An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
November 2017
On Sale: October 10, 2017
336 pages ISBN: 0544558146 EAN: 9780544558144 Kindle: B01MY6O5QN Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
Traveling to 41 countries in 2015 with a backpack and
binoculars, Noah Strycker became the first person to see
more than half the world’s 10,000 species of birds in one
year.
In 2015, Noah Strycker set himself a lofty
goal: to become the first person to see half the world’s
birds in one year. For 365 days, with a backpack,
binoculars, and a series of one-way tickets, he traveled
across forty-one countries and all seven continents,
eventually spotting 6,042 species—by far the biggest birding
year on record.
This is no travelogue or glorified
checklist. Noah ventures deep into a world of blood-sucking
leeches, chronic sleep deprivation, airline snafus,
breakdowns, mudslides, floods, war zones, ecologic
devastation, conservation triumphs, common and iconic
species, and scores of passionate bird lovers around the
globe. By pursuing the freest creatures on the planet, Noah
gains a unique perspective on the world they share with
us—and offers a hopeful message that even as many birds face
an uncertain future, more people than ever are working to
protect them.
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