The Big Year by Mark Obmascik, 2004

A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession. The story of three men who competed in 1998 to see who could spot and identify the greatest number of bird species in North America (north of Mexico) in a calendar year, in a contest known as a big year. Prize-winning journalist Obmascik created a rollicking, dazzling narrative of the 275,000-mile odyssey of these three obsessives as they fought to the finish to claim the title in the greatest - or maybe the worst - birding contest of all time. This book was the basis for a 2011 movie of the same name starring Jack Black, Steve Martin, and Owen Wilson. As entertaining as the movie was, the book is better and more authentic! Hardcover, pre-owned, in good condition with the dust cover.