Summary
The story of an obsession, and of the people who share it, by one of Britain’s leading birdwatchers.
Since 1972 Mark Cocker has been a member of a community of obsessional people, almost all male, who sacrifice most of their spare time, a good deal of money, sometimes their chances of a partner or family, even occasionally their lives, to watch birds.
Birders is the story of this community, of its characters, its rules, its equipment and its adventures - many of which…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099289548 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099289547 |
| Author: | Mark Cocker |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2002 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 15mm |
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At last! An up to date examination of what makes birders tick. And about time too! Wonderfully written
At last! An up to date examination of what makes birders tick. And about time too! Wonderfully written * Bill Oddie *A natural history version of Fever Pitch… Reading it may even make you want to try out this strangely addictive past time for yourself * Guardian *Intensely readable, very funny and highly enlightening * New Scientist *With a mixture of well-chosen anecdotes and self-deprecating humour, Cocker succeeds in making event he most hardened cynic appreciate his passion. Birders is a stylish work in a long tradition of fine writing on the subject * Guardian *The best account yet of the “tribe” and its wonderful, unworldly passions * The Times *
About The Author
Mark Cocker
Mark Cocker is an author and naturalist. His fourteen books encompass biography, history, literary criticism, and memoir.
- Crow Country was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2008 and won the New Angle Prize for Literature in 2009.
- A Claxton Diary won the East Anglian Book of the Year Award in 2019.
- His most recent book, One Midsummer’s Day, was shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Award 2023.
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