{"product_id":"birdmania-a-remarkable-passion-for-birds-hardcover","title":"Birdmania: A Remarkable Passion for Birds - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernd Brunner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePete Dunne\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eJane Billinghurst\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn exquisitely beautiful book ...These stories about birds are ultimately reflections on the curious nature of humanity itself\u003cbr\u003e-- Helen Macdonald, author of \u003cem\u003eH Is for Hawk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is no denying that many people are crazy for birds. Packed with intriguing facts and exquisite and rare artwork, \u003cem\u003eBirdmania\u003c\/em\u003e showcases an eclectic and fascinating selection of bird devotees who would do anything for their feathered friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to well-known enthusiasts such as Aristotle, Charles Darwin, and Helen Macdonald, Brunner introduces readers to Karl Russ, the pioneer of bird rooms, who had difficulty renting lodgings when landlords realized who he was; George Lupton, a wealthy Yorkshire lawyer, who commissioned the theft of uniquely patterned eggs every year for twenty years from the same unfortunate female guillemot who never had a chance to raise a chick; George Archibald, who performed mating dances for an endangered whooping crane called Tex to encourage her to lay; and Mervyn Shorthouse, who posed as a wheelchair-bound invalid to steal an estimated ten thousand eggs from the Natural History Museum in Tring. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs this book illustrates, people who love birds, whether they are amateurs or professionals, are as captivating and varied as the birds that give flight to their dreams.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernd Brunner's\u003c\/strong\u003e work has been published in \u003cem\u003eLapham's Quarterly, \u003c\/em\u003ethe \u003cem\u003eParis Review\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal Speakeasy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAeon\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, and he has lectured at New York's Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts and Culture, the Bancroft Library of the University of California at Berkeley, and the Goethe Institute in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. He is the author of an eclectic array of books, including \u003cem\u003eBears: A Brief History\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eInventing the Christmas Tree\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePete Dunne\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of numerous books about birds, including \u003cem\u003eHawks in Flight\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the vice president of the New Jersey Audubon Society and director of its Cape May Bird Observatory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Billinghurst's\u003c\/strong\u003e career has been in book publishing in the UK, the US, and Canada, as an editor, publisher, writer, and translator. She is the translator of the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Life of Trees\u003c\/em\u003e by German forester Peter Wohlleben.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.4 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165900083335,"sku":"9781771642774","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d234fa65241e4ad029695566e1b38aeb.webp?v=1733317007","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/birdmania-a-remarkable-passion-for-birds-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}