Birding Without Borders

One of the Guardian\'s Best Paperbacks of November \'Astonishing ... If by chance you can\'t meet these 6,042 species yourself, this book is a close second\' Jennifer Ackerman, author of The Genius of Birds \'Even readers who wouldn\'t know a marvellous spatuletail from a southern ground hornbill will be awed\' Publishers Weekly Noah Strycker set himself a goal: to become the first person to see half the world\'s 10,000 species of bird in one year. With an itinerary covering 41 countries, spanning all seven continents, and armed with a backpack, binoculars and a series of one-way tickets, he sets out on the greatest adventure in the birding world. Along the way he meets a colourful cast of fellow birders - and discovers a world of blood-sucking leeches, chronic sleep deprivation, floods, war zones, ecologic devastation and conservation triumphs. Vivid, charming and full of wonder, Birding Without Borders is a celebration of passion, exploration and the birders\' ethos that, if you keep your eyes and mind open, you never know what you might see. Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1014, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm