The Dog Book

Suzie Gilbert is a crazy bird lady. But she's a good kind of crazy. The kind of crazy that makes the world a better place, one small, precious life at a time.

Birds, even the most intimidating raptors, are among nature's most vulnerable of creatures. They break easily, and, if left injured in the wild, die easily.

With most injuries to wild birds coming, directly or indirectly, at the hands of their human neighbors -- from our buildings, our power lines, our cars, our lawn chemicals and the myriad of other ways we have of unwittingly destroying wildlife -- rehabbers like Suzie Gilbert pick up the slack for the rest of us. They work with no financial rewards and at considerable personal sacrifice, both material and psychological, to give these delicate creatures a fighting chance at a life that would have been otherwise lost.

Every life is precious. Every bird is special. And Suzie Gilbert's Flyaway is a window into one woman's determination that those platitudes be lived, not just uttered.

Highly recommended, especially if you're a crazy bird person.