{"product_id":"mark-obmascik-the-big-year-9781451648607","title":"The Big Year","description":"A thrilling birdwatching adventure and true story of obsession, The Big Year chronicles the fiercely competitive quest of three men racing across North America to shatter a birding record for the ages. Every 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, prizewinning 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.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - good","offer_id":53599480480086,"sku":"9781451648607-G","price":8.59,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9781451648607_1_0dce2f7e-9101-44f1-9952-e4c56fddb76e.jpg?v=1778523242","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/mark-obmascik-the-big-year-9781451648607","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}