'BEAUTIFULLY, A BOOK ABOUT BIRDS' The Sunday Times | 'ENGAGING AND EYE-OPENING' The CountrymanUncover the life of owls through this beautiful guide to these secretive and charismatic birds from the bestselling author of The Robin, The Wren, and The Swan.Owls are among the most mysterious birds in the world. Their hauntingly beautiful calls and mostly nocturnal habits have long ca...

No other bird is quite so ever-present and familiar, so embedded in our culture, as the robin. With more than six million breeding pairs, the robin is second only to the wren as Britain’s most common bird. It seems to live its life alongside us, in every month and season of the year. But how much do we really know about this bird?In The Robin Stephen Moss records a year of observing the robin both close to home and in the field to...

For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religion and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been inspired by them for our music, art and poetry.In Ten Birds that Changed the World, naturalist and author Stephen Moss tells the gripping story of this long and eventful relationship through ten key species from all seven of the world's continents. From Odi...

‘Stephen Moss delights once more - lyrical and informative by turns, he conjures - with breathless eloquence - another feathered beauty of our skies.’ Benedict Allen'An engrossing compilation of ornithological tidbits, cultural anecdotes, literary quotes and well chosen historical artwork’ BBC Wildlife, *Books of the Year*Uncover the life of starlings through this beautiful guide to these majestic ...

This journey through the world of birdwatchers is "a wonderful book. . . . fascinating, often hilarious anecdotes and information" ( Daily Mail, Critic's Choice).Scholarly, authoritative, and above all supremely readable, Stephen Moss's book is the first to trace the fascinating history of how and why people have watched birds for pleasure, from the beginnings with Gilbert White in the eighteenth century through World War II POWs watching birds from inside ...

Meet Rake Stafford: From 9 to 5 he’s a VA counselor focusing on Viet Vets. In the evening he runs a struggling one-man P.I. agency. He is grizzled, overweight, and loves his wife—and is the most unusual and endearing protagonist you’ll ever meet between the pages of a thriller.To preempt a national threat, the FBI’s Counter-Terrorism Division must eliminate a number of key individuals. It’s critical though that these deaths appear natural. To achieve this, CTD approaches Gideon May...

The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.This is the perfect pocket guide for keen birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts to identify the diverse range of birds that inhabit their gardens.Authoritative text and beautiful photographs show the distinguishing features of each bird, including information on each species' feeding, behavioural habits, breeding, voice and population. An extensive introducti...

Chess was invented more than 1,500 years ago, and is played in every country in the world. Stephen Moss sets out to master its mysteries, and unlock the secret of its enduring appeal. What, he asks, is the essence of chess? And what will it reveal about his own character along the way?In a witty, accessible style that will delight newcomers and irritate purists, Moss imagines the world as a board and marches across it, offering a mordant report on the world of chess in 64 chapters ...

De zwaluw van Stephen Moss is het nieuwe boek van de geliefdste vogelschrijver van het Verenigd Koninkrijk, over het wonderlijke leven van de zwaluw. Op de poolgebieden na kun je hem over de hele wereld spotten: de zwaluw. Met zijn snelle, schichtige vlucht, kenmerkende gevorkte staart en voortdurende gekwetter is hij dan ook moeilijk te missen. Na zijn succesvolle vogelbiografieën over het roodborstje en het winterkoninkje volgt de Britse vogelkenner Stephen Moss in De zwaluw een jaar uit...

«Un estudio deslumbrante sobre la relación entre las aves y los seres humanos.»The GuardianA lo largo de la historia, hemos vivido junto a las aves. Las hemos cazado y domesticado para alimentarnos, las hemos venerado en nuestras mitologías, religiones y rituales, las hemos explotado por sus recursos naturales y han sido fuente de inspiración para la música, el arte y la poesía. En un cautivador vuelo a lo largo de la historia, Step...

Join celebrated naturalist Stephen Moss, host award-winning BBC series Springwatch and author of The Robin, for a year in the idyllic village of Mark on the Somerset Levels – a watery wonderland rich in nature and wildlife, from birds to butterflies to badgersAs the year unfolds, Moss transports the reader to the entrancing landscape of flora and fauna that accompanies the dawn of each month. Deeply informative and profoundly inspiring, Wild Hares...

Swallow and starling, puffin and peregrine, blue tit and blackcap. We use these names so often that few of us ever pause to wonder about their origins. What do they mean? Where did they come from? And who created them?The words we use to name birds are some of the most lyrical and evocative in the English language. They also tell incredible stories: of epic expeditions, fierce battles between rival ornithologists, momentous...