THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 49 A Bilingual Guide to the Birds of the U.S. Consulate General Tijuana David Lawler, independently published, 2025, $10.00/paperback, print only, 80 pages. From hummingbirds to hawks and from sparrows to swallows, this book is a photographic guide highlighting 30 species of birds that can be seen in and around the grounds of U.S. Consulate General Tijuana. Through 75 photos taken by the author, and through descriptive text, readers can learn about these birds and how to easily identify and name them individually. Additionally, the book describes how readers can be ethical bird watchers, what they can do in their daily lives to help protect birds and nature, and where else in Baja California and California they can go birdwatching. The book is written in both English and Spanish and conveys the same information in both languages. David Lawler, an award-winning photographer, has been a Foreign Service officer since 2014. He has served overseas in Tijuana, Hong Kong, and Ciudad Juarez, and domestically with State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research and at the Foreign Service Institute in the National Foreign Affairs Training Center. He also served as Peace Corps volunteer in both Honduras and Panama. For a copy, contact the author at davidsongbai@gmail.com. “Sacks takes you through gutwrenching twists and turns with muscular prose that will keep you turning the pages to the end.” —Sara Gay Forden, author of House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour and Greed Reader comments: “Action-adventure grit with historical and political depth.” “Cinematic, immersive, and absolutely timely. It has the bones of a cult classic.” “A political thriller woven with history, action, and the kind of raw human struggle most authors only pretend to pull off.” DRINKING FROM THE STREAM by Richard Scott Sacks Readers have likened the writing of STREAM to Melville, Michener, and Kerouac. www.richardsacks.com
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