The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
Gooddie describes his quest in terms of a contest of wills and strategy. On the other hand, Phoebe Snetsinger’s memoir, Birding on Borrowed Time , becomes tedious because of her lack of emotional disclosure. One must “out-think” the bird. Each chapter of The Jewel Hunter reads like a mini-travel novel.
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