Ten Birds That Changed the World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781541604469)

From "a captivating storyteller" (Wall Street Journal), the natural history of humankind told through our long relationship with birds

For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religions, and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been inspired by them for our music, art, and poetry. 
 
In Ten Birds That Changed the World, naturalist and author Stephen Moss tells the gripping story of this long and intimate relationship through key species from all seven of the world's continents. From Odin's faithful raven companions to Darwin's finches, and from the wild turkey of the Americas to the emperor penguin as potent symbol of the climate crisis, this is a fascinating, eye-opening, and endlessly engaging work of natural history.

Author: Stephen Moss
ISBN-10: 1541604466
ISBN-13: 9781541604469
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2023
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.60d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2023
Publishers Weekly 07/31/2023
Library Journal 09/01/2023 pg. 104