Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Karen Frank

In this lovingly detailed book, Robert Finch allows us multi-faceted views of Newfoundland's maritime culture, which is now without a fishing industry. The flavor of the language and music come from the English, Scots and Irish immigrants and the harsh life has bred a very quirky yet resilient population. The original Paleo-Eskimo inhabitants called Beothuks left barely a trace. This collection of stories and ... read more>>>

Publisher Comments

On Valentine's Day 1985, biologist Stacey O'Brien first met a four-day-old baby barn owl -- a fateful encounter that would turn into an astonishing 19-year saga. With nerve damage in one wing, the owlet's ability to fly was forever compromised, and he had no hope of surviving on his own in the wild. O'Brien, a young assistant in the owl laboratory at Caltech, was immediately smitten, promising to care for the helpless owlet and give him a... read more>>>

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The author of The Book of Sharks, Imagining Atlantis, and Encyclopedia of the Sea turns his gaze to the tuna—one of the biggest, fastest, and most highly evolved marine animals and the source of some of the world’s most popular delicacies—now hovering on the brink of extinction. In recent years, the tuna’s place on our palates has come under scrutiny, as we grow increasingly aware of our own health and the health of... read more>>>