The Big Year: A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession
by Obmascik, Mark

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The Big Year: A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession: Every January 1, a quirky crowd storms out across North America for a spectacularly competitive event called a Big Year -- a grand, expensive, and occasionally vicious 365-day marathon of birdwatching. For three men in particular, 1998 would become a grueling battle for a new North American birding record. Bouncing from coast to coast on frenetic pilgrimages for once-in-a-lifetime rarities, they brave broiling deserts, bug-infested swamps, and some of the lumpiest motel mattresses known to man. This unprecedented year of beat-the-clock adventures ultimately leads one man to a record so gigantic that it is unlikely ever to be bested. Here, prize-winning journalist Mark Obmascik creates a dazzling, fun narrative of the 275,000-mile odyssey of these three obsessives as they fight to win the greatest -- or maybe worst -- birding contest of all time.

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Weight:	0.27 kg
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ISBN-10:	0743245466
ISBN-13/EAN:	9780743245463
Author:	Obmascik, Mark
Publisher:	Free Press New York
Publication Date:	2/2005
Pages:	272 pages
Size/Dimensions:	1.0 x 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Binding:	Paperback