Birding under the influence : cycling across America in search of birds and recovery
(Book)
Author
Published
White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2023].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781645022237, 1645022234
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Huntington Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 598.07 AND | Checked Out | May 13, 2024 |
Lanpher Memorial Library - New Materials Area | 598.075 AND | On Shelf |
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Published
White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2023].
Physical Desc
xi, 256 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781645022237, 1645022234
Notes
Description
"At a personal and professional crossroads, a man resets his life and finds sobriety, love, and 618 bird species, cycling his way to a very Big Year. In Birding Under the Influence, Dorian Anderson, a neuroscience researcher on a pressure-filled life trajectory, walks away from the world of elite institutions, research labs, and academic publishing. In doing so, he falls in love and discovers he has freed himself to embrace his lifelong passion for birding. A North American Big Year-a continent-spanning adventure in which a birder attempts to see as many species as possible in twelve months-is a massive undertaking under any circumstances. But doing it on a bike while maintaining sobriety? That's next level. As Dorian pedals across the country, describing the birds he sees, he confronts the challenges of long-distance cycling: treacherous weather, punctured tires, speeding cars, and injury. He encounters eccentric characters, blistering blacktop, dreary hotel rooms, snarling dogs, and an endless sea of smoking tailpipes. He also confronts his past struggles with alcohol, drugs, and risky behaviors that began in high school and followed him into adulthood. Birding Under the Influence is a candid, honest look at Dorian's double life of academic accomplishment and addiction. While his journey to recovery is simultaneously poignant and inspiring, it is ultimately his love of birds and nature that provides the scaffolding to build a new and radically different life."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Anderson, D. (2023). Birding under the influence: cycling across America in search of birds and recovery . Chelsea Green Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Anderson, Dorian, 1978-. 2023. Birding Under the Influence: Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery. Chelsea Green Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Anderson, Dorian, 1978-. Birding Under the Influence: Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery Chelsea Green Publishing, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Anderson, Dorian. Birding Under the Influence: Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery Chelsea Green Publishing, 2023.
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