To See Every Bird on Earth A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession

Name: To See Every Bird on Earth A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession
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ISBN: 9780452285392

ISBN-10: 0452285399

ISBN-13: 9780452285392

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Authors: Dan Koeppel

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What drives a man to travel to sixty countries and spend a fortune to count birds? And what if that man is your father? Richard Koeppels obsession began at age twelve, in Queens, New York, when he first spotted a Brown Thrasher, and jotted the sighting in a notebook. Several decades, one failed marriage, and two sons later, he set out to see every bird on earth, becoming a member of a subculture of competitive bird watchers worldwide all pursuing the same goal. Over twenty-five years, he collected over seven thousand species, becoming one of about ten people ever to do so. To See Every Bird on Earthexplores the thrill of this chase, a crusade at the expense of all elsefor the sake of…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/25/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.30" wide x 7.90" long x 0.82" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Dan Koeppel has been writing for more than 20 years about bikes, bike racing, and outdoor adventure for National Geographic Adventure, Bicycling, Men's Journal, and ESPN: The Magazine. He was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2003.