In the Company of Crows and Ravens
John M. Marzluff and Tony Angell
400 pages, hardcover: $40
Yale University Press, 2005.

Wildlife professor John Marzluff and artist and writer Tony Angell put their heads — and pens — together to unravel the complex mystique of crows and ravens. The two examine the role of the corvids in world history and culture, and watch with wonder as the cocky birds dive-bomb golden eagles, take over cities and suburbs alike and use moving autos to crack walnuts.