"Rosemary Low is the best known author of parrot books in the world and her latest effort, A Century of Parrots, is easily up to the standard of her previous 22 books. Rosemary, whose parrot knowledge is encyclopedic has lived through half a century of what she describes as the most challenging period for parrots since their evolution 20 million years ago. This book is broken into three sensible sections -- Aviculture and trade, conservation, and developments. In part one she focuses on the history of aviculture and the effects the keeping of parrots in captivity has had on the various species, including zoos, trade in birds, smugglers, thieves and pet parrots. Part two addresses declining numbers and what is being done to conserve parrots around the world, including using captive birds to fund conservation. The third section delves into pest parrots, introduced species, extinctions in the 20th century and eco-tourism. This volume is a must-have for anyone who wants to know the full story of parrots during the past 100 years." -- Lloyd Marshall, Talking Birds (Australia), August 2007.