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What We Are Reading Today: ID Handbook of European Birds by Nils van Duivendijk

What We Are Reading Today: ID Handbook of European Birds by Nils van Duivendijk
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What We Are Reading Today: ID Handbook of European Birds by Nils van Duivendijk

What We Are Reading Today: ID Handbook of European Birds by Nils van Duivendijk

Would you like to be able to identify any bird species in Europe, in all plumages, in every season? “ID Handbook of European Birds” is the resource for you. This identification handbook blends incisive descriptions with stunning high-resolution photos to provide the most comprehensive, in-depth coverage of European birds available. Never before has so much current information been brought together in one place and presented so clearly and completely. This monumental two-volume work is destined to become a standard reference to Europe’s birds.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘A Place like No Other’ by Anthony R. E. Sinclair

What We Are Reading Today: ‘A Place like No Other’ by Anthony R. E. Sinclair
Updated 27 August 2025

What We Are Reading Today: ‘A Place like No Other’ by Anthony R. E. Sinclair

What We Are Reading Today: ‘A Place like No Other’ by Anthony R. E. Sinclair

With its rich biodiversity, astounding wildlife, and breathtaking animal migrations, Serengeti is like no other ecosystem on the planet.

“A Place like No Other” is Anthony Sinclair’s firsthand account of how he and other scientists discovered the biological principles that regulate life in Serengeti and how they rule all of the natural world.

Blending vivid storytelling with invaluable scientific insights from Sinclair’s pioneering fieldwork in Africa, Serengeti holds timely lessons for the restoration and conservation of our vital ecosystems.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Native America’ by Kenneth L. Feder

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Native America’ by Kenneth L. Feder
Updated 26 August 2025

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Native America’ by Kenneth L. Feder

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Native America’ by Kenneth L. Feder

“Native America” presents an infinitely surprising and fascinating deep history of the continent’s Indigenous peoples.

Kenneth Feder, a leading expert on Native American history and archaeology, draws on archeology, historical, and cultural evidence to tell the ongoing story, more than 20,000 years in the making, of an incredibly resilient and diverse mixture of peoples, revealing how they have ingeniously adapted to the many changing environments of the continent, from the Arctic to the desert Southwest.


What We Are Reading Today: The Lives of Butterflies

What We Are Reading Today: The Lives of Butterflies
Updated 25 August 2025

What We Are Reading Today: The Lives of Butterflies

What We Are Reading Today: The Lives of Butterflies

Authors: David G. James and David J. Lohman

There are more than 15,000 butterfly species in the world, fluttering through a wide variety of habitats. Bright and beautiful, butterflies also have fascinating life histories and play an important role in our planet’s ecosystems. 

“The Lives of Butterflies” showcases the extraordinary range of colors and patterns of the world’s butterflies while exploring their life histories, behavior, habitats and resources, populations, seasonality, defense and natural enemies, and threats and conservation.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Dark Matter’

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Dark Matter’
Updated 24 August 2025

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Dark Matter’

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Dark Matter’

Authors: David J.E. Marsh, David Ellis, and Viraf M. Mehta

This book provides an incisive, self-contained introduction to one of the most intriguing subjects in modern physics, presenting the evidence we have from astrophysics for the existence of dark matter, the theories for what it could be, and the cutting-edge experimental and observational methods for testing them.

It begins with a survey of the astrophysical phenomena, from rotation curves to lensing and cosmological structure formation.

The book explains the constraints on each theory, such as direct detection and indirect astrophysical limits.


What We Are Reading Today: Birds of Belize

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Updated 23 August 2025

What We Are Reading Today: Birds of Belize

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  • It covers all regularly occurring bird species found in the region and features facing-page plates and text that make field identification easy

Authors: STEVE N. G. HOWELL AND DALE DYER 

Belize is one of the world’s premier birding destinations, home to a marvelous array of tropical birds and beautiful habitats ranging from verdant rain forests and extensive wetlands to rolling pine savannas and the country’s famed barrier reef.

“Birds of Belize” is the essential illustrated pocket guide to this birder’s paradise.

It covers all regularly occurring bird species found in the region and features facing-page plates and text that make field identification easy.