The Personality of the Bird, edited by Brandt

The Personality of the Bird, edited by Brandt Aymar, is a collection of stories about birds. Each story “portrays a personality trait of the individual bird who is the protagonist of the story. Some of these birds are courageous, lonely, loquacious, brave, or uncooperative; others are hero- ■ ic, courting', migratory, outcase, presumptuous, harmonious, mating, rebellious. Some of these selections are true to fact; mostly they are flights of fancy by highly imaginative and well-known authors.” They are funny, dramatic, and heartwarming. “Many lovely bird poems are interspersed %roughout the book “as well as reproductions of famous bird paintings and drawings, and photographs. “This is a book to charm and delight the millions of bird lovers, bird watchers, and bird fanciers everywhere.” We Speak No Treason by Rosemary Hawley Jarman is “an extraordinary historical novel, a broad rich tapestry of medieval life swirling about the enigmatic figure of Richard HI. His story is a spellbinding tale of high adventure filled with absolute authenticity. In We Speak No Treason Richard lives again through the eyes of his intimates: the beautiful maiden whose live brings brief joy to Richard and bitter consummation to her; Patch, the cynical jester who loves the maiden, yet serves Richard faithfully; and the man-at-arms who follows Richard and suffers vainly for the King’s cause and his good name. Against the tumult of lusty fifteenth century England, with its superstitions and witchcraft, its sumptuous dress and bloody warfare, We Speak No Treason is a fascinating and faithful portrait of one of the most controversial figures in history as he appeared to his contemporaries.”