JENNIFER ACKERMAN has been writing about science, nature, and human biology for almost three decades. A contributor to Scientific American, National Geographic, The New York Times, and many other publications, Ackerman is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship in Nonfiction, a Bunting Fellowship, and a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Delightful, revolutionary, and illuminated by the clean, curious
gaze of an intelligent seeker, The Genius of Birds is fueled by awe
and always, its close cousin, deep respect for the condition of
life. It's a book that demands a moral consideration of the
world.
*Rick Bass*
A passionate account of the intelligence of birds, ****
*Telegraph*
Gloriously provocative and fascinating. Genius of Birds is at once
a book of knowledge but also a work of wonder and an affirmation of
the astonishing complexity of our world
*Mark Cocker, author of Birds Britannica*
Ackerman has collected a wealth of fascinating anecdotes to bolster
her point . . . The book never comes across as excessively
academic. The Genius of Birds isn't just for experts and
enthusiasts on our feathered friends. There are plenty of
surprising and curious facts to keep the casual reader pecking at
it.
*The Times*
Lovely, celebratory. For all the belittling of 'bird brains,'
[Ackerman] shows them to be uniquely impressive machines...
*New York Times Book Review*
This elegant scientific investigation and travelogue weaves
personal anecdotes with fascinating science. Ackerman delivers an
extraordinary story that will both give readers a new appreciation
for the exceptional talents of birds, and let them discover what
birds can reveal about our changing world
*Herald*
Highly entertaining. Jennifer Ackerman provides a masterly survey
of research in the last two decades that has produced a revolution
in our understanding of bird cognition. The Genius of Birds [is]
important not only for what it says about birds, but also about the
human ingenuity entailed in unraveling the mysteries of the avian
brain. It is at once a book of knowledge but also a work of wonder
and an affirmation of the astonishing complexity of our world
*Wall Street Journal (Mark Cocker)*
Fascinating
*Yours magazine*
[Ackerman's] command of the latest findings on avian intelligence
matches that of any top-notch researcher. This is science writing
at its best: a book of knowledge, packed with mind-stretching
information, but also steeped in a sense of wonder and written by
someone clearly moved by the vast complexities of life.
*Mark Cocker in the Spectator, Best Books of 2016*
If you're a bird lover, this enchanting book is a must. If you're
not, Ackerman's enthusiasm will make you an instant convert.
*Daily Mail*
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