ISBN10: 1741145287, ISBN13: 9781741145281, [publisher: Allen & Unwin] Softcover 322 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 1741145287, ISBN13: 9781741145281, [publisher: Allen & Unwin Academic, St Leonards NSW] Softcover First Edition Paperback. Sean Dooley seems like a well adjusted, functioning member of society but beneath the respectable veneer he harbours a dark secret. He is a hard-core birdwatcher (aka twitcher'). Sean takes a year off to try to break the Australian twitching record - he has to see more than 700 birds in twelve months. Travelling the length and breadth of Australia, he stops at nothing in search of this birdwatching Holy Grail, blowing his inheritance, his career prospects and any chance he has of finding a girlfriend. Part confessional, part travelogue, this is a true story about obsession. It's about seeking the meaning of life, trying to work out what normal' is, and searching for the elusive Grey Falcon (the bird, not the car). Sean's story of how he followed his childhood dream of becoming a national champion is both inspiring and ridiculous. Could this be the most pathetic great achievement in Australian history? As a self-proclaimed twitcher— a birdwatching extremist who travels around the country trying to catch a glimpse of as many species of birds as possible— the author took a year off in 2002 with the goal of seeing 700 birds and thereby breaking the national record for most birds seen in one year. In this amusing memoir, he recounts his quest, including how he spent all of his inheritance from the ...
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ISBN10: 1741145287, ISBN13: 9781741145281, [publisher: Allen & Unwin Academic, St Leonards NSW] Softcover First Edition Paperback. Sean Dooley seems like a well adjusted, functioning member of society but beneath the respectable veneer he harbours a dark secret. He is a hard-core birdwatcher (aka twitcher'). Sean takes a year off to try to break the Australian twitching record - he has to see more than 700 birds in twelve months. Travelling the length and breadth of Australia, he stops at nothing in search of this birdwatching Holy Grail, blowing his inheritance, his career prospects and any chance he has of finding a girlfriend. Part confessional, part travelogue, this is a true story about obsession. It's about seeking the meaning of life, trying to work out what normal' is, and searching for the elusive Grey Falcon (the bird, not the car). Sean's story of how he followed his childhood dream of becoming a national champion is both inspiring and ridiculous. Could this be the most pathetic great achievement in Australian history? As a self-proclaimed twitcher— a birdwatching extremist who travels around the country trying to catch a glimpse of as many species of birds as possible— the author took a year off in 2002 with the goal of seeing 700 birds and thereby breaking the national record for most birds seen in one year. In this amusing memoir, he recounts his quest, including how he spent all of his inheritance from the ...
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