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  • Ten Birds That Changed the World

    by Stephen Moss ...
    The natural history of humankind told through our long relationship with birds.**“Moss is a captivating storyteller.” —**Wall Street JournalFor the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religions, and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been inspired by them for our music, art, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Owl

    The perfect gift for bird lovers

    by Stephen Moss ...
    Series Book 5 - The Bird Biography Series
    'BEAUTIFULLY, A BOOK ABOUT BIRDS' The Sunday Times | 'ENGAGING AND EYE-OPENING' The CountrymanUncover the life of owls through this beautiful guide to these secretive and charismatic birds from the bestselling author of The Robin, The Wren, and The Swan.Owls are among the most mysterious birds in the world. Their hauntingly beautiful calls and mostly nocturnal habits have long ca... ... Read more

    $16.79 USD

  • The Robin

    The perfect gift for bird lovers

    by Stephen Moss ...
    Series Book 1 - The Bird Biography Series
    No other bird is quite so ever-present and familiar, so embedded in our culture, as the robin. With more than six million breeding pairs, the robin is second only to the wren as Britain’s most common bird. It seems to live its life alongside us, in every month and season of the year. But how much do we really know about this bird?In The Robin Stephen Moss records a year of observing the robin both ... Read more

    $16.79 USD

  • The Starling

    The perfect gift for bird lovers

    by Stephen Moss ...
    Series Book 6 - The Bird Biography Series
    ‘Stephen Moss delights once more - lyrical and informative by turns, he conjures - with breathless eloquence - another feathered beauty of our skies.’ Benedict Allen'An engrossing compilation of ornithological tidbits, cultural anecdotes, literary quotes and well chosen historical artwork’ BBC Wildlife, *Books of the Year*Uncover the life of starlings through this beautiful guide to these majestic ... Read more

    $16.79 USD

  • A Bird in the Bush

    A Social History of Birdwatching

    by Stephen Moss ...
    This journey through the world of birdwatchers is "a wonderful book. . . . fascinating, often hilarious anecdotes and information" ( Daily Mail, Critic's Choice).Scholarly, authoritative, and above all supremely readable, Stephen Moss's book is the first to trace the fascinating history of how and why people have watched birds for pleasure, from the beginnings with Gilbert White in the eighteenth ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Garden Birds

    by Stephen Moss ...
    Series series Collins Gem
    The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.This is the perfect pocket guide for keen birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts to identify the diverse range of birds that inhabit their gardens.Authoritative text and beautiful photographs show the distinguishing features of each bird, including information on each species' ... Read more

    $1.49 USD

  • The Rookie

    An Odyssey through Chess (and Life)

    by Stephen Moss ...
    Chess was invented more than 1,500 years ago, and is played in every country in the world. Stephen Moss sets out to master its mysteries, and unlock the secret of its enduring appeal. What, he asks, is the essence of chess? And what will it reveal about his own character along the way?In a witty, accessible style that will delight newcomers and irritate purists, Moss imagines the world as a board ... Read more

    $16.09 USD

  • Mind Games

    by Stephen Moss ...
    Series series A Rake Stafford Novel
    Meet Rake Stafford: From 9 to 5 he’s a VA counselor focusing on Viet Vets. In the evening he runs a struggling one-man P.I. agency. He is grizzled, overweight, and loves his wife—and is the most unusual and endearing protagonist you’ll ever meet between the pages of a thriller.To preempt a national threat, the FBI’s Counter-Terrorism Division must eliminate a number of key individuals. It’s ... Read more

    Free

  • This Birding Life

    The Best of the Guardian's Birdwatch

    by Stephen Moss ...
    This collection of essays "gives bird enthusiasts the next best thing to birdwatching, an eloquent and insightful consideration of birds and birding" ( Publishers Weekly).Stephen Moss's collection of Guardian "Birdwatch" columns forms a fascinating picture of one man's birding life: from early coot-watching as a young boy, through teenage cycle trips to Dungeness, to adult travels around the world ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mrs Moreau's Warbler

    How Birds Got Their Names

    by Stephen Moss ...
    Swallow and starling, puffin and peregrine, blue tit and blackcap. We use these names so often that few of us ever pause to wonder about their origins. What do they mean? Where did they come from? And who created them?The words we use to name birds are some of the most lyrical and evocative in the English language. They also tell incredible stories: of epic expeditions, fierce battles between ... Read more

    $11.89 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Swan

    The perfect gift for bird lovers

    by Stephen Moss ...
    Series Book 4 - The Bird Biography Series
    From the renowned naturalist Stephen Moss comes the must-have gift for bird lovers this Christmas.'Wherever there is a stretch of water for them to find food and make their nest, you will come across swans'With beautiful illustrations throughout, this eye-opening biography reveals the hidden secrets of one of Britain's best-known birds.The Mute Swan is not so much a bird, as a national treasure: ... Read more

    $14.59 USD

  • Dynasties

    The Rise and Fall of Animal Families

    by Stephen Moss ...
    Family isn't just important. It's everything.From lions hunting as a pride to penguins huddling together to keep from freezing in the bitter Antarctic winter, many animals are dependent on complex social relationships for their survival. Powerful dynasties lay claim to vast swathes of territory, fighting off rivals and securing their hunting grounds for generations to come.Dynasties offers an ... Read more

    $33.59 USD