George Laycock

It is an excellent coffee table-sized book filled with the most splendidly beautiful photographs as National Geographic is as well-known to capture as I've ever seen. It also has well-written compositions by nature writers from Audubon, the Smithsonian, Natural History, etc., about bird natural history and conservation efforts. Any bird lover would want this book.

Surveys the wide variety of islands found throughout the world and the unusual plant and animal life that have evolved on them.
The largest archipelago of islands - Indonesia - gets short shrift with only a modest mention of Komodo for its giant lizards.

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Much of the equipment recommendations are very outdated, but there is some good info here and the color photo section is decent for its age.