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Ten Birds That Changed the World — a review

10,000 Birds

Hundreds of millions of sparrows were killed, almost to the point of extinction. Basic Books, New York, $30 U.S., As Moss shows, this “Great Sparrow Campaign” was based on nothing more than the “scientific illiteracy and unbridled power” of one man, Mao Zedong. Fine and dandy. By Stephen Moss. CAN $38.00. September 12, 2023.