Birdbooker Report 78

tags: Birdbooker Report, bird books, animal books, natural history books, ecology books

The Birdbooker Report is a special weekly report of a wide variety of science, nature and behavior books that currently are, or soon will be available for purchase. This report is written by one of my Seattle birding pals and book collector, Ian "Birdbooker" Paulsen, and is edited by me and published here for your information and enjoyment. Below the fold is this week's issue of The Birdbooker Report which lists ecology, environment, natural history and bird books that are (or will soon be) available for purchase.

FEATURED TITLE:

1. Milner, Richard. Darwin's Universe: Evolution From A To Z. 2009. University of California Press. Hardbound: 488 pages. Price: $39.95 U.S. [Amazon: $26.37]. SUMMARY: This is a revised and updated successor to the author's "Encyclopedia of Evolution". This book contains more than a hundred new essays. Anyone with an interest in evolution will want this book!

New and Recent Titles:

1. Lord, Rexford D. Capybaras: A Natural History of the World's Largest Rodent. 2009. Johns Hopkins University Press. Hardbound: 159 pages. Price: $50.00 U.S. [Amazon: $50.00, shipping is free through Amazon]. SUMMARY: This book details the natural history of the two Capybara species: (Greater) Capybara and the Lesser Capybara. This title is filled with black-and-white and color photographs. If you have an interest in these rodents, you will like this book.
2. Pratt, H. Douglas. Voices of Hawaii's Birds. 2009. Hawaii Audubon Society/ Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 28 page booklet and 2 CDs. Price: $30.00 U.S. [Hawaii Audubon Society: $29.95]. SUMMARY: These CDs contain recordings of over 130 bird species found in Hawaii. These CDs include recordings of four extinct species (Ou, Kauai Oo, Kamao and Poo-uli). The birds' names are not announced. If you have an interest in Hawaiian birds you'll want these CDs. Available from Buteo Books.
3. Small, E. et al. Audubon: Beyond Birds (Plant Portraits and Conservation Heritage of John James Audubon). 2009. NRC Research Press. Hardbound: 266 pages. Price: $49.95 Canadian (about $46.63 U.S.). [NRC price: $49.95]. SUMMARY: This book is divided into three main parts: John James Audubon: His Life and Achievements, Audubon's Legacy: Conservation, and selected Audubon bird and mammal plates. In this last section, the text opposite the plate has three main sections: the plant, the animal and about the painting. Anyone with an interest in John James Audubon will like this book.

You can read all the Birdbooker Reports in the archives on this site, and Ian now has his own website, The Birdbooker's Bookcase, where you can read his synopses about newly published science, nature and animal books. But Ian assures me that he still loves us here, so he'll still share his weekly Birdbooker Reports with us!