The (Big) Year That Flew By
Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record
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Madison Niederhauser
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An epic tale of one passionate birder’s record-breaking adventure through 40 countries over 6 continents—in just one year—to see 6,852 bird species, rare and common, before many go extinct.
When Arjan Dwarshuis first heard of the “Big Year”—the legendary record for birdwatching—he was twenty years old, it was midnight, and he was sitting on the roof of a truck in the Andean Mountains. In that moment he promised himself that, someday, somehow, he would become a world-record-holding birder.
Ten years later, he embarked on an incredible, arduous, and perilous journey that took him around the globe; over uninhabited islands, through dense unforgiving rainforests, across snowy mountain peaks and unrelenting deserts—in just a single year. Would he survive? Would he be able to break the “Big Year” record, navigating through a world filled with shifting climate and geopolitical challenges?
The (Big) Year that Flew By is an unforgettable, personal exploration of the limits of human potential when engaging with the natural world. It is a book about birds and birding and Arjan’s attempts to raise awareness for critically endangered species, but it is also a book about overcoming mental challenges, extreme physical danger, and human competition and fully realizing your passions through nature, adventure, and conservation.
©2023 Arjan Dwarshuis (P)2023 Chelsea GreenWhat listeners say about The (Big) Year That Flew By
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- MEW
- 07-09-2023
Interesting but completely ruined by narrator
This book needs serious editing. The flow was non existent. Pronunciation painful. Photos would help. We had difficulty in identifying what he was saying.
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- Ross Monks
- 25-06-2023
A great adventure
For birders and anyone who loves to hear about the natural world. The author gently puts forward a compelling case for conservation while taking us to the remote corners of the world
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