{"product_id":"ten-birds-that-changed-the-stephen-moss-9781541604469","title":"Ten Birds That Changed the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \"a captivating storyteller\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), the natural history of humankind told through our long relationship with birds \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTen Birds That Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Moss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541604466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541604469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 104","brand":"Stephen Moss","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44133157961983,"sku":"9781541604469","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_368d00d3-d77a-44ec-9aaf-998904c60dab.jpg?v=1687484424","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ten-birds-that-changed-the-stephen-moss-9781541604469","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}