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David Bird may refer to: David Bird (bridge) (born 1946), British bridge writer David Bird (journalist) (1959–2014), American financial journalist David John Bird (born 1946), dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, San Jose See also Dave Bird (born 1984), English footballer. Discover the David Bird popular books. Find the top 100 most popular David Bird books.

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  • Sadness Is a White Bird synopsis, comments

    Sadness Is a White Bird

    Moriel Rothman-Zecher

    A 2019 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalist A 2018 National Jewish Book Award Finalist for Debut FictionIn this “nuanced, sharp, and beautifully written” (Michael Chabon) debut nov...

  • The State of Play synopsis, comments

    The State of Play

    Daniel Goldberg & Linus Larsson

    FEATURING: IAN BOGOST LEIGH ALEXANDER ZOE QUINN ANITA SARKEESIAN & KATHERINE CROSS IAN SHANAHAN ANNA ANTHROPY EVAN NARCISSE HUSSEIN IBRAHIM CARA ELLISON & BRENDAN K...

  • The Women I Think About at Night synopsis, comments

    The Women I Think About at Night

    Mia Kankimäki

    In this “thoughtprovoking blend of history, biography, women’s studies, and travelogue” (Library Journal) Mia Kankimäki recounts her enchanting travels in Japan, Kenya, and Italy w...

  • On Animals synopsis, comments

    On Animals

    Susan Orlean

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Magnificent.” The New York Times “Beguiling, observant, and howlingly funny.” San Francisco Chronicle “Spectacular.” Star Tribune (Minneapolis) “Full of asto...

  • The Language of Butterflies synopsis, comments

    The Language of Butterflies

    Wendy Williams

    In this “deeply personal and lyrical book” (Publishers Weekly) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Horse, Wendy Williams explores the lives of one of the world’s most...

  • An Ocean of Minutes synopsis, comments

    An Ocean of Minutes

    Thea Lim

    A shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the ALA 2019 Reading List for Science Fiction“Thea Lim’s An Ocean of Minutes is that rare thinga speculative novel t...

  • Jungle Survival synopsis, comments

    Jungle Survival

    Penguin Books Ltd

    THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL GUIDE for anyone who thinks they'd survive the world's most hostile environments or at least imagine they could do.First issued to airmen in the 1950s, the A...

  • The Library Cat synopsis, comments

    The Library Cat

    Philip Ardagh & Rob Biddulph

    A funny and charming NEW young fiction series from Philip Ardagh, bestselling author of The Grunts series and Eddie Dickens adventures, and illustrated by Rob Biddulph, awardw...

  • If Animals Went to School synopsis, comments

    If Animals Went to School

    Ann Whitford Paul

    Don't miss the other books in this adorable series: If Animals Kissed Good Night, If Animals Said I Love You, If Animals Celebrated Christmas, and If Animals Gave Thanks!What if an...

  • Lives of the Artists synopsis, comments

    Lives of the Artists

    Giorgio Vasari & George Bull

    Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto in the thirteenth century, Vasari traces the development of Italian art across three centuries to the golden epoch of Leonardo and Michelangelo. G...

  • The Railway Cat synopsis, comments

    The Railway Cat

    Philip Ardagh & Rob Biddulph

    A funny and charming NEW young fiction series from Philip Ardagh, bestselling author of The Grunts series and Eddie Dickens adventures, and illustrated by Rob Biddulph, awardw...

  • Wild Isles synopsis, comments

    Wild Isles

    Patrick Barkham & Alastair Fothergill

    This beautifully illustrated overview of the wildlife of the British Isles showcases the diversity of our plant and animal life.Wild Isles is a celebration of the wildlife found on...

  • Little Heaven synopsis, comments

    Little Heaven

    Nick Cutter

    A “gripping and terrifying story…and one not to be missed” (Robert McCammon) from the acclaimed author of The Troop and The Deep!A trio of mismatched mercenariesMicah Shughrue, Min...

  • A Stranger Here Below synopsis, comments

    A Stranger Here Below

    Charles Fergus

    For fans of C.J. Box's Joe Pickett series, a fabulous historical mystery series set in early America. “Deeply imagined and intricately plotted, A Stranger Here Below mar...

  • Selected Poems synopsis, comments

    Selected Poems

    Rabindranath Tagore & William Radice

    The poems of Rabindranath Tagore (18611941) are among the most haunting and tender in Indian and in world literature, expressing a profound and passionate human yearning. His cease...

  • The Prawn Cocktail Years synopsis, comments

    The Prawn Cocktail Years

    Lindsey Bareham & Simon Hopkinson

    While Lindsey Bareham was helping Simon Hopkinson put together his bestselling book, Roast Chicken and Other Stories, the two of them began to reminisce about hotel and restaurant ...

  • Memoirs from Beyond the Tomb synopsis, comments

    Memoirs from Beyond the Tomb

    François-René de Chateaubriand

    The most enjoyable, glamorous and gripping of all 19thcentury autobiographies a tumultuous account of France hit by wave after wave of revolutionsMemoirs from Beyond the Tomb is t...

  • Rooted Study Guide synopsis, comments

    Rooted Study Guide

    Robbey Smith

    This study guide should be used in concert with the book of Romans. The book of Romans was written by a the Apostle Paul. Paul’s faith was rooted in tradition and the commands give...

  • Back from the Dead synopsis, comments

    Back from the Dead

    Bill Walton

    “An elegiac yet exuberant new memoir” (The New York Times Book Review)Bill Walton’s New York Times bestselling memoir about his recovery from debilitating physical injury and how l...

  • Undeniable synopsis, comments

    Undeniable

    Tom Grace

    From Publishers Weekly: "In Grace's fastpaced sixth thriller featuring former Navy SEAL Nolan Kilkenny (after 2007's The Secret Cardinal), Nolan is about to donate a piece of his l...

  • Ai Weiwei Speaks synopsis, comments

    Ai Weiwei Speaks

    Hans Ulrich Obrist

    'If artists betray the social conscience and the basic principles of being human, where does art stand then?' Ai Weiwei artist, architect, curator, publisher, poet and urbanist e...

  • 12 Birds to Save Your Life synopsis, comments

    12 Birds to Save Your Life

    Charlie Corbett

    Discover the healing power of nature through the stories of these characterful birds, whose song is never far away . . .LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE'A lyrical and lifea...

  • Another synopsis, comments

    Another

    Christian Robinson

    An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019 An NYPL Best Book of 2019 A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019 A School Library Journal Best Picture Boo...

  • Henri Matisse synopsis, comments

    Henri Matisse

    Alastair Sooke

    Henri Matisse by Alastair Sooke an essential guide to one of the 20th century's greatest artists'One January morning in 1941, only a fortnight or so after his seventyfirst birthda...

  • Bridge for Complete Beginners synopsis, comments

    Bridge for Complete Beginners

    Paul Mendelson

    Learn how to play bridge with this simple stepbystep guide.While good bridge classes are, of course, of great value, this book is itself the complete tutorial. It will help you to ...

  • Iris Apfel synopsis, comments

    Iris Apfel

    Iris Apfel

    "I have rarely met someone as vivid, as alive, as vital, vivacious, irreverent, joyous, relevant, and needed as Iris. She breathes young air, thinks young thoughts, and gathers no ...

  • Right Way to Play Bridge synopsis, comments

    Right Way to Play Bridge

    Paul Mendelson

    This book shows you how to improve your bridge at both a social and competitive level.Clear examples explain the detail of modern Acol bidding. This will enable the reader to plan ...

  • Tomorrow You Die synopsis, comments

    Tomorrow You Die

    Andy Coogan

    Andy Coogan was born in Glasgow in 1917, the oldest child of poor Irish immigrants. He was tipped for Olympic glory, but a promising running career was interrupted by war service. ...

  • The Golden Rules Of Bridge synopsis, comments

    The Golden Rules Of Bridge

    Paul Mendelson

    In bridge, there are thousands of rules, guidelines, and understandings but which are golden?Many players enjoy their game without knowing some of the most significant underlying ...

  • Put Me Back on My Bike synopsis, comments

    Put Me Back on My Bike

    William Fotheringham

    Discover the story of Britain’s ultimate cyclist and his illfated race during the 1967 Tour de France, from the bestselling author of Half Man Half BikeTom Simpson was an Olympic m...

  • Drawn from Paradise synopsis, comments

    Drawn from Paradise

    David Attenborough & Errol Fuller

    From the moment Europeans were introduced to the birds of paradise in the early sixteenth century, their unique beauty was recognized and commemorated in the first name that they w...

  • From Hang Time to Prime Time synopsis, comments

    From Hang Time to Prime Time

    Pete Croatto

    Perfect for fans of Moneyball and The Book of Basketball, this vivid, thoroughly entertaining, and wellresearched book explores the NBA’s surge in popularity in the 1970s and 1980s...

  • Birdwatchingwatching synopsis, comments

    Birdwatchingwatching

    Alex Horne

    Alex Horne is not a birdwatcher. But his dad is, so with the prospect of fatherhood looming on his own horizon, Alex decided there was no better time to really get to know both his...

  • The Conference of the Birds synopsis, comments

    The Conference of the Birds

    Farid Attar, Afkham Darbandi & Dick Davis

    Composed in the twelfth century in northeastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical render...

  • Man, Interrupted synopsis, comments

    Man, Interrupted

    James Bailey

    James Bailey's form of obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD) was as bizarre as it was unbearable. He was obsessed by a fear of drugs and their effects, believing himself to be in cons...

  • Neverwhere synopsis, comments

    Neverwhere

    Neil Gaiman

    “Neil Gaiman is undoubtedly one of the modern masters of fantasy writing....For those who have not read Neverwhere, the new edition is the one to read, and is a fitting introd...

  • One Eye Open synopsis, comments

    One Eye Open

    Paul Finch

    If the lies don't kill you, the truth will An electrifying, highoctane thrill ride; the new mustread standalone from a Sunday Times bestseller. Dark, gritty and always at the edge...

  • In Five Years synopsis, comments

    In Five Years

    Rebecca Serle

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Good Morning America, FabFitFun, and Marie Claire Book Club Pick“In Five Years is as clever as it is moving, the rare readinonesitting novel you won’t ...

  • The Birds That Audubon Missed synopsis, comments

    The Birds That Audubon Missed

    Kenn Kaufman

    Renowned naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers to show how what they saw (and what they missed)...

  • Home at Grasmere synopsis, comments

    Home at Grasmere

    Dorothy Wordsworth & William Wordsworth

    A continuous text made up of extracts from Dorothy Wordsworth's Journal and a selection of her brother's poems. Dorothy Wordsworth kept her Journal 'because I shall give William pl...