Read more National Audubon Society stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/34248/national-audubon-society.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 19:43:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/107069/audubons-bird-bible-is-worlds-most-expensive-book.html<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=784171&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331180254' border='0' />John James Audubon's Birds of America— a rare blend of art, natural history, and craftsmanship—fetched more than $10 million at auction today, making it the world's most expensive published book. With its 435 hand-colored illustrations of birds drawn to size, the volume is one of the best preserved editions...Sotheby's employee Mary Engleheart shows a pair of snowy owls from the Audubon book.http://www.newser.com/story/107069/audubons-bird-bible-is-worlds-most-expensive-book.htmlTue, 07 Dec 2010 17:02:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36380/new-orleans-levees-held-but-still-flawed.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=132276&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401004206' border='0' />New Orleans' levee system withstood the power punch delivered yesterday by Hurricane Gustav, but also revealed its continuing vulnerabilities, reports AP. The Industrial Canal flood wall was swamped, flooding again an area devastated by Katrina. The Industrial Canal is considered the system's Achilles' heel. The Army Corps of Engineers is...Water sloshes over the flood wall on the city side of the Industrial Canal as Hurricane Gustav blows through. http://www.newser.com/story/36380/new-orleans-levees-held-but-still-flawed.htmlTue, 02 Sep 2008 02:50:40 CDT