{"product_id":"9780452285392","title":"To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat drives a man to travel to sixty countries and spend a fortune to count birds? And what if that man is your father?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Koeppel’s obsession began at age twelve, in Queens, New York, when he first spotted a Brown Thrasher, and jotted the sighting in a notebook. Several decades, one failed marriage, and two sons later, he set out to see every bird on earth, becoming a member of a subculture of competitive bird watchers worldwide all pursuing the same goal. Over twenty-five years, he collected over seven thousand species, becoming one of about ten people ever to do so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo See Every Bird on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e explores the thrill of this chase, a crusade at the expense of all else—for the sake of making a check in a notebook. A riveting glimpse into a fascinating subculture, the book traces the love, loss, and reconnection between a father and son, and explains why birds are so critical to the human search for our place in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Marvelous. I loved just about everything about this book.”—Simon Winchester, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Professor and the Madman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A lovingly told story . . . helps you understand what moves humans to seek escape in seemingly strange other worlds.”—Stefan Fatsis, author of \u003ci\u003eWord Freak\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Everyone has his or her addiction, and birdwatching is the drug of choice for the father of author Dan Koeppel, who writes affectionately but honestly about his father’s obsession.”—\u003ci\u003eAudubon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e (editor’s choice) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As a glimpse into human behavior and family relationships, \u003ci\u003eTo See Every Bird on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is a rarity: a book about birding that nonbirders will find just as rewarding.”\u003ci\u003e—Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011971858672,"sku":"9780452285392","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780452285392_p0.jpg?v=1763705938","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780452285392","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}