[wisb] Bird book event in Milwaukee

From: "Cutright.Noel" <Noel.Cutright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 12:11:11 -0500
Please join Olivia Gentile, author of "Life List: A Woman's Quest for
the
World's Most Amazing Birds," the new biography of birder Phoebe
Snetsinger,
for a free reading and discussion at the Boswell Book Company on
Saturday,
June 6 at 2 pm. Boswell (formerly Schwartz's) is on the East Side at
2559 N.
Downer Avenue, near Webster Place; tel. (414) 332-1181.


Phoebe Snetsinger had planned to be a scientist, but, like most women
who
got married in the 1950s, she ended up keeping house, with four kids and
a
home in the suburbs by her mid-thirties. Numb and isolated, she turned
to
birdwatching, but she soon tired of the birds near home and yearned to
travel the world. Then her life took a crushing turn: At 49, she was
told she had cancer and less than a year to live. Devastated, she began
crisscrossing the globe, finding rare and spectacular birds that brought
her
to the heights of spiritual ecstasy. But against all odds, she didn't
get
sick. She eventually took hundreds of trips to all seven continents,
often
risking her life in remote, rugged places. She became a hero in the
birding
world and the first person to see 8,000 species--at great cost to
her family, her health, and her safety. "Life List" is a provocative and
powerful portrait of a woman who found refuge from society's
expectations in
a dangerous and soul-stirring obsession.

"Gentile tells Snetsinger's staggering story with clarity and verve. She
reflects incisively on the shadow side of Snetsinger's quest-the
perverse
metamorphosis that turned a liberating passion into a devouring
addiction,
and perceptively elucidates and celebrates her accomplishments. A
remarkable
woman of tenacity, courage and transcendence, Snetsinger leaves a
profound
legacy, which will now be more fully appreciated and treasured thanks to
Gentile's enthralling, provocative and inspiring biography."
--The Chicago Tribune

Olivia Gentile earned a B.A. from Harvard and an M.F.A. from Columbia.
She
was a fellow at the MacDowell Colony in 2006. She was an award-winning
newspaper reporter in Vermont and Connecticut and now lives in New York
City
with her husband, the comedian and writer Andy Borowitz.

This link http://www.surfbirds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5130 is a
review by Ric Zarwell of the book.

"Living on Borrowed Time" Phoebe's memoir was published posthumously and
is available from several sources.  This link is to ABA's website.
http://www.abasales.com/index.php?main_page=pubs_product_book_info&produ
cts_id=544  

Noel Cutright, Ozaukee County








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