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  1. Chris Sharpe

    Your most anticipated futures books

    No. If you check, you should see that text is bang up-to-date, i.e. May 2019 for West Indies. None of this has been waiting in the wings. It is all freshly-prepared text based on current knowledge, prepared through (depending on each author) fieldwork, museum research, and extensive consultation...
  2. Chris Sharpe

    Your most anticipated futures books

    Hi Andy No. And not on HBW - you can verify that by comparing the two. HBW and the guides are two different things with quite different objectives. As you say, some parts of the Neotropics are crying out for coverage. Filling that need in order to support bird conservation is precisely the...
  3. Chris Sharpe

    Your most anticipated futures books

    To write and publish - or even just "pump out" - a field guide in the five months since those survey results were compiled would be a quite extraordinary feat, and I am not sure I would bet my money on the result. The same HBW/BirdLife taxonomy is the basis for the series, and existing artwork...
  4. Chris Sharpe

    Your most anticipated futures books

    Hi Andy Reviews of the Thailand guide have been positive. See what you think. Venezuela is tough, a deepening humanitarian crisis. I ran into Ceci in Bello Monte in March and she was fine. I'll let her know you're trying to contact her, though she has not replied to my last email. Internet is...
  5. Chris Sharpe

    Your most anticipated futures books

    Hi Andy Have you looked at the guides? Whilst many of the original plates are being used, a lot of new illustrations have been / are being commissioned. The text is new and purpose written. HBW text was oriented more towards use at home or in a museum, which is appropriate for a handbook. You...
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