The Jewel Hunter

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A quest to see every one of the world's most elusive avian gem: a group of birds known as pittas, in a single year.... Toon meer

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Productomschrijving

Serie	WILDGuides
Auteur	Chris Gooddie
Taal	Engels
ISBN	9781903657164
Uitgever	Princeton University Press
Pagina’s	344
Formaat	28 x 22 cm
Bindwijze	hardback
Afbeeldingen	rijk geïllustreerd
Jaar van uitgave	2010

A tale of one man's obsession with rainforest jewels, this is the story of an impossible dream: a quest to see every one of the world's most elusive avian gems--a group of birds known as pittas--in a single year.

Insightful, compelling, and laugh-out-loud funny, this is more than a book about birds. It's a true story detailing the lengths to which a man will go to escape his midlife crisis. A travelogue with a difference, it follows a journey from the suburban straitjacket of High Wycombe to the steamy, leech-infested rainforests of remotest Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Dangerous situations, personal traumas, and logistical nightmares threaten The Jewel Hunter's progress. Will venomous snakes or razor-clawed bears intervene? Or will running out of fuel mid-Pacific ultimately sink the mission? The race is on. . . .

If you've ever yearned to escape your day job, wondered what makes men tick, or simply puzzled over how to make a truly world-class cup of tea, this is a book for you.

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