The Birds of Pandemonium

7 best books like The Birds of Pandemonium (Michele Raffin): Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter, The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human, Perla, Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood, Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World, Marriageology: The Art and Science of Staying Together, What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics

Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter

Author

Ben Goldfarb

Winner of the 2019 PEN/EO Wilson Award for Literary Science Writing

In Eager, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North...

The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human

Author	Noah Strycker
ISBN	1594486352

An entertaining and profound look at the lives of birds, illuminating their surprising world—and deep connection with humanity.

Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As scientists come to...

Perla

Author	Carolina De Robertis
ISBN	0307599590

With her distinctive storytelling abilities and indelibly drawn characters, Carolina De Robertis illuminates a dark moment in contemporary Latin America. Intimate with the region, she crafts an emotionally pitch-perfect tale of a young woman who makes a horrifying--but ultimately liberating--discovery...

Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood

Author	Terry Masear
ISBN	0544416031

A heartwarming account of the trials and triumphs a hummingbird rehabber encounters while caring for her tiny, fragile patients

Before he collided with a limousine, Gabriel, an Anna’s hummingbird with a head and throat cloaked in iridescent magenta feathers, could spiral 130 feet in...

Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World

Author	Noah Strycker
ISBN	0544558146

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....

Marriageology: The Art and Science of Staying Together

Author	Belinda Luscombe
ISBN	0399592369

A smart and concise guide to staying together that draws on scientific findings, expert advice, and years in the marital trenches to explain why marriage is better for your health, your finances, your kids, and your happiness

Like you, probably, Belinda Luscombe would rather have had her...

What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics

Author	Rachael Denhollander
ISBN	1496441338

Written by Rachael Denhollander, recipient of Sports Illustrated's Inspiration of the Year Award and one of Time's 100 Most Influential People (2018)

"Who is going to tell these little girls that what was done to them matters? That they are seen and valued, that they are not alone and they are...