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Book Description
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 birdingContinue
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mostlyfiction published on Wed, 29 Sep 2010
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The Big Year
How do you tell a train spotter from a bird watcher? The bird watcher is the one hanging around sewage outfalls and rubbish tips. Bird watchers might add that they tend to use better binoculars, and that once they've spotted their prey they have some ... (read full critics)
asianreviewofbooks published on Wed, 1 Sep 2010
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- English Books
- Paperback 288 Pages
- Edition: Reprint
- ISBN-10: 0743245466
- ISBN-13: 9780743245463
- Publisher: Free Press
- Pub date: Feb 01, 2005
- Dimensions: 1355 mm x 903 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Others and eBook
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| 9780743245463 | Paperback | $15.00 | $12.82 | bn.com |
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"The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession"
(reviewed by Poornima Apte APR 23, 2004) “The first time I met a real birder I couldn’t tell a tit from a tattler,” says author and reporter, Mark Obmascik in his hugely entertaining account, The Big Year. I too couldn’t; I still can’t. But I picked ... (read full critics)