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2021 selection · Nonfiction
A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey
A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey by Jonathan Meiburg appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around eye-opening reads, nonfiction, science!, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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