false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182785491m/285941.jpg 285941 3 <p> From Bernd Heinrich, the bestselling author of <i>Winter World</i>, comes the remarkable story of his father's life, his family's past, and how the forces of history and nature have shaped his own life. Although Bernd Heinrich's father, Gerd, a devoted naturalist, specialized in wasps, Bernd tried to distance himself from his &#147;old-fashioned&#148; father, becoming a hybrid: a modern, experimental biologist with a naturalist's sensibilities. </p> <p> In this remarkable memoir, the award-winning author shares the ways in which his relationship with his father, combined with his unique childhood, molded him into the scientist, and man, he is today. From Gerd's days as a soldier in Europe to the family's daring escape from the Red Army in 1945 to the rustic Maine farm they came to call home, Heinrich relates it all in his trademark style, making science accessible and awe-inspiring. </p> 277412 2007 The Snoring Bird: My Family's Journey Through a Century of Biology total:48|5:1|4:5|3:0|2:0|1:0| 48 202 127 14 4 1 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 27 06:25:43 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 18:30:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 11 03:08:53 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 17:45:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 19:44:04 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 17:29:56 -0700 2009 1.25 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 14:34:39 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 18:06:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 11:39:07 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 18:56:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jul 29 07:24:45 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 08:22:35 -0700 2007 Bernd Heinrich, but if I had, I would have felt this way after reading his memoir, The Snoring Bird.

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addendum - having finished the book, I still think ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 05:34:47 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 12:29:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 11:26:20 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 22 11:15:36 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 13:03:28 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 10:10:00 -0800 2008 Great biography of father and son naturalists. I have been a fan of Bernd for many years. I look forward to meeting him sometime.
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