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Birds and People: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

It took me a while to wrap my mind around the concept of Birds and People , Mark Cocker and David Tipling’s book that, in 592 pages, explores the intersection of just that—birds and us. Still, I found it a little disjointing that a book has been written about our relationship with birds. So, I just sit here, amazed at this book.

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Welcome Home Mama & Boris: How a Sister’s Love Saved a Fallen Soldiers Beloved Dogs

4 The Love Of Animals

Here is just a little taste of what you will find inside the book. Pets In Iraq – Excerpt from Mama & Boris. He was drawn to their innocence, and their pure emotions. I have to remind him that we can’t ship everything to Iraq; there’s only so much our boxes will hold. He doesn’t say anything more about that.

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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

government (Johnson had worked in Iraq for USAID, where he learned about his friends and colleagues problems first-hand). Seriously, this book is crying out for a movie treatment!). The expert witness is Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen, cousin to the comedian. Frustrated with the U.S.