About this title: Pigeons have been worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace. Domesticated since the dawn of man, they've been used as crucial communicators in war by every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to the United States and are credited with saving thousands of lives. Charles Darwin relied heavily on pigeons to help ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. 0802143288 Copy has been read but remains in nice & clean condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or high-lighting. Spine is tight; a clean read. Some shelf wear to the cover. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Advance Reader's Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press, New York
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780802118349ISBN:0802118348
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. History. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The author travels across the United States and Europe to meet with pigeon fanciers and pigeon haters in a quest to find out the pigeon's transformation from beloved friend to feathered outlaw. This is an uncorrected proof copy. This book is in great shape and does not appear to have been read. The lower corner of the front cover has a tiny crease. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 2006-10-06
ISBN-13:9780802118349ISBN:0802118348
Description: Like New. Pigeons have been worshipped as fertility goddesses and used as symbols of peace. Domesticated since the dawn of man, they've been used as crucial communicators in war by every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to the United States and are credited with saving thousands of lives. Charles Darwin relied heavily upon pigeons to help formulate and support his theory of evolution. Yet, without just cause, they are reviled today as "rats of the sky. " How did we come to ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press, New York
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780802118349ISBN:0802118348
Description: Fine. Fine Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. (10)239pp. Clean & unmarked. I used to raise pigeons and am one who likes them though I don't want one sitting on my dinner plate. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780802143280ISBN:0802143288
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: book Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780802118349ISBN:0802118348
Description: Brand New. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 256 pages. 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.50 in. 16.8 oz. An intriguing study of pigeons and the people who both love and loathe them provides a close-up look at the natural history of this ubiquitous bird, journeying across the U.S. and Europe to explore the world of pigeon racing and breeding, the radical pro-pigeon underground in New York City, the breeders dedicated to developing the perfect bird, and more. 25, 000 first printing.. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press, NY
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780802118349ISBN:0802118348
Description: New in Fine Unclipped jacket. Signed by Author A bright, tight edition signed by author on the title page. DJ is uncut and clean. read more
"Pigeons begins quite interestingly. As it turns out, pigeons are smart, brilliantly designed, and funny. But it turns out that that's all you really know. The fault of this book is that it goes on for too long, and I found myself growing tired of it. Also, the range of opinions shown is tiring. At one point he's holding up the bird as an amazingly engineered miracle, then he's warily sarcastic about those who have devoted their lives to them. Not really special."
"I was glad to read about the people who help pigeons. Then there are some who race them for sport, they take good care of their pigeons.
Then there are some people who torture & kill baby pigeons for food or kill pigeons in live pigeon shoots or some pigeons don't die right away after being shot & suffer horrible agonizing deaths. Also pesticide companies that poison pigeons and other birds. The evil done to pigeons by humans angers me. These people remind me how the majority of people, not people I know personally but strangers are evil.
People think they are special and of course, to each individual we are special to our own self and to each individual our own love ones are special too, but as a whole, people (strangers) aren't so special.
People just think they are better than animals because they are smarter but they kill for sport, hunting or kill for food in a torturous way, they even kill each other- murder or war. (War seems to be a socially acceptable way of population control instead of just using birth control, breeding very little and controlling ones sex drive -- but people operate by the pleasure principle.)
Since people are smarter than animals, they should know better not to harm other living beings but since most don't care, it just shows most humans (strangers) are evil. Animals generally kill just for food, and generally only kill their prey, not kill their own species unlike humans. Except for cats, they are fed by their owners but kill birds for fun, not for food.
The book talked about how humans drove the Passenger Pigeons to extinction. The planet would be better off without humans!!!"
"Reads like the best article in the in-flight magazine. There are a few moments, but mostly things feel pretty listless. See unfunny and non-illuminating chapter on how Blechman tried and failed to interview Mike Tyson about his pigeons."
"Sent to me by my bird lover sister, Pam, I read it in a moment of boredom and was fascinated by the world of pigeons. I had no clue pigeon racing even still existed. Almost made me want to race pigeons."
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