Isbn: 9781451648607 - the big year: a tale of man, nature, and fowl obsession (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 268 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 268 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 268 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A thrilling birdwatching adventure and true story of obsession, The Big Year chronicles the fiercely competitive quest of three men racing across North America to shatter a birding record for the ages.Every January 1, a quirky crowd storms out across North America for a spectacularly competitive event called a Big Yeara 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, prizewinning journalist Mark Obmascik creates a dazzling, fun narrative of the 275,000-mile odyssey of these three obsessives as they fight to win the greatestor maybe worstbirding contest of all time.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnMark Obmascik is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of The Big Year, which was made into a movie, and Halfway to Heaven. He won the 2009 National Outdoor Book Award for outdoor literature, the 2003 .