Books
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Gulls of the Americas
Nicely timed with the arrival of gulls in Arctic Bay has been the arrival of a new guide on gulls, Gulls of the Americas. This large (515 pgs) volume is the first book in the Peterson Reference Guides series, written by Steve N.G. Howell and Jon Dunn. It would make a nice addition to any
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The Singing Life of Birds
Somewhere, always, the sun is rising, and somewhere, always, the birds are singing. That is the opening line of The Singing Life of Birds by Donald Kroodsma, and it is the first glimpse of the passion that he has for birds, and especially birdsong. His passion is a thread that runs through the entire book,
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Good Birders Don’t Wear White
Essay collections make up some of my favourite books, and part of the charm of them is that they don’t require much commitment. One can leave the book lying around, pick it up and read an essay at a time, and not worry about keeping the flow going. The latest essay collection to land on
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Sidebar Update
An update to my book list "On the end table" was long overdue. The list hasn’t really reflected what I’ve been reading for quite sometime. In reality I haven’t been doing much reading these days, but I’ve recently changed that. Perhaps its the slide into winter, or my fear that my brain is starting to
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Ban a Book?
"the truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more" – Gabriel Zaid "all the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal" and "with each passing year, and with each whimsical purchase, our librairies
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Legal everywhere – I and the Bird turns 21
One of my all time favourite things to do is browse through bookstores. I’m partial to small independant bookstores, especially those with books stacked this way and that on the shelves, much like my shelves. But give me any bookstore… even the mega stores (okay it is nice being able to have a double shade-grown
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Like an Old Friend
For the most part I embrace technology. I’m typing this now on a beautiful G4 Powermac, listening to music on it, over a wireless network. I’ve games and other electronic toys. When it comes to books however I have to admit I’m a Luddite. I enjoy reading blogs on line, but give me a book
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This and That
My sister has put her reply to the Book Meme in my comments here (as she doesn’t blog). As a bonus she has left three excellent quotes for the bibliophiles amongst you. Also check out the excellent prose of botanizing, the blog I’ve just recently added to my sidebar. Wonderful writing and well worth the
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Book Meme
Whining about not being tagged for the Book Meme in my post on the Personal History Meme managed to get me tagged by Nuthatch at bootstrap analysis. So now I must put my money where my mouth is and show that I really am witty, erudite and sophisiticated. Sigh, this is the post where they