”Birds of Paradise” is destined to be the first-ever popular book to reveal the most exotic birds on earth. Photographer and National Geographic grantee Tim Laman and co-author Edwin Scholes (ornithologist/leading authority) travelled to the most remote parts of the New Guinea wilderness - the only place these birds occur - to photograph and study their secret lives. The authors` documentation of the appearance, displays, and behaviours of these 39 species of birds has taken years of dedicated fieldwork. This high quality, large-format photography book will inform and enthral the book-buying public with images of astonishing beauty, solid yet approachable natural history, and a National Geographic message of conservation.