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The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
A Love Story ... With Wings
by Mark Bittner
ISBN: 0609610554
ISBN-13: 9780609610558
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Mark Bittner took a job as housekeeper for an elderly woman in San Francisco, living rent-free in the little house next door. There he became friendly with a flock of wild parrots, feeding them and gaining their trust, until some of them even came inside to live. The experience not only gave him a new respect for the animal kingdom; it also ended in a romantic relationship with a filmmaker who documented the amazingly colorful (in both senses) birds.
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"Charming debut....The special appeal here lies in Bittner's ability to rouse in the reader the giddiness of his time with the parrots....A pleasure and an education."
-- Kirkus
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published date: 2004
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Pages: 288
Publisher's Notes
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is the inspiring story of how one man found his life’s work—and true love—among a gang of wild parrots roosting in one of America’s most picturesque urban settings.
Mark Bittner was down on his luck. He’d gone to San Francisco at the age of twenty-one to take a stab at a music career, but he hadn’t had much success. After many years as an odd-jobber in the area, he accepted work as a housekeeper for an elderly woman. The gig came with a rent-free studio apartment on the city’s famed Telegraph Hill, which had somehow become home to a flock of brilliantly colored wild parrots.
In this unforgettable story, Bittner recounts how he became fascinated by the birds and made up his mind to get to know them and gain their trust. He succeeds to such a degree that he becomes the local wild parrot expert and a tourist attraction. People can’t help gawking at the man who, during daily feedings, stands with parrots perched along both arms and atop his head. When a documentary filmmaker comes along to capture the phenomenon on film, the story takes a surprising turn, and Bittner’s life truly takes flight.
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The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill A Love Story . . .with Wings
Bittner, Mark
Harmony. Very Good+. 2004. Hardcover. 0609610554 . Standard wear to dj, light bumping to boards, pages are clean. California. Pasadena's premier independent new and used bookstore. ; 1.13 x 8.42 x 5.78 Inches; 304 pages . ( more information) Offered by Book Alley (United States)
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The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: A Love Story ... With Wings
Bittner, Mark
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harmony Books, 2004 Hardback : hard cover edition in good or better condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life.. NIS. ( more information) Offered by Great Pacific Book Co. (United States)
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