{"product_id":"9781885983596","title":"Odd Birds \u0026amp; Fat Cats","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRavens in Berlin . . . Parakeets in Brooklyn . . . Chickens\nin Tel Aviv . . . Spiders in Cognac. City creatures spark the imagination and\nintellect in words and art by this father-daughter team. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOdd Birds \u0026amp; Fat Cats \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eAn Urban Bestiary)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis an\nillustrated collection of brief observations on city creatures. Inspired\nby the tradition of the medieval bestiary, \u003ci\u003ebestiarum vocabulum\u003c\/i\u003e, a\n12th-century bestselling genre that chronicled animals and beings both\nreal and fantastical, the book features pithy impressions of birds and animals\nthat delight, confound, and edify, written by Peter Wortsman, coupled\nwith detailed naturalist artwork by his daughter, Aurélie\nBernard Wortsman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatured creatures include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePigeons:\u003c\/b\u003e “When, finally, it takes flight . . . this\nasphalt-colored bird is like a piece of the pavement which by some fluke of\ngravity broke loose and is foolishly falling upward by mistake.\" \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSeagulls:\u003c\/b\u003e “Fallen splinters of eternity, they hang\noverhead with the equanimity and mild disdain of angels in a medieval\naltarpiece, and unlike pigeons, refuse any direct contact with man.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnts:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Micro-managers in three-piece bodies,\nants parody human antics to a tee. Or is it the other way around?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDust mites:\u003c\/b\u003e “Every time you scratch yourself or comb\nyour hair, you are feeding the tiny intruders with the detritus of self.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith four-color images throughout, printed in a beautiful hardbound\nedition, this one-of-a-kind volume will please the discerning animal lover,\ntraveler, art lover, iconoclast, and literati on your gift list—and, of course,\nalso you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Wortsman","offers":[{"title":"Turtle Point Press |  Hardback | Paper over boards |  2024-11-01","offer_id":45663917801727,"sku":"9781885983596","price":34.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/91a6Nbn9CkL._AC_UF1000_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1718377961","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781885983596","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}