"Studies of Birds Killed in Nocturnal Migration" by Robert Morrow Mengel and Harrison Bruce Tordoff is a comprehensive examination of the impact of artificial light on migratory birds. The authors meticulously document the phenomenon of bird fatalities during nocturnal migration, highlighting the role of urban lighting and other human-made structures. Through extensive field studies and data collection, they provide insights into the behavioral patterns of various bird species as they navi...

The Ornithologist's Archive gathers thirty-five classic works that chart bird study's passage from attentive natural history to systematic ecology, distributional science, and conservation-minded observation. Its selections range across field notes, regional avifaunas, identification manuals, taxonomic discussions, and reflective prose, revealing ornithology as both a literary and scientific practice. Studies of migration, nesting, geographic variation, and the intimate habits of familiar ...

"This book on Hillary - really tough." - President Donald TrumpHillary Clinton is running for president as an advocate of women and girls,” but there is another shocking side to her story that has been carefully covered up-until now. This stunning exposé reveals for the first time how Bill and Hillary Clinton systematically abused women and others-sexually, physically, and psychologically-in their scramble for power and wealth.In this groundbreaki...

Men don't think about dieting much.But once we pass adolescence, settle down in a new career, new family, new lifestyle....we put on a few pounds. Our spouses are constantly dieting but we, as men, don't think about it much. Sure, we want to lose a few pounds. But do we have to do it the same way our women do, constantly buying new books, watching endless videos, going to meetings? No, that would be unthinkable. There is too much work to do; too much sports to watch. In this (very small) b...

In the compelling anthology, *Studies of Birds Killed in Nocturnal Migration*, editors Harrison Bruce Tordoff and Robert Morrow Mengel invite readers into a profound exploration of avian life interrupted by the veil of night. This collection deftly navigates the intricate tapestry of nocturnal migration, offering a multi-layered study that is as enchanting as it is sobering. Within its pages, readers will discover an array of literary styles that encapsulate the mystery and tragedy of thes...

This new edition of the visionary social history of Los Angeles is “as central to the L.A. canon as anything that . . . Joan Didion wrote in the seventies” (New Yorker).No metropolis has been more loved or more hated. To its official boosters, “Los Angeles brings it all together.” To detractors, L.A. is a sunlit mortuary where “you can rot without feeling it.” To Mike Davis, the author of this fiercely elegant and wide- ranging work of social history, Los ...

It is the summer of 2005, the year of fear and loathing in America. Seattle resident Justin Raines wants to do something about the deplorable state of the human race. When his friend, Shelby Mirabeau, suggests launching a new world religion focused on accepting responsibility, Justin agrees only because he lacks a better idea. When their first laughable attempts at a launch fail, Shelby pushes Justin into an unholy alliance with Matthias Bender, the dark angel of American capitalism, who s...

"The best, the liveliest and most illuminating" account of Rockefeller, Morgan, and the other men who seized American economic power after the Civil War ( The New Republic).John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, E. H. Harriman, Jay Gould, Henry Clay Frick . . . their names carry a powerful historical ring, still echoing today in the countless institutions that are part of their legacy, from universities to museums to bank...

A groundbreaking cultural history of 1960s New York, from the legendary writer on art and filmLike Paris in the 1920s, New York City in the 1960s was a cauldron of avant-garde ferment and artistic innovation. Boundaries were transgressed and new forms created. Drawing on interviews, memoirs, and the alternative press, Everything Is Now chronicles this collective drama as it was played out in coffeehouses, bars, lofts, storefront theaters, and, ultimately, ...

How did America cease to be the land of opportunity?LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARDWe take it for granted that good neighborhoods—with good schools and good housing—are only accessible to the wealthy. But in America, this wasn’t always the case.Though for most of world history, your prospects were tied to where you were born, Americans came up with a revolutionary idea: If you didn’t like your lot in life, you coul...

Playboy Best Nonfiction award for 1981“To grapple with the pervasiveness of American racism, we can always turn to James Baldwin. You cannot help but admire his words in this volume as they remain as relevant today as when they first appeared.” —Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an AntiracistIn his last book, Baldwin excavates American race relations to expose the hard-to-face, ingrained issues and demands that r...

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice**2021 Hooks National Book Award WinnerThe fascinating, forgotten story of the 1970s attempt to build a city dedicated to racial equality in the heart of “Klan Country”**In 1969, with America’s cities in turmoil and racial tensions high, civil rights leader Floyd McKissick announced an audacious plan: he would build a new city in rural North Carolina, open to all but intended prima...