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Rory McGrath
ISBN: 9781407449258
Format: Audio CD
Publisher:W F Howes Ltd
Edition: Unabridged
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From his Cornish boyhood, this title recounts the author's life of birdwatching, observing his first skylark while stoned; his repeatedly failed attempts to get up at the crack of dawn like the real twitchers; and, his flawed bid to educate his mate Danny in the ways of birding.
This title is the "Sunday Times" Bestseller. It is narrated by the author. From his Cornish boyhood, Rory recounts his life of birdwatching, observing his first skylark while stoned; his repeatedly failed attempts to get up at the crack of dawn like the real twitchers; and, his flawed bid to educate his mate Danny in the ways of birding. Rory's tale is a thoroughly educational, occasionally lyrical and highly amusing romp through the hidden byways of birdwatching. This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60 per cent of the author's work and as low as 30 per cent with characters and plotlines removed.
| ISBN | 1407449257 | | DEWEY | 598.07234092 | | ISBN13 | 9781407449258 (What's this?) | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Publisher | W F Howes Ltd | | Pages | 7 | | Imprint | Whole Story Audio Books | | Volumes | 7 Audio CDs | | Format | Audio CD | | Published in | Rearsby | | Publication date | 01 Feb 2010 | | Academic level | General |
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"Funny and surprisingly moving." Griff Rhys Jones "Once I'd got used to his voice - I don't watch much television and was not therefore aware that McGrath's laddish nasal delivery is famous (from countless comedy panel shows) - I warmed to this mish-mash of a book, part soppy autobiographical love story, part twitcher's manual, part poor man's Tom Sharpe memoirs about his undergraduate days at Cambridge. Copying pictures in The Observer Book of Birds as a small boy got him started; falling for a pretty girl in the natural history section of the university bookshop with a passion for warblers fuelled the flame. If you like endless double entendres about shags and tits you'll find it hilarious." Sue Arnold, The Guardian (audiobook review) "A gentle, warming, nostalgic and gag-ridden memoir..." The Daily Mail "Lyrical and beautiful." The Daily Telegraph"  Be the first to write a customer review
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