The real James Bond loved birds and the West Indies, and he was an advocate for protecting them both — especially preaching the need to end the slaughter of rare species in the Caribbean. The headline above was from an
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For fans of the real James Bond and Birds of the West Indies, a mystery still surrounds the very first edition, published in 1936 by the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and printed by the Waverly Press in Baltimore.
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When Ian Fleming stole the real James Bond’s name from the cover (or title page) of Birds of the West Indies in early 1952, which edition was he looking at, the 1936 first edition or the 1947 second edition? It’s
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For a chapter in the book on James Bond’s legacy, I wanted to gauge how influential his ornithological writings were. I came across “James Bond and citations to his books,” a 2004 paper by Dr. Grant Lewison that was very
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I am very excited about the launch event for my book at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. The event will include my talk, a short question-and-answer session with Academy’s Nate Rice, a book signing, and displays of James
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As I learned in researching my book, there are more real James Bonds than you can shake a Martini at. The latest squib is from Mike Ives of The New York Times, who included an item in the Morning Briefing
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I am pleased to announce that the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia will host the official book launch for “The Real James Bond” on Tuesday evening, March 3. I’ll do a talk, a Q&A, and book signing. Bond worked
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A Cassin’s Kingbird was photographed at the Cape May Hawkwatch on Sunday morning, Oct. 13. If accepted by NJBRC, this will be the first state record. That struck me as very cool since this bird of the Southwest was named
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