The Jewel Hunter

Released on by Chris Gooddie
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  • The Jewel Hunter Book Detail

  • Author : Chris Gooddie
  • Release Date : 2013-02-15
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Genre : Nature
  • Pages : 361
  • ISBN 13 : 1400847230
  • File Size : 92,92 MB
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The Jewel Hunter by Chris Gooddie PDF Summary

Book Description: 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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