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Ten Birds That Changed the World
- Author
- Stephen Moss
- Narrator
- Stephen Moss
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 12 September 2023
- Run Time
- 9 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The natural history of humankind told through our long relationship with birds.
“Moss is a captivating storyteller.” —Wall Street Journal
For 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, and poetry.
In Ten Birds That Changed the World, naturalist and author Stephen Moss tells the gripping story of this long and intimate relationship through key species from all seven of the world’s continents. From Odin’s faithful raven companions to Darwin’s finches, and from the wild turkey of the Americas to the emperor penguin as potent symbol of the climate crisis, this is a fascinating, eye-opening, and endlessly engaging work of natural history.
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Details
- Author
- Stephen Moss
- Narrator
- Stephen Moss
- Duration
- 9 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 September 2023
- ISBN
- 9781668632338
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Zoology: birds (ornithology)
Synopsis
The natural history of humankind told through our long relationship with birds.  “Moss is a captivating storyteller.” —Wall Street Journal  For 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, and poetry.   In Ten Birds That Changed the World, naturalist and author Stephen Moss tells the gripping story of this long and intimate relationship through key species from all seven of the world’s continents. From Odin’s faithful raven companions to Darwin’s finches, and from the wild turkey of the Americas to the emperor penguin as potent symbol of the climate crisis, this is a fascinating, eye-opening, and endlessly engaging work of natural history.
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