There are times when the publication of a particular new natural history book can only be appropriately reported with song; “Rays of the World” is such a book.
Joy to the Rays
Newly Noted Books
New and forthcoming books that are worthy of attention but that have not yet been fully reviewed.
Citizen Scientist
In the days, months, and – God help us – perhaps even years to come, those of living in the United States are likely to see a rejection of science at the highest levels of government, in some of the most visible media outlets, and amongst not insignificant segments of the citizenry.
Alexander Wilson; Enlightened Naturalist
Even those bird watchers who might not be quite up-to-speed in their history of natural history likely know Alexander Wilson – or at least his last name. After all, a warbler, a storm-petrel, a snipe, a phalarope, and a plover all carry it in his honor.
Oxford Atlas of the World, 23rd Edition
There are those who say that the age of printed atlases is now past; that due to the so much information being available in quickly updatable digital formats that the production of the classic large format books of maps and pertinent geographic information is no longer needed.
Hogwash.