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  • Ten Birds That Changed the World

    by Stephen Moss ...
    The natural history of humankind told through our long relationship with birds.**“Moss is a captivating storyteller.” —**Wall Street JournalFor the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religions, and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been inspired by them for our music, art, ... Read more

    Was $21.99 CAD Now $2.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Bird in the Bush

    A Social History of Birdwatching

    by Stephen Moss ...
    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 ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Robin

    The perfect gift for bird lovers

    by Stephen Moss ...
    Series Book 1 - The Bird Biography Series
    Acclaimed naturalist and birdwatcher Stephen Moss brings us a year in the life of Britain's favourite bird - the robin.In The Robin Moss records a year of observing the robin both close to home and in the field to shed light on the hidden life of this apparently familiar bird. We follow its life cycle from the time it enters the world as an egg, through its time as a nestling and juvenile, to the ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Mrs Moreau's Warbler

    How Birds Got Their Names

    by Stephen Moss ...
    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 ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • This Birding Life

    The Best of the Guardian's Birdwatch

    by Stephen Moss ...
    This collection of essays "gives bird enthusiasts the next best thing to birdwatching, an eloquent and insightful consideration of birds and birding" ( Publishers Weekly).Stephen Moss's collection of Guardian "Birdwatch" columns forms a fascinating picture of one man's birding life: from early coot-watching as a young boy, through teenage cycle trips to Dungeness, to adult travels around the world ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Skylarks with Rosie

    by Stephen Moss ...
    A bestselling British birder, naturalist, writer and broadcaster leads us on a springtime journey of discovery through daily walks in the area surrounding his home, highlighting the joys of connecting with wildlife and our environment.As spring arrives, Stephen Moss’s Somerset garden is awash with birdsong: chiffchaffs, wrens, robins and more. Overhead, buzzards soar, ravens tumble and the season ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wild Hares and Hummingbirds

    The Natural History of an English Village

    by Stephen Moss ...
    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. ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Birds . . . But Were Afraid To Ask

    by Mr Stephen Moss ...
    Stephen Moss answers in detail over 450 questions, submitted by birdwatchers of all levels, and in doing so he conveys a veritable feast of bird-related information in a friendly and accessible style.This RSPB-endorsed book answers all those burning questions about birds that beginners and experts alike may ask themselves as they go about their birding. How do ducks keep their feet from freezing ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Mind Games

    by Stephen Moss ...
    Series series A Rake Stafford Novel
    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 ... Read more

    Free

  • The Rookie

    An Odyssey through Chess (and Life)

    by Stephen Moss ...
    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 ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Urban Aviary

    A Modern Guide to City Birds

    by Stephen Moss, Marc Martin ...
    From a BBC producer and award-winning birder, a guide to the unusual birds that soar over cities around the world.From frigatebirds wheeling over Rio de Janeiro to bowerbirds displaying in the suburbs of Canberra, penguins in Cape Town to pelicans in San Francisco, and huge flocks of starlings roosting around the Colosseum in Rome, the world's cities are home to a remarkable array of feathered ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Accidental Countryside

    Hidden Havens for Britain's Wildlife

    by Stephen Moss ...
    'A superb naturalist and writer.'CHRIS PACKHAM'From Stone Age remains to modern day skyscrapers, Stephen Moss takes us on an exhilarating journey through place and time, providing a fascinating insight into nature's relationship with environments created by man.'DR MYA-ROSE CRAIG (BIRDGIRL)Welcome to The Accidental Countryside.This is the fascinating and remarkably empowering story of our infl... ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD