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Deftly weaving together science and art, Ackerman journeys into the owl�?Ts moonlit world and asks: what is it about these birds that so enthrals us?****THEA�NEW YORK TIMESA�BESTSELLER*AA�TIMES ANDA�ECONOMISTA�BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023'Fascinating�?� we often hear a barn owl hooting in a stand of pine trees behind the house. It�?Ts an eerie, mysterious sound that never fails to enchant. And it is this enchantment that is at the core of this charming, deeply researched book.'A�GUARDIAN'Once again, Jennifer Ackerman has written a fascinating, fact-filled and wonderfully readable work of popular science �?\" this time on one of the most mysterious and charismatic of all bird families: the owls.' 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