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Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird

10 best books like Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird (Andrew D. Blechman): Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants, The Ball and the Cross, Dark Banquet: Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures, Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees, Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World, The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation, In Praise of Folly: The Blind-spots of Our Mind, Playing with FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early): How Far Would You Go for Financial Freedom?, The Edge of Physics: A Journey to Earth's Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe, Bilbo's Last Song

Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants
AuthorRobert Sullivan
ISBN1582344779
New York Public Library Book for the Teenager
New York Public Library Book to Remember
PSLA Young Adult Top 40 Nonfiction Titles of the Year

"Engaging...a lively, informative compendium of facts, theories, and musings."-Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

Behold the rat,...
The Ball and the Cross
AuthorG.K. Chesterton
ISBN0486288056
Like much of G. K. Chesterton's fiction, The Ball and the Cross is both witty and profound, cloaking serious religious and philosophical inquiry in sparkling humor and whimsy. Serialized in the British publication The Commonwealth in 1905-06, Chesterton's second novel first appeared in book form...
Dark Banquet: Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures
AuthorBill Schutt
ISBN0307381129
For centuries, blood feeders have inhabited our nightmares and horror stories, as well as the shadowy realms of scientific knowledge. In Dark Banquet, zoologist Bill Schutt takes readers on an entertaining voyage into the world of some of nature’s strangest creatures—the sanguivores. Using...
Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees
AuthorThor Hanson
ISBN0465052614
From the award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers, a natural and cultural history of the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round.
Bees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen. While we might overlook them, they lie at the heart of relationships...
Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World
AuthorNoah Strycker
ISBN0544558146
Traveling to 41 countries in 2015 with a backpack and binoculars, Noah Strycker became the first person to see more than half the world’s 10,000 species of birds in one year.

In 2015, Noah Strycker set himself a lofty goal: to become the first person to see half the world’s birds in one year....
The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation
AuthorPeter Wohlleben
ISBN1771643889
The final book in The Mysteries of Nature trilogy by the New York Times bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben.

Nature is full of surprises: deciduous trees affect the rotation of the Earth, cranes sabotage the production of Iberian ham, and coniferous forests can...
In Praise of Folly: The Blind-spots of Our Mind
AuthorTheodore Dalrymple
Travelling to the hard-living Dylan Thomas’s Boathouse in Laugharne, Wales, psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple considered along the way another foible – the folly of eminent people. Praised for their attainments in one area, high-achievers are more often than not prone to unexpected failings...
Playing with FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early): How Far Would You Go for Financial Freedom?
AuthorScott Rieckens
ISBN1608685802
What if a happier life was only a few simple choices away?

A successful entrepreneur living in Southern California, Scott Rieckens had built a “dream life”: a happy marriage, a two-year-old daughter, a membership to a boat club, and a BMW in the driveway. But underneath the surface, Scott...
The Edge of Physics: A Journey to Earth's Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
AuthorAnil Ananthaswamy
ISBN0618884688
In this deeply original book, science writer Anil Ananthaswamy sets out in search of the telescopes and detectors that promise to answer the biggest questions in modern cosmology. Why is the universe expanding at an ever faster rate? What is the nature of the "dark matter" that makes up almost a quarter...
Bilbo's Last Song
AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien
ISBN0375823735
Bilbo’s Last Song is considered by many to be Tolkien’s epilogue to his classic work The Lord of the Rings. As Bilbo Baggins takes his final voyage to the Undying Lands, he must say goodbye to Middle-earth. Poignant and lyrical, the song is both a longing to set forth on his ultimate journey and a tender...
Sharon Tate and the Manson Murders
AuthorGreg King
ISBN1569801576
In this biography of Sharon Tate, Greg King recreates the story of Tate's career, her marriage to Polanski, and her relationships with Hollywood's most famous names. King also brings to vivid life the complete account of the tate murders, describes the lengthy search for the killers. and includes...
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