Misty's review
The Snoring Bird: My Family's Journey Through a Century of Biology by Bernd Heinrich
I am loving this book - but I love everything Heinrich writes. He is a very comfortable author and has a real passion for field biology and behavior. So I'm a bit biased. But even if you're not a biologist, this is a marvelous story.
addendum - having finished the book, I still think it was marvelous. The first three-quarters told the story of his family in Poland and their survival during WWII; then followed them to the US and their settlement here. All extremely interesting and engaging. The last quarter had a lot to do with Heinrich's science (which I loved, but others might enjoy less) and the very last bit was his closure on his father's life and work - this dragged on a bit.
addendum - having finished the book, I still think it was marvelous. The first three-quarters told the story of his family in Poland and their survival during WWII; then followed them to the US and their settlement here. All extremely interesting and engaging. The last quarter had a lot to do with Heinrich's science (which I loved, but others might enjoy less) and the very last bit was his closure on his father's life and work - this dragged on a bit.
