The Jewel Hunter

The Jewel Hunter
Author :
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 361
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781400847235
ISBN-13 : 1400847230
Rating : 4/5 (230 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Jewel Hunter by : Chris Gooddie

Download or read book The Jewel Hunter written by Chris Gooddie and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of one man's obsession with rainforest jewels, this is the story of an impossible dream: a quest to see every one of the world's most elusive avian gems--a group of birds known as pittas--in a single year. Insightful, compelling, and laugh-out-loud funny, this is more than a book about birds. It's a true story detailing the lengths to which a man will go to escape his midlife crisis. A travelogue with a difference, it follows a journey from the suburban straitjacket of High Wycombe to the steamy, leech-infested rainforests of remotest Asia, Africa, and Australia. Dangerous situations, personal traumas, and logistical nightmares threaten The Jewel Hunter's progress. Will venomous snakes or razor-clawed bears intervene? Or will running out of fuel mid-Pacific ultimately sink the mission? The race is on. . . . If you've ever yearned to escape your day job, wondered what makes men tick, or simply puzzled over how to make a truly world-class cup of tea, this is a book for you.


The Jewel Hunter Related Books

The Jewel Hunter
Language: en
Pages: 361
Authors: Chris Gooddie
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-02-15 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

GET EBOOK

A tale of one man's obsession with rainforest jewels, this is the story of an impossible dream: a quest to see every one of the world's most elusive avian gems-
Tales from the Tibetan Operas
Language: en
Pages: 520
Authors: Gavin Kilty
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-07-30 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

GET EBOOK

Eight Tibetan opera narratives express Buddhist concepts in myths and stories for the enjoyment and edification of readers of all ages. Timeless Buddhist ideas
Hunter's Death
Language: en
Pages: 645
Authors: Michelle West
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-06-01 - Publisher: Astra Publishing House

GET EBOOK

Averalaan—the most ancient of cities, had long been the home of magics both dark and bright. For the site where this most civilized city of mortals now stood
The First-[sixth] Reader of the Popular Series
Language: en
Pages: 486
Authors: Marcius Willson
Categories: Readers
Type: BOOK - Published: 1881 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Lippincott's Popular Series. The Fifth Reader of the Popular Series
Language: en
Pages: 482
Authors: Marcius Willson
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-04-29 - Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

GET EBOOK

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.