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An Absolute Casserole
An Absolute Casserole
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Taskmaster
Alex Horne
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The Last Pebble
The Last Pebble
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Bring Me The Head Of The Taskmaster
Bring Me The Head Of The Taskmaster
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Taskmaster: 200 Extraordinary Tasks for Ordinary People: 220 Extraordinary Tasks for Ordinary People
Taskmaster: 200 Extraordinary Tasks for Ordinary People: 220 Extraordinary Tasks for Ordinary People
Alex Horne
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Wordwatching
Alex Horne
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Birdwatchingwatching
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Birdwatchingwatching: One Year, Two Men, Three Rules, Ten Thousand Birds

3.65 ( 20 Ratings by Goodreads)
Birdwatchingwatching: One Year, Two Men, Three Rules, Ten Thousand Birds

Birdwatchingwatching: One Year, Two Men, Three Rules, Ten Thousand Birds

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3.65 (20 Ratings by Goodreads)
hardback
Published: 29 January, 2009

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Alex Horne's dad has always been a 'birder' - a birdwatcher, constantly on the look-out for his next bird sighting. Alex wasn't so sure. But, determined to get to know his father better, Alex challenged him to a competitive Big Year: from January 1st to December 31, 2006, they would each attempt to see as many species of bird as possible, governed by the basic rules of birdwatching, plus a couple of their own: the birds had to be wild, free and alive; they had to actually see the birds; and they could travel anywhere in the world to do it.The one who saw the most birds over the course of 365 days would be declared the winner. Along the way, Alex would try to finally understand why his dad did what he did, and perhaps even 'get into' birdwatching himself. Following their year-long quest from Alex's first bird sighting at home to birding breaks in Romania, a stag-weekend spent twitching in Wales and a penguin-spotting trip to South Africa, this is the charming and hilarious story of a father and son, of manliness, obsessive behaviour, families and friendship. It's also the story of birdwatching told from the outsider's point of view, celebrating the eccentricities of two very different species.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781905264520
ISBN10 1905264526
Number Of Pages 384
Item Weight 580 g
Product Dimensions 140 x 38 x 218 mm
Publisher / Reseller Virgin Books
Format hardback
Edition First Editon
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Horne's observations are at once funny and fascinating Metro (Review for 'Birdwatching' show) Rather like a rare bird - his ostensible subject - [Horne] is a fragile delight, covering any subject with a daft, surreal charm The Sunday Times (Review for 'Birdwatching' show) Remarkably touching, honest and dryly witty Time Out Enjoyable and entertaining -- Stephen Moss Guardian

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Author's Bio

Alex Horne is a stand-up comedian. He won the Chortle Award for 'Best Breakthrough Act' in 2004 and in 2003 he was nominated for the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His show 'Birdwatching' appeared at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe and his follow-up show, 'Wordwatching' appeared at the festival in 2008. He has written and performed with Craig Charles on ITV and Steve Coogan's Baby Cow Productions for BBC3. www.alexhorne.com

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