The beauty of birds
Spring returns and with it the birds. But it also brings throngs of birders who emerge, binoculars in hand, to catch a glimpse of a rare or previously unseen species or to simply lay eyes on a particularly fine specimen of a familiar type. In a delightful meditation that unexpectedly ranges from the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press
2012, c2009.
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| Edition: | Princeton Shorts ed |
| Series: | Princeton Shorts
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798285206719 |
| Summary: | Spring returns and with it the birds. But it also brings throngs of birders who emerge, binoculars in hand, to catch a glimpse of a rare or previously unseen species or to simply lay eyes on a particularly fine specimen of a familiar type. In a delightful meditation that unexpectedly ranges from the Volga Delta to Central Park and from Charles Dickens's Hard Times to a 1940's London burlesque show, Jeremy Mynott ponders what makes birds so beautiful and alluring to so many people. Princeton Shorts are brief selections taken from influential Princeton University Press books and produced exclusively in ebook format. Providing unmatched insight into important contemporary issues or timeless passages from classic works of the past, Princeton Shorts enable you to be an instant expert in a world where information is everywhere but quality is at a premium. |
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| Item Description: | "A Princeton Shorts selection from Birdscapes : Birds in our Imagination and Experience." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (43 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781280494246 9786613589477 9781400843152 |
