"Charming...There’s a lot to Johnson’s book, and he ties it together well, reeling you into disparate historical subjects in a thrilling catch-and-release style. [W]orth its weight in exotic bird feathers, which you’ll learn are very expensive." THE PARIS REVIEW ( Staff Pick )
"Fascinating...a complex tale of greed, deception and ornithological sabotage." THE NEW YORK TIMES
"[A]n object lesson in humanity’s capacity for sheer, blind selfishness." THE SEATTLE TIMES