The (Big) Year that Flew By: Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record | Agenda Bookshop Skip to content
Selected Colleen Hoover Books at €9.99c | In-store & Online
Selected Colleen Hoover Books at €9.99c | In-store & Online
A01=Arjan Dwarshuis
A23=Mark Obmascik
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Arjan Dwarshuis
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=PSVW6
Category=RNKH
Category=WNCB
Category=WTHC
COP=United States
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
E03=Madison Niederhauser
Language_English
PA=Available
Price_€20 to €50
PS=Active
softlaunch

The (Big) Year that Flew By: Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record

English

By (author): Arjan Dwarshuis

'This is an epic journey by a man whos not only obsessed with birds but who has a deep spiritual connection with the planet.' David Lindo, author of How to be an Urban Birder

The (Big) Year Flew By is the tale of one avid birders epic, record-breaking adventure through 40 countries over 6 continents in just 365 days to see 6,852 bird species, many on the precipice of extinction.

Would Arjan Dwarshuis be able to break the coveted Big Year record, travelling around the world, navigating shifting climate emergencies and geopolitical challenges? His incredible and perilous journey took him over uninhabited islands, through dense, unforgiving rainforests, across snowy mountain peaks and into unrelenting deserts in a single year pursuing a single goal.

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 Arjans 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 realising your passions through nature, adventure and conservation.

See more
Current price €20.39
Original price €23.99
Save 15%
A01=Arjan DwarshuisA23=Mark ObmascikAge Group_UncategorizedAuthor_Arjan Dwarshuisautomatic-updateCategory1=Non-FictionCategory=PSVW6Category=RNKHCategory=WNCBCategory=WTHCCOP=United StatesDelivery_Delivery within 10-20 working daysE03=Madison NiederhauserLanguage_EnglishPA=AvailablePrice_€20 to €50PS=Activesoftlaunch
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
Product Details
  • Weight: 567g
  • Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 04 May 2023
  • Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Co
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781645021919

About Arjan Dwarshuis

Arjan Dwarshuis a professional bird guide writer and lecturer holds the current Guinness Book World Record for observing the largest number of bird species in a single year. In 2016 he launched his global Big Year and ultimately observed 6852 of the worlds roughly 10700 bird species setting a record that stands to this day. His yearlong adventure raised nearly $50000 for the BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Program. Arjan also starred in the award-winning documentary Arjans Big Year and appears regularly on radio television and podcast programs in the Netherlands and beyond. He is a columnist for several magazines about nature and as the ambassador for the IUCN NL Land Acquisition Fund he is committed to the protection of birds across the globe. Mark Obmascik is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author. His first nonfiction book The Big Year was turned into a Hollywood movie. His second Halfway to Heaven was winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Literature. He was winner of the National Press Club Award for Environmental Journalism and lead writer for the Denver Post team that won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Columbine High School massacre. He and his wife live in Denver. They have three sons.

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue we'll assume that you are understand this. Learn more
Accept