Why read The Devil's Cormorant?

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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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Why read it?

1 author picked The Devil's Cormorant as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Ret Talbot

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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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