The Devil's Cormorant
Book description
Behold the cormorant: silent, still, cruciform, and brooding; flashing, soaring, quick as a snake. Evolution has crafted the only creature on Earth that can migrate the length of a continent, dive and hunt deep underwater, perch comfortably on a branch or a wire, walk on land, climb up cliff faces,…
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1 author picked The Devil's Cormorant as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As someone who has written extensively about one of the world’s most misunderstood fishes (the white shark), I knew I needed to read a book about what this author argues is the world’s most misunderstood waterfowl—the cormorant. I love books that draw you into the world of one thing only to teach you something about yourself.
I learned more than I ever expected about the cormorant, from its place in culture to cuisine, but ultimately, the book asks a much bigger question about our place in the world. Compassionately told, meticulously researched, and beautifully written, this book gave me a…
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