LEADER 02993nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910967598103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786613589477 010 $a9781280494246 010 $a1280494247 010 $a9781400843152 010 $a1400843154 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400843152 035 $a(CKB)2670000000174698 035 $a(EBL)887202 035 $a(OCoLC)817078210 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000687420 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11930723 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000687420 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10733414 035 $a(PQKB)10763329 035 $a(OCoLC)794489163 035 $a(OCoLC)1085608854 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse41471 035 $a(DE-B1597)447641 035 $a(OCoLC)1054879805 035 $a(OCoLC)979780266 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400843152 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC887202 035 $a(Perlego)3562766 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000174698 100 $a20120419h20122009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe beauty of birds /$fJeremy Mynott 205 $aPrinceton Shorts ed. 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$d2012, c2009 215 $a1 online resource (43 p.) 225 0 $aPrinceton Shorts 300 $a"A Princeton Shorts selection from Birdscapes : Birds in our Imagination and Experience." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFront matter --$tBeauty and the Beholder --$tAcknowledgements and Permissions --$tAbout the Author --$tRelated Titles 330 $aSpring returns and with it the birds. But it also brings throngs of birders who emerge, binoculars in hand, to catch a glimpse of a rare or previously unseen species or to simply lay eyes on a particularly fine specimen of a familiar type. In a delightful meditation that unexpectedly ranges from the Volga Delta to Central Park and from Charles Dickens's Hard Times to a 1940's London burlesque show, Jeremy Mynott ponders what makes birds so beautiful and alluring to so many people. Princeton Shorts are brief selections taken from influential Princeton University Press books and produced exclusively in ebook format. Providing unmatched insight into important contemporary issues or timeless passages from classic works of the past, Princeton Shorts enable you to be an instant expert in a world where information is everywhere but quality is at a premium. 410 0$aPrinceton Shorts 606 $aBird watching 606 $aBirds$xPsychological aspects 606 $aHuman-animal relationships 615 0$aBird watching. 615 0$aBirds$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aHuman-animal relationships. 676 $a598 700 $aMynott$b Jeremy$01806628 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910967598103321 996 $aThe beauty of birds$94355909 997 $aUNINA