To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, A Son & A Lifelong Obsession
Author(s): Dan Koeppel
There are over 9,000 species of bird on the planet. Dan Koepell's father has seen over 7,000 of them. He's been compiling his 'big list' since boyhood in New York and it has taken him to every continent on earth in search of Great Tits. His obsession has been a complicated one - cause and effect of career decisions, a broken marriage and a strained relationship with his son. But it's what defines the old man and it's only through sharing his passion for birds that father and son are reconciled. More about love and life than ornithology, To See Every Bird on Earth is a touching, unique and, above all, fascinating memoir.
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"'A memoir not of a hobby, but an obsession, describing a boyhood infatuation that came to wreck Richard's life, ending his marriage, distancing him from family and friends. Warmly told and full of candid insight, it is ultimately a story of reconciliation' Mail on Sunday"
Dan Koeppel is a well-known outdoors, nature and adventure writer who's been published in The New York Times Magazine, Outside, Audobon, Popular Science, and in National Geographic Adventure, where he is a contributing editor.
General Fields
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- : pengui
- : pengui
- : 0.208
- : 03 August 2006
- : 198mm X 128mm X 21mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Dan Koeppel
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : 598.07234092
- : 304