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]]> http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/2010/01/winged-wonders/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Born Again Bird Watcher » Blog Archive » The Well-read Naturalist: Winged Wonders Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:11:43 +0000 http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/?p=563#comment-160 [...] One of the true joys of both reading and bird study is the practice of simply doing it for unapologetic personal pleasure. In the world of books, the trend toward “utilitarian books,” those intended to impart to the reader some great secret that will improve their business, romantic life, or cholesterol levels has largely displaced many older genres that really made reading an enjoyable part of life. Of these, the miscellany has perhaps suffered most. Lacking a Puritanically measurable purpose, these wonderful collections of facts, literary snippets, personal reflections, and assorted other discoveries, despite being a bane to classification and stocking for the modern bookseller, are a genuine joy to read. Fortunately, the authors and publisher of Winged Wonders: A Celebration of Birds in Human History have defied this trend and given us all a gift for which we should be most grateful. [read more on The Well-read Naturalist] [...] [...] One of the true joys of both reading and bird study is the practice of simply doing it for unapologetic personal pleasure. In the world of books, the trend toward “utilitarian books,” those intended to impart to the reader some great secret that will improve their business, romantic life, or cholesterol levels has largely displaced many older genres that really made reading an enjoyable part of life. Of these, the miscellany has perhaps suffered most. Lacking a Puritanically measurable purpose, these wonderful collections of facts, literary snippets, personal reflections, and assorted other discoveries, despite being a bane to classification and stocking for the modern bookseller, are a genuine joy to read. Fortunately, the authors and publisher of Winged Wonders: A Celebration of Birds in Human History have defied this trend and given us all a gift for which we should be most grateful. [read more on The Well-read Naturalist] [...]

]]> http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/2010/01/winged-wonders/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Tweets that mention Winged Wonders at The Well-read Naturalist -- Topsy.com Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:36:40 +0000 http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/?p=563#comment-157 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Laura Kammermeier, Well-read Naturalist. Well-read Naturalist said: TwitterFeed appears to be down; switching to manual. New review of "Winged Wonders" on The Well-read Naturalist: http://bit.ly/5oKJ0E #books [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Laura Kammermeier, Well-read Naturalist. Well-read Naturalist said: TwitterFeed appears to be down; switching to manual. New review of "Winged Wonders" on The Well-read Naturalist: http://bit.ly/5oKJ0E #books [...]

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