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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Johnson is not a birder or a naturalist; he was fly fishing to get his mind off the stress of working on the List Project, an advocacy organization he founded to aid Iraqis who had helped the U.S. Seriously, this book is crying out for a movie treatment!). The expert witness is Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen, cousin to the comedian.

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

10,000 Birds

A great-great nephew of Senator McLean, Greeley spent three years researching and writing this book. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act was not only a bipartisan legislative triumph, it was a model for legislative advocacy, how nonprofits can successfully work with legislators and politicians. Chapter 8 is worth the read.