Ten Birds That Changed the World

Product Information

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. The author also makes several dubious claims about climate change. For instance, the author claims that the 2021 Australian Wildfires were purely the result of climate change, which is both far too simplistic and easily disproven. Stephen Moss’s Ten Birds That Changed the World is a model of contemporary nature writing. Its blend of science, history, and the cultural significance we human animals attach to the other life around us had me riveted. When I closed this book, the emperor penguins I watch online, the eagles that soar my local river, the wild raven who’s befriended me—all these and more had taken on a depth of meaning and relevance I never quite grasped before.” Ik heb mezelf (terug) wat voor de gek gehouden, ik dacht dat het boek vooral ging gaan over vogels uit vogelperspectief, maar het boek gaat meer over de wisselwerking tussen bepaalde vogels en mensen een beetje als de boeken van Sally Coulthard, op zich boeiend maar anders dan mijn verwachtingen , …Sapiens kan soms behoorlijk vermoeiend zijn , een beetje mensenmoe ,

Ten Birds That Changed the World - Hachette Book Group

Save Introduction to the birds of Cley (10 December) to your collection. Share Introduction to the birds of Cley (10 December) with your friends. In Ten Birds That Changed the World, naturalist and author Stephen Moss tells the gripping story of this long and eventful relationship through ten 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. For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religion and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been inspired by them for our music, art and poetry. Save Brilliant Birds (Christmas at Cley) to your collection. Share Brilliant Birds (Christmas at Cley) with your friends. I have always had a special place in my heart for birds in general. From birdwatching, identification, nature walks, bird calls, and just being surrounded by nature.I have reviewed several of Stephen Moss’s books here ( Tweet of the Day (with Brett Westwood) 2014; Natural Histories(with Brett Westwood) 2015; Wild Kingdom, 2016; The Twelve Birds of Christmas, 2019; The Accidental Countryside, 2020; The Swallow, 2021; Skylarks with Rosie, 2021) and enjoyed them all. They vary in depth and scope but are consistently well-written and provide reliable good reads. This latest book is, arguably, and that is what I would argue, the best of the lot.

Ten Birds That Changed the World by Stephen Moss - Waterstones

Soon, birds were not just providing food but spiritual and social nourishment, too. Without the sustenance the wild turkey provided for the early European settlers of the Americas, it is likely that the colonisation of the New World might never have come about. It soon became the centrepiece of Christmas feasts in Britain and Europe, and Thanksgiving in North America. Dodo The 10 species are chosen to be vehicles for good stories, told typically well by the author, but also, and importantly, to highlight important aspects of our lives, as the rather portentous title suggests. Moss writes with the scope of a scholar and the confidence of a careful observer, finding fresh and fascinating insights into the lives and legacies of ten iconic birds. A thoughtful, thought-provoking, and thoroughly enjoyable book.” Ik lijk wat verloren in mijn zoektocht naar boeken ( met passie geschreven) over andere organismen wat maar snel of traag beweegt, als het maar eens niet over sapiens gaat , planten , insecten, atomen , zoog en andere dieren , spoken is ook goed , AI systemen, buitenaards leven enz voorlopig lijk ik deze boeken niet direct te vinden

Need Help?

This is a journey into an extraordinary world—an outwardly familiar world, but one that has been shaped and contoured by birds in ways we can only begin to imagine. Through the stories of those birds, Moss shows us how our lives owe so much to them, and why we should care for their kind a little more.” Taking a numerical approach to the natural world – as in Simon Barnes’s History of the World in 100 Plants, for example – is a handy way to carve off a manageable slice from a potential plethora of examples. There are, for instance, nearly 10,000 bird species worldwide. In his new book, naturalist Stephen Moss wisely chooses just 10, but in doing so tells the story of the long relationship between birds and humanity – and it has mostly been a disastrous one. Legendary ravens that humans can't decide whether to admire or fear. Pigeon war heroes and pooping on statues. Turkeys feeding settlers and giving us food poisoning. Dodos first inspiring the theory of extinction, their lost bones and fraudulent taxidermy. Darwin's (uncited) finches evolving before the Grants' eyes, awesome discussion of how evolutionary ideas 'evolved and radiated'. Guanay cormarant fertilising poop harvested for the benefit of agriculture and sufferance of labourers. Egrets vs Marie Antoinette-esque fashionistas. Bald Eagles as political and ancient symbols of power: the Aztec 'thunderbird', Roman standards, Napoleon, Nazis and Trump. The Not-Great Sparrow Campaign massacre by the Chinese Communist party (then in Oz, Emus 1 Humans 0. Emperor Penguins and the worsening impact of climate change: on the 'stay' side of 'should I stay or should I go' migration behaviour.