“A remarkable story.” — Portland Press Herald
“...beautifully written story of a man’s efforts to reconstruct posthumously the life of his father...” — Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse
“...scientist and naturalist of the first rank and a nature writer of uncommon talent...” — Edward O. Wilson
“...amazing saga, full of twists and turns...his magnum opus...vividly descriptive...he has produced his best book ever...” — Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and Deep Economy
“...I couldn’t leave its pages...it has joined the small collection of my most favorite book...” — Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, anthropologist and author of the bestseller The Hidden Life of Dogs
“...extraordinary...a memoir of fun, daringness and intellectual curiosity, the heartwarming evolution of a modern biologist.” — Jean Craighead George, award-winning author of Julie of the Wolves
“...by one of the premier naturalists of our time...a splendid book, truly compelling, and bound to endure.” — Thomas Eisner
“Heinrich’s stunning family saga...his magnum opus...vividly descriptive...he has produced his best book ever...” — Alice Calaprice, award winning editor; author of the Quotable Einstein books, The Einstein Almanac, and Dear Professor Einstein
“...You will not want to put it down...an engrossing and powerful narrative of human achievement...” — Samuel W.F. Wolfgang, author of German Boy and The War of Our Childhood
“One of the finest living examples of that strange hybrid: the science writer.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Heinrich, who combines his keen scientific eye with the soul of a poet, enthralls.” — New York Times Book Review
“The Snoring Bird...show[s] readers why the work of an observant field biologist still matters.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Arguably today’s finest naturalist author...our latter-day Thoreau.” — Publishers Weekly
“Some of Heinrich’s most lyrical writing...the future scientist as a footloose nature boy.” — New York Times Book Review
“...brilliant...there is in Heinrich’s every page, wonderment.” — San Francisco Chronicle
“...splendid nature writing...a fascinating glimpse of the growth of one scientist’s mind. Heartily recommended.” — Library Journal