Bernd Heinrich is an acclaimed scientist and the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Winter World, Mind of the Raven, and Why We Run. Winner of the 2013 PEN New England Award in nonfiction for Life Everlasting, he resides in Maine.

"As E.O. Wilson recognized long ago, Bernd Heinrich is one of our greatest living naturalists. His new book, The Common Uncommon, reveals the breadth and depth of his knowledge of the legendary North Woods of Maine. With an eye as sharp as a hawk, he views his world from the forest floor up to its canopy, finding much which eludes the average observer. Who else could write so clearly, evocatively, and engagingly of the peculiarities of porcupines, the antics of squirrels, the ingenious way in which frogs survive winter, and the habits of spiders? The Common Uncommon is a nature lover’s odyssey, with this brilliant scientist as our affable guide."

Bernd Heinrich is an acclaimed scientist and the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Winter World, Mind of the Raven, and Why We Run. Winner of the 2013 PEN New England Award in nonfiction for Life Everlasting, he resides in Maine.

"As E.O. Wilson recognized long ago, Bernd Heinrich is one of our greatest living naturalists. His new book, The Common Uncommon, reveals the breadth and depth of his knowledge of the legendary North Woods of Maine. With an eye as sharp as a hawk, he views his world from the forest floor up to its canopy, finding much which eludes the average observer. Who else could write so clearly, evocatively, and engagingly of the peculiarities of porcupines, the antics of squirrels, the ingenious way in which frogs survive winter, and the habits of spiders? The Common Uncommon is a nature lover’s odyssey, with this brilliant scientist as our affable guide."

Bernd Heinrich is an acclaimed scientist and the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Winter World, Mind of the Raven, and Why We Run. Winner of the 2013 PEN New England Award in nonfiction for Life Everlasting, he resides in Maine.

"As E.O. Wilson recognized long ago, Bernd Heinrich is one of our greatest living naturalists. His new book, The Common Uncommon, reveals the breadth and depth of his knowledge of the legendary North Woods of Maine. With an eye as sharp as a hawk, he views his world from the forest floor up to its canopy, finding much which eludes the average observer. Who else could write so clearly, evocatively, and engagingly of the peculiarities of porcupines, the antics of squirrels, the ingenious way in which frogs survive winter, and the habits of spiders? The Common Uncommon is a nature lover’s odyssey, with this brilliant scientist as our affable guide."