Soaring with Fidel: An Osprey Odyssey from Cape Cod to Cuba and Beyond

ISBN-13: 9780807085790 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 289 str.

David Gessner

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"As Gessner pursues the ospreys] down the Eastern Seaboard and even into Cuba with a BBC documentary team at his heels, a lively tale of fish-eating raptors, broken embargoes and a nail-biting race to the finish line ensues . . . Gessner finds his Mecca not in the thrilling launch or triumphant end of his own 7,000-mile migration, but in the living done in between." Jennifer Winger, "Nature Conservancy Magazine"
"An engaging, lyrical guide to osprey migration, Cuba, and a common humanity." "Orion Magazine"
"Gessner's finest book, unpredictable in the best way, and funny, too; an adventure book and much more a book of contact by a writer who quickly becomes an audible and visible presence." Clyde Edgerton, author of "Solo"
"An interesting and complex book . . . In a surprisingly short amount of time, David Gessner has evolved into one of our most accomplished and singular writers about nature. While many authors treat their experiences in nature with a hushed earnestness and a suspect neatness, Gessner writes about the messy humanness of being outside." Mark Lynch, "Bird Observer"
"An ideal traveling companion and guide. "Soaring with Fidel" lets you hover for a while in the thermals of fine language, seeing the same old world from a fresh and invigorating altitude." Ben Steelman, "Wilmington (NC) Star-News""