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First Published:
Jun 2023, 304 pages
Paperback:
Jun 11, 2024, 304 pages
Book Reviewed by:
Jennifer Hon Khalaf
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The title of Christian Cooper's Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World does not fully capture the multifaceted nature of this book. It sounds like it might have self-help elements, provide information on birding and the natural sciences, and include some autobiographical material, but it has an even wider range than this, truly reflecting on who Cooper is as a person. It is a beautiful journey of getting to know someone and his many interests, experiences and nuances of self.
Many know Cooper from a 2020 viral video in which a white woman threatened to call the police on him when he asked her to leash her dog while he was birdwatching in Central Park. As this incident occurred around the same time as the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, the video was felt to be symbolic of the political atmosphere. Some saw the woman as a ...
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