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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100375415513
ISBN-139780375415517
eBay Product ID (ePID)30239230
Product Key Features
Book TitleOn the Wing : to the Edge Of the Earth with the Peregrine Falcon
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicGeneral, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, Animals / Birds
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Science
AuthorAlan Tennant
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight23.7 Oz
Item Length11.3 in
Item Width8.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-069496
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"On the Wingreads like an avian version ofOn the Road...Tennant is a dreamer, a watcher, and a chaser." -Dallas Morning News "Reads as if Hunter S. Thompson decided to pursue a passion for endangered birds. . . . Tennant is a gifted naturalist." -Science News "Moves with the action of a four star movie. . . .[On the Wing]will keep you rapt to the very end." -Natural History "On the Wingreveals the true nature of our planet. Tennant's parable encourages us to find the strength and courage to place ourselves in the context of the world as it really is." -The New York Times Book Review "Tennant buckles us into a rattletrap Cessna flown by a septuagenarian stunt pilot and flings us aloft to share an obsessive, madcap, death-defying and often illegal adventure attempting to radio-track the transcontinental migrations of these majestic, endangered birds. . . . An exhilarating, hilarious and cautionary tale." -Los Angeles Times From the Trade Paperback edition., " On the Wing reads like an avian version of On the Road ...Tennant is a dreamer, a watcher, and a chaser." - Dallas Morning News "Reads as if Hunter S. Thompson decided to pursue a passion for endangered birds. . . . Tennant is a gifted naturalist." - Science News "Moves with the action of a four star movie . . . . [On the Wing] will keep you rapt to the very end." - Natural History " On the Wing reveals the true nature of our planet. Tennant's parable encourages us to find the strength and courage to place ourselves in the context of the world as it really is." - The New York Times Book Review "Tennant buckles us into a rattletrap Cessna flown by a septuagenarian stunt pilot and flings us aloft to share an obsessive, madcap, death-defying and often illegal adventure attempting to radio-track the transcontinental migrations of these majestic, endangered birds. . . . An exhilarating, hilarious and cautionary tale." - Los Angeles Times From the Trade Paperback edition., " On the Wing reads like an avian version of On the Road ...Tennant is a dreamer, a watcher, and a chaser." Dallas Morning News "Reads as if Hunter S. Thompson decided to pursue a passion for endangered birds. . . . Tennant is a gifted naturalist." Science News "Moves with the action of a four star movie . . . . [On the Wing] will keep you rapt to the very end." Natural History " On the Wing reveals the true nature of our planet. Tennant's parable encourages us to find the strength and courage to place ourselves in the context of the world as it really is." The New York Times Book Review "Tennant buckles us into a rattletrap Cessna flown by a septuagenarian stunt pilot and flings us aloft to share an obsessive, madcap, death-defying and often illegal adventure attempting to radio-track the transcontinental migrations of these majestic, endangered birds. . . . An exhilarating, hilarious and cautionary tale." Los Angeles Times From the Trade Paperback edition.
Dewey Decimal598.918
SynopsisIn this extraordinary narrative, Alan Tennant, a passionate observer of nature, recounts his all-out effort to radio-track the transcontinental migration of the peregrine falcon-an investigation no one before him had ever taken to such lengths., In this extraordinary narrative, Alan Tennant, a passionate observer of nature, recounts his all-out effort to radio-track the transcontinental migration of the peregrine falcon-an investigation no one before him had ever taken to such lengths. On the Wing transports us from the windswept flats of the Texas barrier islands-where the tundra falcons pause during their springtime journey north-to the Arctic, and then back south, through Mexico, Belize, and into the Caribbean, in a hilariously picaresque and bumpy flight. At the helm is Tennant's partner in falcon-chasing, George Vose, a septuagenarian World War II vet who trusts his instincts as much as his instruments. As the two men nearly lose their lives and run afoul of the law in the race to keep their birds in view and their rattletrap Cessna gassed up and running, Tennant renders with gorgeous precision and skill the landscape and wildlife they pass on the way and the falcons that direct their course. On the Wing is a breathtaking encounter with these majestic birds-the icons of pharaohs, Oriental emperors, and European nobility-whose fierce mien, power, and swiftness have fired the human imagination for centuries. An unforgettable and mesmerizing tale that speaks to all our dreams of flight., A New York Times BestsellerFilm rights optioned by Robert RedfordAlan Tennant recounts his all-out, unprecedented effort to radio-track the transcontinental migration of the peregrine falcon. Tennant's partner in falcon-chasing is George Vose, a septuagenarian World War II pilot. As the two men nearly lose their lives and run afoul of the law in the race to keep the birds in view and the Cessna in the air, Tennant renders with gorgeous precision the landscape and wildlife they p on the way.
LC Classification NumberQL696.F34T45 2004
