· Admittedly, the bird is a hard sell, but in “Pigeons,” an amiable, mildly engaging tour of the species and its fans, Andrew D. Blechman does his level best to inspire respect, perhaps even Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. But Blechman's narration doesn't get as "wow, what wacky pigeon-related event will I, Andrew Blechman, go visit next?!" as I was worried it would. In fact, by the end of the book--particularly with the sections on the New York City top secret pigeon monitors, Mike Tyson, and the squab-killing factory--I was totally absorbed/5. PIGEONS The Fascinating Saga of the World’s Most Revered and Reviled Bird “Do yourself a favor by reading Blechman's charming book. For once, a subtitle that doesn't exaggerate!” — The New York Times Sunday Book Review "breezy, quirky, endlessly entertaining" — Simon Winchester.
Yet today they are reviled as "rats with wings." Author Andrew D. Blechman traveled across the United States and Europe to meet with pigeon fanciers and pigeon haters in a quest to find out how we came to misunderstand one of mankind's most helpful and steadfast companions. Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird by Andrew D. Blechman. First published As reviewed and pictured: hardcover, pages. Rock Pigeons are thought to be native to Asia, though they are among the most widely distributed bird species on the planet today. Andrew D. Blechman is an award-winning journalist who has been a reporter for the Los Angeles Times and the Des Moines Register. His work has also appeared in Smithsonian magazine, The New York Times, and the International Herald Tribune, among others. His first book, Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's most Revered and Reviled Bird, was widely praised in the media and featured on.
In Pigeons, Andrew D. Blechman reveals for the first time the remarkable story behind this seemingly unremarkable bird. “A quick and thoroughly entertaining read, Pigeons will leave readers chuckling at the quirky characters and pondering surprising pigeon facts.”. [PDF] Download ↠ Pigeons: by Andrew D. Blechman, Pigeons, Andrew D. Blechman, Pigeons Worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace pigeons have advanced the course of science and civilization and have saved thousands of lives Yet today they are reviled as rats with wings How did we come to misunderstand one of mankind s most steadfast companions In Pigeons Andrew D. "Andrew Blechman's writing is graceful and swift like his subject. The ubiquitous pigeon, whose image spans the lows and highs of human imagination, finds a superb chronicler, exegete, partisan, and redeemer in this www.doorway.ru book proves, once again, that magic is near at hand, that it can feed from our hands, and that there are mottled angels in our midst.
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