neilpa Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 A not strictly birding book that I read recently and would recommend is The Beak of the Finch. Pretty sure it’s been recommended elsewhere on the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 7 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: Ya know, that's the kind of question you might ask BEFORE you place your orders. Did you order these as physical books or e-books? I'd like to hear from others who have ordered material in e-book format and what they thought. I read Kingbird Highway as an ebook on my family's ancient nook, because NONE of my local library systems have it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: I read Kingbird Highway as an ebook on my family's ancient nook, because NONE of my local library systems have it. I have it in eBook also. That type of book works great on an eReader. Saves space on the bookshelf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 5 hours ago, chipperatl said: My rule for books now is reference books are hard copy; non-fiction that tells a story or fiction books are eBook. That's the conclusion I've come to. I made the mistake of ordering the Warbler Guide in e format originally, and regretted it almost as soon as I opened it. Ditto one of Pete Dunne's references. I eventually reordered both as 'dead trees'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 20 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: That's the conclusion I've come to. I made the mistake of ordering the Warbler Guide in e format originally, and regretted it almost as soon as I opened it. Ditto one of Pete Dunne's references. I eventually reordered both as 'dead trees'. Warbler Guide app is amazing. Warbler Guide on eBook....yeah that doesn't sound so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 Has anybody read this book? https://www.amazon.com/Thing-Feathers-Surprising-Lives-Reveal/dp/159463341X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NR89R8LLQNM6&keywords=the+thing+with+feathers+noah+strycker&qid=1667303147&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjE1IiwicXNhIjoiMC44MyIsInFzcCI6IjEuMDEifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=noah+stry%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Birds are cool said: Has anybody read this book? https://www.amazon.com/Thing-Feathers-Surprising-Lives-Reveal/dp/159463341X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NR89R8LLQNM6&keywords=the+thing+with+feathers+noah+strycker&qid=1667303147&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjE1IiwicXNhIjoiMC44MyIsInFzcCI6IjEuMDEifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=noah+stry%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-1 According to Kindle app I have. Honestly don’t remember much about it off hand. Looking at ToC I do remember a little bit. I think I just absorbed the knowledge without acknowledging the source. I think most of it I’ve heard/read elsewhere also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Birds are cool said: Has anybody read this book? https://www.amazon.com/Thing-Feathers-Surprising-Lives-Reveal/dp/159463341X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NR89R8LLQNM6&keywords=the+thing+with+feathers+noah+strycker&qid=1667303147&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjE1IiwicXNhIjoiMC44MyIsInFzcCI6IjEuMDEifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=noah+stry%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-1 Yes, and it was great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 Thanks @chipperatl and @Quiscalus quiscula, i have read some of his books, but not this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 (edited) 22 hours ago, Birds are cool said: Thanks @chipperatl and @Quiscalus quiscula, i have read some of his books, but not this one. Easy answer for a bird book, "Is there such a thing as a bad bird book?", but then I remember this one. Horrible, narcissistic, and arrogant would be putting it mildly. I stopped after less than one or two chapters I believe. Thankfully my experience with birders in general did not match the way these people acted, or I would have been out. https://smile.amazon.com/Supremely-Bad-Idea-Three-Birders-ebook/dp/B004OR1612/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Edited November 2, 2022 by chipperatl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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