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Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness Kindle Edition

by Lyanda Lynn Haupt (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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“If you picture Henry David Thoreau as a young mother and scientist in suburban Seattle, you can begin to imagine the literate elegance of Crow Planet.” —Paul Hawken, New York Times–bestselling author

There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both an indicator of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity to connect with the animal world. Crow Planet reminds us that we do not need to head to faraway places to encounter “nature.” Rather, even in the suburbs and cities where we live we are surrounded by wild life such as crows, and through observing them we can enhance our appreciation of the world’s natural order.

Crow Planet richly weaves Haupt’s own “crow stories” as well as scientific and scholarly research and the history and mythology of crows, culminating in a book that is sure to make readers see the world around them in a very different way.

“An inspired meditation on our own place in nature . . . You will never look at crows in the same way again.” —David R. Montgomery, The Washington Post

“In a lyrical narrative that blends science and conscience, Haupt mourns the encroachments of urbanization but cherishes the wildness that survives.” —Liesl Schillinger, The New York Times Book Review

“With her sensitivity, careful eye, and gift for language, Haupt tells her tale beautifully, using crow study to get at a range of ever-deepening concerns about nature and our place within it, immersing us in a heady hybrid of science, history, how-to, and memoir.” —Erika Schickel, Los Angeles Times

“A completely charming and informative book on the pleasures of keeping one’s eyes open.” —David Sedaris

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"In a lyrical narrative that blends science and conscience, Haupt mourns the encroachments of urbanization, but cherishes the wildness that survives."

-- "New York Times"

"A completely charming and informative book on the pleasures of keeping one's eyes open."

-- "David Sedaris, #1 New York Times bestselling author"

About the Author

Christine Williams is a singer and actor based in Ashland, Oregon. Her performance credits include productions at regional theaters and on concert stages across the country and around the world, from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the Barbican Centre in London to the Aspen Music Festival and the Grotowski Institute in Poland.



Lyanda Lynn Haupt has created and directed educational programs for Seattle Audubon, worked in raptor rehabilitation in Vermont, and as a seabird researcher for the Fish and Wildlife Service in the remote tropical Pacific. She is the author of Pilgrim on the Great Bird Continent and Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds (winner of the 2002 Washington State Book Award). Her writing has appeared in Image, Open Spaces, Wild Earth, Conservation Biology Journal, Birdwatcher's Digest, and the Prairie Naturalist. Winner of the 2010 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award, she lives in West Seattle with her husband and daughter.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002GJRYWU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Spark
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 8 2009
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.8 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 252 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316053396
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Lyanda Lynn Haupt is a naturalist, eco-philosopher, and speaker whose writing is at the forefront of the movement to connect people with nature in their everyday lives. Her newest book is Mozart's Starling.

She is the author several books, including The Urban Bestiary; Crow Planet, which won the 2010 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award; Pilgrim on the Great Bird Continent; and Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds, winner of the Washington State Book Award.

Lyanda lives in Seattle with her husband, teenage daughter, cat, four chickens, and Carmen the starling, who features in her latest book. She is available for keynotes and speaking engagements on the themes she addresses in her writing, as well as book readings and signings, and classes about writing creative non-fiction. Upcoming events are listed on her website at LyandaLynnHaupt.com

Praise for The Urban Bestiary:

"The challenge of our time is the movement from rural villages to big cities where nature seems gone. Haupt's brilliant book restores nature in our lives and uplifts that relationship with stories full of wonder, awe and love." (David Suzuki, author of The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature)

Praise for Crow Planet:

"A completely charming and informative book on the pleasures of keeping one's eyes open." (David Sedaris)

"In a lyrical narrative that blends science and conscience, Haupt mourns the encroachments of urbanization, but cherishes the wildness that survives." (New York Times)

"An inspired meditation on our own place in nature....You will never again look at crows in the same way again." (Washington Post)

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  • Tatreanna
    5.0 out of 5 stars Smart Birds
    Reviewed in Canada on March 12, 2016
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    Very informative, since I have a little group of them that I feed every morning !!!!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2015
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    I love this book. I'm seeing the places where I live work and play through new eyes!
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  • Nancy Eisener
    4.0 out of 5 stars CROWS ARE SMART!
    Reviewed in Canada on January 3, 2019
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    All of the information was quite compelling. This book was a gift to a fellow crow aficionado. He loved it!
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  • Volpeblu
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Friends of crows buy this!
    Reviewed in Italy on January 23, 2024
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    An excellent buy for bird lovers and any curious biped of whatever feather! I love these recordings 🎶 - like music to the ears as a crow’s call is for me. Rare to hear on the Lido of Venezia however, although not entirely absent. Listen to these CD’s and the intelligence of crows will rub off on you! 😄
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  • Audre
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites written in Seattle
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2025
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    This is a really interesting book about crows. Quite fascinating how smart they are. Very well written. I like it so much that I’ve given it as a present.
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  • Tsc Tempest
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wisdom of Crows
    Reviewed in Germany on November 22, 2014
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    Crow is part of my first name. I've been fascinated with Hugin and Mugin since a child. So I was seriously curious about this book and not disappointed. Reading it on a recent trip to Australia, I decided that it was a must read for my Mum and gave it to her, because I will buy this book again! Fascinating read!
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  • B. Hosey
    5.0 out of 5 stars A book for a lifetime
    Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2009
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    I ordered the book on the recommendation of a friend and am more than happy with the selection. This is the kind of book that friends will be telling their friends about for years to come. Though I finished the book months ago, I keep turning the ideas and questions it raised over and over in my head. What is nature? What does it mean in relation to my very urban surroundings? And just what *are* those crows up to anyway?

    The author takes us along on an urban naturalist's journey and through it we gain insights into the web of living things in which we are all enmeshed. Grim environmentalism this is not. If you're looking for the harsh statistics and glum forecasts of doom that pervade our media, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a dry and dusty reference manual to the genus Corvus, keep browsing. If however you hunger for a celebration of nature (and crows!) and something to bring the joy back to caring about and living in our environment, then this is the portable feast you need.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Good Stuff, and Fun !
    Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2016
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    “Crow Planet”: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness by Lyanda Lynn Haupt

    Much of this book is a love psalm to the author's own philosophy and lifestyle and she uses crows much more as icons for her eclectic orientation than as topics of study. And that is perfectly fine. Eclectic folks and their outlooks are just as valid and often more fun than plenty of other people I've met.
    I suppose Haupt could be described as an eco-freak but, if so, she is surely one of the more palatable ones. She might be described as a serendipitous philosopher but that probably tags almost anyone who takes charge of their life on their own terms instead of The Company's or The Government's terms. She certainly deserves to be labeled a talented writer because she writes with an entertaining style that, oddly enough, actually resembles the congenial writings of one Elizabeth Bacon Custer – widow of the gentleman whose famous military career ended in abrupt and smoky fashion along the Little Bighorn River in 1876.
    Eclectic or not, what Haupt has to say here is very worth listening to. She makes a very strong case for “living the MINUTES of our lives right” wherever we are because each minute has value and opportunity that we shouldn't let escape.
    She also regularly reminds the reader that the question is often more important than the answer.
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