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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute.

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New Book on Ethics of Meat-Eating

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I'm trying to come up with a book for my book club about animal rights. All of them are meat eaters, two because their "doctors" told them they had to eat meat. Tags: meat. Sounds pretty powerful. What do I choose? One is a huge supporter of animal research. But now we have "Eating Animals,"by Jonathan Safran Foer.

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Book Review: Spillover – Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic

10,000 Birds

Aficionados of natural history writing should recognise the author as that of the Song of the Dodo , the popular science book about biogeography and conservation that to me rates as one the finest popular science books ever written. The book is about zoonoses, diseases that jump from animals to people.

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Stamps in a Weathered Passport

10,000 Birds

It took me a moment to grab my passport and safely restore it to its place in my carefully organized travel pack because I could not help but stare at my name carelessly written into this large book that was halfway around the world from my home. However, I cannot stop thinking about my name written in that book.

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The Book That Saved Derrick Jensen's Life

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The book, which I have not read, that saved Derrick Jensen 's life is called The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability by Lierre Keith, who was a vegan for 20 years, suffered serious medical problems, and started feeling better when she recommenced eating animals. Throughout the book, Keith mocks vegetarians and vegans.

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Frogs and Toads of the World: A Book Review by a Fairy Tale Junkie

10,000 Birds

This is what happens when you read a book like Frogs and Toads of the World , by Chris Mattison. A book about all the frogs and toads of the world is an ambitious undertaking. This seemingly boundless diversity comes through in every chapter of this book, and is both its strength and its weakness. This is not a field guide.

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"Change of Heart": New Book about Animal Activism

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We received an email about a new book being released by Lantern Books. And why do so many people say the oppose the cruel practices of factory farming, yet still eat meat, eggs and dairy products? It's called "Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change." In the author's words.

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