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A Wild Life: My Adventures Around the World Filming Wildlife
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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A Wild Life: My Adventures Around the World Filming Wildlife
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Martin Hughes-Games
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:272 | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128 |
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Category/Genre | Television Pets and the Natural World |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781472114440
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Classifications | Dewey:791.4566 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Little, Brown Book Group
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Imprint |
Corsair
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Publication Date |
3 March 2016 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The frozen wastes of the Southern Ocean; the tropical rainforests of South America, the scorching grasslands of Africa, the dizzy heights of the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas: Martin Hughes-Games has been to every continent on earth filming natural history programmes. A WILD LIFE is Martin's personal account of his astonishing adventures around the world, both as a presenter for the BBC and a producer of nature documentaries. We all know Martin as a member of Springwatch and Autumnwatch team, but before his presenting days he spent many years behind the camera producing up-close-and-personal wildlife documentaries on location often in perilous conditions. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has captured the extraordinary life and diversity of the animal kingdom on film - from bloodthirsty bats and man-eating tigers, to huge elephant seals and tiny but ever so painful centipedes. Warmly told with humour and an inimitable style, and packed with insightful facts from the natural world - how fast is the fastest creature on earth, the peregrine falcon? How high can a bird, the bar headed goose on migration, really fly? - A WILD LIFE has to be one of the natural history books of the year.
Author Biography
MARTIN HUGHES-GAMES co-presents the BBC's Springwatch and Autumnwatch programmes, having worked in television for over 30 years. He trained as a zoologist before joining the BBC science department as a producer. He is also an obsessive motorcyclist, passionate climber and chicken fancier. www.martinhughesgames.co.uk
ReviewsThese adventures are a repository of joy, despair and cunning success candidly peppered with lovely nuggets of natural history - an absolutely irresistible read - Chris Packham Highly entertaining - Birdwatch Packed with fascinating tales - Sunday Post Fascinating and huge fun to read - Daily Mail
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