A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever
$20.39
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
18 March 2025
Summary
Professional birding amateur and national bestselling author Matt Kracht has had it with these goddamn birds. His new book is a warning, a field guide to help you identify and stay away from the absolute worst birds ever to plague planet Earth. Featuring an all-new scientific scale devised by the author that proves how awful birds really are.
We can all agree—birds are terrible. They’re stupid and won’t shut up.
Featuring fifty of the absolute worst birds to fly the earth, Kra…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781797232751 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1797232754 |
| Author: | Matt Kracht |
| Publisher: | Chronicle Books |
| Imprint: | Chronicle Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 18 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 348g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 129mm x 178mm |
| Series: | Dumb Birds |
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Critics Review
“This field guide is all about the asides, which salt the text and appear as penciled notes alongside Mr. Kracht’s strange and hilarious paintings. Most of his humor is NSFW, not least for the sudden barks of laughter it will elicit…I was fully prepared to dislike this book; after all, I love birds. But I laughed all the way through, helplessly endorsing it, page after page.”–Julie Zickefoose for the Wall Street Journal
As seen on the the Today show!
“This field guide finally gives Northwest birds the razzing they so richly deserve….It’s worth a flip through 200 pages of name-calling, derogatory drawings and all-out diatribes, some profane from Kracht’s fictional narrator, an anonymous, comically embittered birder.”–The Oregonian
A March Indie Next List Pick!
PRAISE FOR THE DUMB BIRDS FIELD GUIDE SERIES:
”[A] genius handbook.”
―Refinery 29
”… Sort of natural science reimagined as a spurned lover’s drunken rant.”
―The Washington Post
“25 Best Gifts for Bird Lovers: If they love birds and a good laugh, this field guide could be the perfect gift. Filled with sarcastic ink drawings, critics say it’ll make them laugh out loud.”
―Good Housekeeping
“Full of NSFW names and descriptions for different species that’ll have you LOL-ing even if you never actually go looking for said birds IRL.”
―Buzzfeed
“This book exists solely to make us giggle.”
―BookRiot
“Forget birdwatching, this is bird-roasting!”
―Bored Panda
“Packed with snarky illustrations that chastise the flying animals in a funny, profane way. “
―Uncrate
“If you’re looking for a laugh, some facts, and an introduction to plenty a bird that you didn’t know existed, this series of books and the calendar are sure to please.”
―Geek Mom
“You need this book if you want to lighten up your birdwatching.”
―Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Matt Kracht
Matt Kracht is a professional birding amateur, writer, and illustrator who enjoys creating books that celebrate the humor inherent in life’s absurdities. He is the author of the bestselling The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America, The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World, The Big Dumb Bird Journal, The Field Guide to Dumb Birds Sticker Book, and in an enthusiastic change of pace, OMFG BEES! Based in Tacoma, Washington, he enjoys gazing out the window at the beautiful waters of Puget Sound and making fun of birds.
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