Birdmania a remarkable passion for birds / Bernd Brunner ; foreword by Pete Dunne ; translation by Jane Billinghurst.
| Author/creator | Brunner, Bernd, 1964- |
| Other author | Dunne, Pete, 1951- |
| Other author | Billinghurst, Jane, 1958- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, 2017. |
| Description | xi, 292 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Ornithomania. English |
| Contents | Foreword / by Pete Dunne -- What's that sound? -- Early enthusiasts -- Bedazzlement -- Strutting someone else's stuff -- Laying the groundwork for science -- A bird in the hand -- Lost in the mists of time -- Championing birds -- In the company of birds -- A walk on the wild side -- Is bird love a one-way street? -- To kill or not to kill? -- Flight trackers -- The lure of the egg -- Focus on feathers -- Mad for bird watching -- Tracking dodos and their ilk -- Recording nature -- Deadly obsessions -- Fantasies of flight -- Epilogue. |
| Abstract | In this collection it is the watchers, not the birds, who are on display--ornithologists and bird lovers of every description, revealed in sketches and anecdotes that are quirky, intriguing, and always affectionate.-- Source other than the Library of Congress. |
| General note | "Originally published by Verlag Galiani Berlin, Germany, as Ornithomania : Geschichte einer besonderen Leidenschaft by Bernd Brunner copyright © 2015 by Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-273) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Translation of | Translation of (expression): Brunner, Bernd, 1964- Ornithomania. Köln : Galiani Berlin, 2015 9783869711171 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021443059 |
| ISBN | 9781771642774 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 1771642777 (cloth) |
| ISBN | (electronic publication) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |