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Architecture by Birds and Insects: A Natural Art
University Of Chicago Press, 2008
Influential American architect Philip Johnson once mused, “All architecture is shelter; all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.” But with just a small swap of a key word, Johnson could well have been describing animal nests. Birds and insects are ...
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Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides(R))
Richard K. Walton, Robert W. Lawson
Houghton Mifflin, 2002
Love this CD
Birding by Ear is a great group of 4 CD's for beginner birders. It has great illustrations in the accompanying book and the narrator is wonderfully helpful. We love it!!
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Inch by Inch
HarperTrophy, 1995
Inching Along!
This Caldecott Honor Book is easy listening for the early child and the young child as a new schoolyear begins. An industrious inch worm is the main character. He engages himself with measuring a variety of birds and lastly outwits the hungry nightingale using his ...
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Dressing & Cooking Wild Game: From Field to Table: Big Game, Small Game, Upland Birds & Waterfowl (The ...
Editors of Creative Publishing
Creative Publishing international, 1999
deer on the living room table
When I came home there was a dead deer on my living room table (yes I was shocked because it didn't belong there) and my husband was looking at it holding a knife. He didn't look so sure what to do. I got this book from the library which explains in very detailed ...
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Four Plays by Aristophanes: The Birds; The Clouds; The Frogs; Lysistrata (Meridian Classics)
Aristophanes
Plume, 1994
Great Ancient Greek Political Parodies
I should first point out that I read a different edition of this book, and the one that I had had only two plays - The Birds and The Frogs. I will review only these two. Aristophanes has a "no holds barred" type of approach to controversial political decisions and ...
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Enslaved by Ducks
Bob Tarte
Algonquin Books, 2004
Great Book
Enslaved by ducks is hilarious. I highly recommend it to anyone who has ever had (or wants) a lot of pets. It is a quick read and I found myself laughing out loud many times with others wondering what was so funny. Bob Tarte certainly captures the essence of the ...
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Grand Central Publishing, 1988
Everyone's Favorite . . .
I honestly have no idea how many times I have read this book. I read it first as an assignment in the eighth grade; most recently, at the age of 41, I read it aloud to three of my children. As with the more recent readings that I recall, I choked up a bit at the end ...
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Guide to Companion Parrot Behavior
Mattie Sue Athan
Barron's Educational Series, 1999
Best book for parrot owners to date
This book is well written and extremely informative. A must have for any parrot owner. It is one of those books you can read and then re-read and learn something new each time. It's great as a reference book.
The techniques it suggests are simple and logical and can ...
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott
Anchor, 1995
Pep in your step!
This is a put a pep-in-your-step writing book. It's really a book with instructions on having a WRITING life. I'm still in the thick of it but I've never laughed so hard or felt so motivated by a book to write.
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The Art of Pishing: How to Attract Birds by Mimicking Their Calls (Book & Audio CD)
Pete Dunne
Stackpole Books, 2006
Informative, intelligen and very humorous
The Art of Pishing is an excellent source for learning how to attract birds by mimicking their alert/alarm calls. The humor in the book is a delightful surprise and kept me reading for the next one-liner. At the same time the author clearly explains how to "pish". If ...
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Birding by Ear: Western North America (Peterson Field Guides (R) Audios)
Richard K. Walton, Robert W. Lawson
Houghton Mifflin, 1999
Excellent for the beginner/intermediate birder
As someone who is interested in improving their birding skills, I found this an excellent guide. The authors begin by explaining some basic bird facts related to vocalizations. They proceed with the recordings, which are grouped into birds with similar songs (the ...
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The Guide to Owning a Cockatoo
Gayle Soucek
TFH Publications, 2001
Great guide
This is a concise and well written book on Cockatoos. It is well balanced in its opinions and advise. I recommend this to anyone thinking of adopting a cocatoo.
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Draw 50 Birds: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Chickadees, Peacocks, Toucans, Mallards, and Many More of Our ...
Lee J. Ames, Tony D'Adamo
Main Street Books, 1996
Most Useful
This was the most useful book for learning to draw birds that I have found to date. It was easy to follow, the drawings were accurate without being overly ornate, and the diversity of birds was perfect. I would recommend this book to anyone trying to learn to draw, and ...
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Chindia: How China and India Are Revolutionizing Global Business
Peter Edited by Engardio
McGraw-Hill, 2006
India predicted to pass China GDP
1. China and India share many characteristics as future growth markets: immense upwardly mobility, an emerging middle class whose aspirations and outlook on life differ from those of the previous generation. Rapid social changes and greater diversity means companies ...
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More Birding by Ear Eastern and Central North America: A Guide to Bird-song Identification (Peterson Field ...
Richard K. Walton, Robert W. Lawson
Houghton Mifflin, 2000
VERY HELPFUL
MORE BIRDING BY EAR is the follow-up to BIRDING BY EAR. BIRDING BY EAR presented 85 species of birds. MORE BIRDING BY EAR presents 96 additional species. MORE BIRDING BY EAR follows the same format as BIRDING BY EAR. Species are grouped according to similar types ...
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