There's a review of the book Life List: A Woman's Quest for the
World's Most Amazing Birds (Olivia Gentile, Bloomsbury USA: 2009. 352
pp) in today's edition of Nature [Nature 460, 689 (6 August 2009) |
doi:10.1038/460689a]. It tells the story of Phoebe Snetsinger, the
first person to see 8000 species of birds. [This is not the normal
subject matter for a high profile science journal.]
I thought I would share the final paragraph of the review - "... the
story of a suburban housewife and mother-of-four who became a legend
in the testosterone-driven world of competitive birding is more than a
biography. It raises themes that echo through all our lives, from the
restriction of people's roles by society, to questions of how best to
spend one's days on Earth. Is pursuing a rare bird a trivial pursuit,
or a chase worthy of respect? Ultimately, Life List asks what it means
to live, and die, well."
That is a very good question.
Regards, Laurie.
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