{"product_id":"the-big-year-a-tale-of-man-nature-and-fowl-obsession-0743245466","title":"The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0743245466\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Obmascik, Mark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery January 1, a quirky crowd storms out across North America for a spectacularly competitive event called a Big Year -- a grand, expensive, and occasionally vicious 365-day marathon of birdwatching. For three men in particular, 1998 would become a grueling battle for a new North American birding record. Bouncing from coast to coast on frenetic pilgrimages for once-in-a-lifetime rarities, they brave broiling deserts, bug-infested swamps, and some of the lumpiest motel mattresses known to man. This unprecedented year of beat-the-clock adventures ultimately leads one man to a record so gigantic that it is unlikely ever to be bested. Here, prize-winning journalist Mark Obmascik creates a dazzling, fun narrative of the 275,000-mile odyssey of these three obsessives as they fight to win the greatest -- or maybe worst -- birding contest of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51972158357792,"sku":"NEW0743245466","price":38.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81vO_PxchEL.jpg?v=1783794803","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-big-year-a-tale-of-man-nature-and-fowl-obsession-0743245466","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}