Angells delightful black-and-white drawings.-Stuart Ferguson, Wall Street Journal There is a wealth of folklore, biology and anecdote here about all species of crows - a cornucopia of corvid memorabilia. In the Company of Crows and Ravens is a subtle and beautiful reminder of this simple truth.-Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Book Review A fascinating look at the corvid family, illustrated with Mr. Learning how to slow down and observe animals around us is one simple way to form a stronger bond with nature. Review Quotes Sleek, evocative illustrations-a mysterious light seems to come directly from the eyes and feathers of these birds. To a surprising extent, to know the crow is to know ourselves. As the authors state in their preface: Crows and people share similar traits and social strategies.
In the Company of Crows and Ravens illuminates the entwined histories of crows and people and concludes with an intriguing discussion of the crow-human relationship and how our attitudes toward crows may affect our cultural trajectory. Featuring more than 100 original drawings, the book takes a close look at the influences people have had on the lives of crows throughout history and at the significant ways crows have altered human lives. They offer a challenging new view of the human-crow dynamic-a view that may change our thinking not only about crows but also about ourselves. Examining the often surprising ways that crows and humans interact, John Marzluff and Tony Angell contend that those interactions reflect a process of cultural coevolution. Yet this influence is not unidirectional, say the authors of this fascinating book: people profoundly influence crow culture, ecology, and evolution as well. Book Synopsis From the cave walls at Lascaux to the last painting by Van Gogh, from the works of Shakespeare to those of Mark Twain, there is clear evidence that crows and ravens influence human culture. About the Book In their book, Marzluff and Angell illuminate the entwined histories of crows and people and conclude with an intriguing discussion of the crow-human relationship and how our attitudes toward crows may affect our cultural trajectory.
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