BERND HEINRICH is an acclaimed scientist and the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Winter World, Mind of the Raven, Why We Run, The Homing Instinct, and One Wild Bird at a Time. Among Heinrich's many honors is the 2013 PEN New England Award in nonfiction for Life Everlasting. He resides in Maine.
"A remarkable story." -- Portland Press Herald"...beautifully written story of a man's efforts to reconstruct posthumously the life of his father..." -- Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse"...scientist and naturalist of the first rank and a nature writer of uncommon talent..." -- Edward O. Wilson"...amazing saga, full of twists and turns...his magnum opus...vividly descriptive...he has produced his best book ever..." -- Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and Deep Economy"...I couldn't leave its pages...it has joined the small collection of my most favorite book..." -- Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, anthropologist and author of the bestseller The Hidden Life of Dogs"...extraordinary...a memoir of fun, daringness and intellectual curiosity, the heartwarming evolution of a modern biologist." -- Jean Craighead George, award-winning author of Julie of the Wolves"...by one of the premier naturalists of our time...a splendid book, truly compelling, and bound to endure." -- Thomas Eisner"Heinrich's stunning family saga...his magnum opus...vividly descriptive...he has produced his best book ever..." -- Alice Calaprice, award winning editor; author of the Quotable Einstein books, The Einstein Almanac, and Dear Professor Einstein"...You will not want to put it down...an engrossing and powerful narrative of human achievement..." -- Samuel W.F. Wolfgang, author of German Boy and The War of Our Childhood"One of the finest living examples of that strange hybrid: the science writer." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review"Heinrich, who combines his keen scientific eye with the soul of a poet, enthralls." -- New York Times Book Review"The Snoring Bird...show[s] readers why the work of an observant field biologist still matters." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review"Arguably today's finest naturalist author...our latter-day Thoreau." -- Publishers Weekly"Some of Heinrich's most lyrical writing...the future scientist as a footloose nature boy." -- New York Times Book Review"...brilliant...there is in Heinrich's every page, wonderment." -- San Francisco Chronicle"...splendid nature writing...a fascinating glimpse of the growth of one scientist's mind. Heartily recommended." -- Library Journal
"A remarkable story." -- Portland Press Herald"...beautifully written story of a man's efforts to reconstruct posthumously the life of his father..." -- Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse"...scientist and naturalist of the first rank and a nature writer of uncommon talent..." -- Edward O. Wilson"...amazing saga, full of twists and turns...his magnum opus...vividly descriptive...he has produced his best book ever..." -- Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and Deep Economy"...I couldn't leave its pages...it has joined the small collection of my most favorite book..." -- Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, anthropologist and author of the bestseller The Hidden Life of Dogs"...extraordinary...a memoir of fun, daringness and intellectual curiosity, the heartwarming evolution of a modern biologist." -- Jean Craighead George, award-winning author of Julie of the Wolves"...by one of the premier naturalists of our time...a splendid book, truly compelling, and bound to endure." -- Thomas Eisner"Heinrich's stunning family saga...his magnum opus...vividly descriptive...he has produced his best book ever..." -- Alice Calaprice, award winning editor; author of the Quotable Einstein books, The Einstein Almanac, and Dear Professor Einstein"...You will not want to put it down...an engrossing and powerful narrative of human achievement..." -- Samuel W.F. Wolfgang, author of German Boy and The War of Our Childhood"One of the finest living examples of that strange hybrid: the science writer." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review"Heinrich, who combines his keen scientific eye with the soul of a poet, enthralls." -- New York Times Book Review"The Snoring Bird...show[s] readers why the work of an observant field biologist still matters." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review"Arguably today's finest naturalist author...our latter-day Thoreau." -- Publishers Weekly"Some of Heinrich's most lyrical writing...the future scientist as a footloose nature boy." -- New York Times Book Review"...brilliant...there is in Heinrich's every page, wonderment." -- San Francisco Chronicle"...splendid nature writing...a fascinating glimpse of the growth of one scientist's mind. Heartily recommended." -- Library Journal
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