{"product_id":"vesper-flights-hardcover-2","title":"Vesper Flights - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eH is for Hawk\u003c\/em\u003e and winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for nonfiction, comes a transcendent collection of essays about the human relationship to the natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnimals don't exist in order to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eVesper Flights\u003c\/em\u003e, Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best loved essays, along with new pieces on topics ranging from nostalgia for a vanishing countryside to the tribulations of farming ostriches to her own private vespers while trying to fall asleep.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeditating on notions of captivity and freedom, immigration and flight, Helen invites us into her most intimate experiences: observing the massive migration of songbirds from the top of the Empire State Building, watching tens of thousands of cranes in Hungary, seeking the last golden orioles in Suffolk's poplar forests. She writes with heart-tugging clarity about wild boar, swifts, mushroom hunting, migraines, the strangeness of birds' nests, and the unexpected guidance and comfort we find when watching wildlife.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy one of this century's most important and insightful nature writers, \u003cem\u003eVesper Flights\u003c\/em\u003e is a captivating and foundational book about observation, fascination, time, memory, love and loss and how we make sense of the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHELEN MACDONALD \u003c\/strong\u003eis a writer, poet, illustrator and naturalist, and an affiliated research scholar at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. She is the author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eH Is for Hawk\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a cultural history of falcons, titled \u003cem\u003eFalcon\u003c\/em\u003e, and three collections of poetry, including \u003cem\u003eShaler's Fish\u003c\/em\u003e. Macdonald was a Research Fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge, has worked as a professional falconer, and has assisted with the management of raptor research and conservation projects across Eurasia. She now writes for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47331344318713,"sku":"9780802128812","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UG9COVlxY01wOWUrekgyL0dZREZCQT09_d93b2647-bd66-476d-9e24-1026515bfafd.webp?v=1769611748","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/vesper-flights-hardcover-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}