The listing, Books about Parrots, 4 Excellent Titles has ended.
4 Truly excellent hard bound books about parrots include:
1. The Pleasure of Their Company by Bonnie Monro Doane, published in 1998, 216 pages....features sections on training both obedience skills and tricks, raising and playing with your parrot. (Small bite from a parrot in the lower edge, doesn't affect binding or pages)
2. The Compete Bird Owner's Handbook by Gary Gallerstein, DVM, published in 1994, 320 page medical reference with photos and symptom index with sections on Getting Started, Health Care, recognizing illnesses that our birds are famous for hiding and Medicine.
3. My Parrot, My Friend by Bonnie Monroe Doane and Thomas Qualkinbush, published in 1994, 264 pages... information about parrot behavior and behavior modification techniques. (lower corner chewed by a parrot, again does not affect binding or pages)
4. The Alex Studies by Irene Pepperberg, published in 1999, 434 pages about her work with Alex the afican grey parrot, sheds light and science on the cognitive and communicative skills of african grey (and other) parrots. Extremely interesting and informative, oftentime shocking at the intelligence of birds. Small bit of water staining affect only the last few pages on the bottom inside corners, does not affect any words. When closed, the tops of the pages look a little dirty, no effect on the inside.
Each book originally retailed between 27.95 and 39.95, get all four together which would have cost over $125 new, here on Listia free with your points with free 10.95 worth of flat rate shipping!