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Bob Tarte offers readers a droll look at the pleasures and pitfalls of birding, introduces a colourful cast of fellow birders from across the US, and travels to some of the premier birding sites in the Midwest. This funny, heartfelt memoir will appeal to birders of all skill levels as well as to anyone who knows and loves a birder.

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“[Tarte’s] unforgettable family—feathered, furred and (the human ones, mostly) flummoxed—is one you’ll love visiting.”—Sy Montgomery, Author of The Good Good Pig
""Bob’s tone is self-deprecating, humorous, and totally winsome.”—Nancy Pearl, NPR Morning Edition

“Tarte’s laughter-through-tears approach is therapeutic and inspirational.”—Entertainment Weekly

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    A Hardback by Bob Tarte

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      Publisher: LUP - University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: 4/13/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472119868, 978-0472119868
      ISBN10: 0472119869
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      Biography: general Biography: science, technology and medicine

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Bob Tarte offers readers a droll look at the pleasures and pitfalls of birding, introduces a colourful cast of fellow birders from across the US, and travels to some of the premier birding sites in the Midwest. This funny, heartfelt memoir will appeal to birders of all skill levels as well as to anyone who knows and loves a birder.

      Trade Review
      “[Tarte’s] unforgettable family—feathered, furred and (the human ones, mostly) flummoxed—is one you’ll love visiting.”—Sy Montgomery, Author of The Good Good Pig
      ""Bob’s tone is self-deprecating, humorous, and totally winsome.”—Nancy Pearl, NPR Morning Edition

      “Tarte’s laughter-through-tears approach is therapeutic and inspirational.”—Entertainment Weekly

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