โ Scribed by Parikian, Lev
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
At twelve years old, Lev Parikian was an avid birdwatcher. He was also a fraud, a liar and a cheat. Those lists of birds seen and ticked off? Lies. One hundred and thirty species? More like sixty.
Then, when he turned fifty, he decided to right his childhood wrongs. He would go birdwatching again. He would not lie. He would aim to see two hundred species of British bird in a year.
Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? is the story of that year, a story about birds, family, music, nostalgia, the nature of obsession and obsession with nature. It's about finding adventure in life when you twig it's shorter than you thought, and about losing and regaining contact with the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world.
It's a book for anyone who has ever seen a small brown bird and wondered what it was, or tried to make sense of a world in which we can ask, 'What's that bird?' and 'What's for lunch?' and get the same answer.
Number of Words in Auth: 2
Formats : EPUB
Number of Formats : 1
Has Cover : Yes
All Identifiers : isbn:9781783524822
Single Author : Lev Parikian
Original Source : New_Files_Train_Pack_2018-157
Sorted Author by LN, FN: Parikian, Lev
Title Length : 075
Title Parm D : Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? 200 birds, 12 months, 1 lapsed birdwatcher
Title Parm G : Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? 200 birds, 12 months, 1 lapsed birdwatcher
Title Parm A : Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? 200 birds, 12 months, 1 lapsed birdwatcher
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ES Lib Name : NIRC 2018-10
Record ID : 8578
Uncomma Author : Lev Parikian
Num of Aut : 1
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