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The big year: a tale of man, nature, and fowl obsession / by Obmascik, Mark.(CARDINAL)701794;
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Bird watchers; Bird watching; Birds;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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The big year : a tale of man, nature, and fowl obsession / by Obmascik, Mark.(CARDINAL)701794;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253) and index.
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Bird watchers; Bird watching; Birds;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The big year [large print] : a tale of man, nature and fowl obsession / by Obmascik, Mark.(CARDINAL)701794;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-439) and index.
Subjects: Large print books.; Anecdotes.; Bird watchers; Bird watching; Birds;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Halfway to heaven : my white-knuckled and knuckle-headed quest for the Rocky Mountain high / by Obmascik, Mark.(CARDINAL)701794;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Anecdotes.; Mountaineering; Hiking; Middle-aged men;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The big year : a tale of man, nature, and fowl obsession / by Obmascik, Mark.(CARDINAL)701794;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253) and index.Follows the 1998 Big Year competition between Sandy Komito, Al Levantin, and Greg Miller, during which the three rivals risked their lives to set a new North American birding record.
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Bird watchers; Bird watching; Birds;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The (big) year that flew by : twelve months, six continents, and the ultimate birding record / by Dwarshuis, Arjan,1986-author.(CARDINAL)865908; Vanbrabant, Els,translator.(CARDINAL)858416; Obmascik, Mark,writer of foreward.(CARDINAL)701794;
Includes bibliographical references."An epic tale of one passionate birder's record-breaking adventure through 40 countries over 6 continents - in just one year - to see over 7,000 bird species, rare and common, before many go extinct. When Arjan Dwarshuis first heard of the "Big Year" - the legendary record for birdwatching - he was twenty years old, it was midnight, and he was sitting on the roof of a truck in the Andean Mountains. In that moment he promised himself that, someday, somehow, he would become a world-record-holding birder. Ten years later, he embarked on an incredible, arduous, and perilous journey that took him around the globe; over uninhabited islands, through dense unforgiving rainforests, across snowy mountain peaks and unrelenting deserts - in just a single year. Would he survive? Would he be able to break the "Big Year" record, navigating through a world filled with shifting climate and geopolitical challenges? The (Big) Year that Flew By is an unforgettable, personal exploration of the limits of human potential when engaging with the natural world. It is a book about birds and birding and Arjan's attempts to raise awareness for critically endangered species, but it is also a book about overcoming mental challenges, extreme physical danger, and human competition and fully realizing your passions through nature, adventure, and conservation"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Travel writing.; Dwarshuis, Arjan, 1986-; Dwarshuis, Arjan, 1986-; Bird watchers; Bird watching.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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In the cradle of storms : the epic story of one diary, two soldiers, and the forgotten battle of WWII / by Obmascik, Mark,author.(CARDINAL)701794;
Includes bibliographical references (233-4).Delivery -- Love -- Homeland -- Isolation -- Conscripted -- Trapped -- Escape -- Pearl -- Conquered -- Heartsick -- Attu -- Quagmire -- Sunday -- Come On, Let's Go! -- Bushido -- Fog -- News -- Fury -- Joy and Laura -- Home -- Quest -- Deliverance -- Return."From a bestselling author, the heartbreaking, redemptive story of two World War II soldiers whose fateful encounter in the Forgotten War of Alaska has fascinated Americans for decades. In researching his bestselling book The Big Year, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mark Obmascik rediscovered a long-lost document from World War II: the diary of a Japanese surgeon, recovered from his body by the soldier who killed him. In the Cradle of Storms reveals the layered and moving story of two men bound together by a nineteen-page diary--and how its words eventually captivated American troops and changed our war-torn society. Written as one desperate man's final testament, Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi's journal revealed the medic's studies in America and his love for the US. It sent shock waves through American troops of the 1940s, shattering racist preconceptions and opening eyes to the common humanity of soldiers on both sides of the battle lines. Years later, it sent Laura Tatsuguchi Davis, the dead medic's daughter, on an intense search for the truth behind her father's life and legacy. And it drove Dick Laird--the sergeant who found the diary--to undertake a forty-year quest on two continents to find Laura, whose kindness and forgiveness offered redemption for his own tortured soul. With journalistic acumen, sensitivity, and unmatched narrative skills, Obmascik tells the unforgettable true story of a horrific battle on a barren Alaskan island, two families struggling for peace, and the unlikely road to forgiveness"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Tatsuguchi, Paul Nubuo; Japan. Rikugun; Attu, Battle of, Alaska, 1943.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The storm on our shores : one island, two soldiers, and the forgotten battle of World War II / by Obmascik, Mark,author.(CARDINAL)701794;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234).Delivery -- Love -- Homeland -- Isolation -- Conscripted -- Trapped -- Escape -- Pearl -- Conquered -- Heartsick -- Attu -- Quagmire -- Sunday -- Come On, Let's Go! -- Bushido -- Fog -- News -- Fury -- Joy and Laura -- Home -- Quest -- Deliverance -- Return."From a bestselling author, the heartbreaking, redemptive story of two World War II soldiers whose fateful encounter in the Forgotten War of Alaska has fascinated Americans for decades. In researching his bestselling book The Big Year, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mark Obmascik rediscovered a long-lost document from World War II: the diary of a Japanese surgeon, recovered from his body by the soldier who killed him. In the Cradle of Storms reveals the layered and moving story of two men bound together by a nineteen-page diary--and how its words eventually captivated American troops and changed our war-torn society. Written as one desperate man's final testament, Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi's journal revealed the medic's studies in America and his love for the US. It sent shock waves through American troops of the 1940s, shattering racist preconceptions and opening eyes to the common humanity of soldiers on both sides of the battle lines. Years later, it sent Laura Tatsuguchi Davis, the dead medic's daughter, on an intense search for the truth behind her father's life and legacy. And it drove Dick Laird--the sergeant who found the diary--to undertake a forty-year quest on two continents to find Laura, whose kindness and forgiveness offered redemption for his own tortured soul. With journalistic acumen, sensitivity, and unmatched narrative skills, Obmascik tells the unforgettable true story of a horrific battle on a barren Alaskan island, two families struggling for peace, and the unlikely road to forgiveness."--
Subjects: Diaries.; Biographies.; Tatsuguchi, Paul Nubuo; Laird, Dick, (U.S. Army Sergeant); Japan. Rikugun; Attu, Battle of, Alaska, 1943.;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 22
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The storm on our shores [large print] : one island, two soldiers, and the forgotten battle of World War II / by Obmascik, Mark,author.(CARDINAL)701794;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-401).Delivery -- Love -- Homeland -- Isolation -- Conscripted -- Trapped -- Escape -- Pearl -- Conquered -- Heartsick -- Attu -- Quagmire -- Sunday -- Come On, Let's Go! -- Bushido -- Fog -- News -- Fury -- Joy and Laura -- Home -- Quest -- Deliverance -- Return.May 1943. The Battle of Attu -- called "The Forgotten Battle" by World War II veterans -- was raging on the Aleutian island with an Arctic cold, impenetrable fog, and rocketing winds that combined to create some of the worst weather on Earth. Both American and Japanese forces were tirelessly fighting in a yearlong campaign, and both sides would suffer thousands of casualties. Included in this number was a Japanese medic whose war diary would lead a Silver Star-winning American soldier to find solace for his own tortured soul. The doctor's name was Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi, a Hiroshima native who had graduated from college and medical school in California. He loved America, but was called to enlist in the Imperial Army of his native Japan. Heartsick, wary of war, yet devoted to Japan, Tatsuguchi performed his duties and kept a diary of events as they unfolded -- never knowing that it would be found by an American soldier named Dick Laird. Laird, a hardy, resilient underground coal miner, enlisted in the U.S. Army to escape the crushing poverty of his native Appalachia. In a devastating mountainside attack in Alaska, Laird was forced to make a fateful decision, one that saved him and his comrades, but haunted him for years. Tatsuguchi's diary was later translated and distributed among U.S. soldiers. It showed the common humanity on both sides of the battle. But it also ignited fierce controversy that is still debated today. After forty years, Laird was determined to return it to the family and find peace with Tatsuguchi's daughter, Laura Tatsuguchi Davis. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mark Obmascik tells the moving story of two heroes, the war that pitted them against each other, and the quest to put their past to rest.
Subjects: Large print books.; Biographies.; Diaries.; Tatsuguchi, Paul Nubuo; Laird, Dick, 1916-2005.; Japan. Rikugun; Attu, Battle of, Alaska, 1943.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The big year [videorecording] by Frankel, David,1960-(CARDINAL)340611; Martin, Steve,1945-(CARDINAL)135652; Black, Jack,1969-(CARDINAL)538515; Wilson, Owen,1968-(CARDINAL)349053; Dennehy, Brian.(CARDINAL)830293; Huston, Anjelica.(CARDINAL)733454; Jones, Rashida.(CARDINAL)357076; Pike, Rosamund,1979-(CARDINAL)355948; Wiest, Dianne.(CARDINAL)343592; Williams, JoBeth.; Shapiro, Theodore,1971-(CARDINAL)549753; Obmascik, Mark.(CARDINAL)701794;
Camera, Lawrence Sher ; editor, Mark Livolsi ; music, Theodore Shapiro.Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Brian Dennehy, Anjelica Huston, Rashida Jones, Rosamund Pike, Dianne Wiest, JoBeth Williams.Three men put their lives and careers on hold in an attempt to set a new record for the number of bird species spotted during a year.MPAA rating: PG.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Film adaptations.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Obmascik, Mark; Bird watchers; Bird watching; Birds;
© 2012., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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