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.
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- English
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The Jewel Hunter
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Dedication Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Glossary
- Chapter 1: Quitting the Day Job. High Wycombe, UK
- Chapter 2: The Storm Before the Calm. Southern Thailand
- Chapter 3: Dry Country Blues. Central, Northern Thailand
- Chapter 4: Missing in Action. Luzon, The Philippines
- Chapter 5: Jeepneys and Jeopardy. Mindanao, The Philippines
- Chapter 6: The Swimming Pool Trail. Southern Vietnam
- Chapter 7: One Cup of Tea? Northeast India
- Chapter 8: Rusty’s Return. Peninsular Malaysia
- Chapter 9: The Toktor Will See You Now. Southwest Sumatra
- Chapter 10: The Eight Colour Bird. Taiwan
- Chapter 11: Who’s the Daddy? Sabah, Borneo
- Chapter 12: The Famous Five. Sabah, Borneo
- Chapter 13: The Heart of Darkness. Southwest Uganda
- Chapter 14: Mad Dogs and Englishman. Halmahera, Sulawesi, Peleng
- Chapter 15: The Mysterious Mr. Klau. Bali, Sumba, West Timor, Flores
- Chapter 16: Billabongs and Bowers. Northern Australia
- Chapter 17: Strange Days. Manus
- Chapter 18: Adrift in Time. The Solomon Islands
- Chapter 19: A Rare Bird Indeed. Sri Lanka
- Chapter 20: And the First Shall Be Last. Zambia
- Acknowledgements
- The Treasure Chest
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