About this title: In 19 short essays, Taylor considers the various connections between her two passions--literature and birds. She reflects both on the ways birds have appeared in poetry from Dante to Wallace Stevens, and on birds she's seen on travels to places as diverse as England, India, and Kenya.
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Description: Good. Dust Jacket present. GOOD with average wear to cover and pages. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 1999. Hardcover. 2nd printing Ed. Used, very good. Very good overall with light to moderate wear. No dust jacket. read more
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Like new condition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780071348669ISBN:0071348662
Description: As New in As New jacket. Green over black boards with gilt title impression. Spine is straight and tight. Pages and text are crisp, clean and unmarked. Dust Jacket is unclipped, shiny and clean showing very little shelf wear. Protected in new Brodart mylar cover. Very Nice Copy! read more
Description: Like New in Like New jacket. Minimal shelf wear. 162 pages. "This beautifully bound collection is not just for birders, though birders will love it. Ann Taylor's humorous and evocative reflections who do it are no more just about birds than Thoreau's Walden is just about a pond. Taylor chronicles her fascinating life as a curious and devoted amateur bird-watcher and nature-lover who has traveled the world in pursuit of her passion. along the way, she also delves into many subjects of interest ... read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Limited, Whitby, ON, Canada
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780071348669ISBN:0071348662
Description: As New/As New. 5.75" x 7.25" Tall 0071348662 162 pages. Transforms a passion for the close observation of winged creatures into a celebration of life's soaring possibilities. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc., Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780071348669ISBN:0071348662
Description: As New in As New jacket. Gift quality. No marks. Essays on transforming the passion of bird-watching into a celebration of life's soaring possibilities. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: IUNIVERSE INC
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780595291151ISBN:0595291155
Description: New. The author's experiences as reader, teacher, mother, traveler, and especially, amateur birdwatcher. She covers such subjects as raising children to appreciate the natural world, watching birds in Kenya, reading natural historian, John Burroughs, and... read more
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