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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

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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. government (Johnson had worked in Iraq for USAID, where he learned about his friends and colleagues problems first-hand).

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

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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. McLean, Birdman of the Senate by Will McLean Greeley RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press; March 2023) Paperback, ?350 978-1939125996