniably gorgeous, The Living Bird feels good in the hand and catches the eye with its generous collection of striking photographs. It also features informative [read more…] A review by Sandra Paci Love Birds, an exhibition by Jason Alexander Byers Garis & Hahn, New York City, November 19 – December 19, 2015 Love Birds, Jason Alexander Byers’s first solo exhibition in New York City, consists of thirteen striking works on paper, each measuring 30 x 22 inches, with the evocative single-word titles [read more…] A review by Rick Wright A Birdwatching Guide to North East Germany and Its Baltic Coast, by Roger White Roger White Publishing, 2015 148 pages, $39.95—softcover ABA Sales / Buteo Books 14502 Birding in Poland, edited by Adam Sterno Oriolus Förlag, 2015 590 pages, $55—hardcover ABA Sales / Buteo Books 14561 The historical reasons are [read more…] |
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