

Falcon
Author: Helen Macdonald
Narrator: Helen Macdonald
Unabridged: 4 hr 5 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 06/22/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, Nature, Animals
Author: Helen Macdonald
Narrator: Helen Macdonald
Unabridged: 4 hr 5 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 06/22/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, Nature, Animals
Helen Macdonald is a writer, poet, illustrator, historian, and naturalist, as well as an affiliated research scholar at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses. She also worked as a research fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge. As a professional falconer, she assisted with the management of raptor research and conservation projects across Eurasia.
"Biografie" ist natürlich Quatsch, denn derartiges bezieht sich ja für gewöhnlich auf ein einzelnes Individuum, nicht auf eine ganze Tierart wie hier. Treffender wäre vielleicht ein etwas sperrigerer Untertitel gewesen wie etwa "Kulturgeschichte der Beziehungen zwischen Mensch und Falken", denn daru......more
Macdonald gives us an overview of the role of the falcon in human cultural history more than an ornithological text, and it's fascinating. There is a lot about the association of the falcon with nobility, hunting, and war throughout history and also a lot about the contemporary renaissance of the pe......more
As I read through Helen Macdonald's "Falcon," I was completely captivated by her exploration of the relationship between falcons and military aviators. Her writing is both engaging and insightful as she takes us on a journey through the history of falconry and its connection to aviation. I was parti......more