The Fall of a Sparrow - Softcover

Ali, S�lim

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ISBN 10: 0195621271 ISBN 13: 9780195621273

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1988

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In this engaging autobiography, India's greatest ornithologist Salim Ali recounts his exciting experiences in the outdoors and chronicles his unusual love of birds. Eighty-seven at the time of writing and an internationally renowned figure, he vividly describes expeditions to almost every part of the subcontinent, including the old Princely States, Burma, Sikkim, Tibet, Bhutan and Afghanistan. As he tells of his life as motorcyclist, timber merchant, scientist, author and decorated celebrity, a picture also emerges of pre-independent India, of Maharajas and colonial administration.

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This is the autobiography of a celebrated ornithologist, the late Salim Ali. Looking back at the age of eighty-seven, the author narrates a story which is packed with adventure in the outdoors. He traces his earliest fascination for birds to the time that he first shot a Yellowthroated Sparrow and had it identified at the office of the Bombay Natural History Society, several years before World War l.

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PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date1988
ISBN 10 0195621271
ISBN 13 9780195621273
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Number of pages342
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The late Salim Ali was one of the greatest ornithologists in the world. This is his autobiography. With customary wit and elegance, he observes his own life and the changing world in which he lived. His close associations with many eminent people - including Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Sarojini Naidu, Sidney Dillon Ripley, and E.P. Gee - feature prominently. This is an immensely readable book - for the birdwatcher, the shikari, the ecologist, the natureenthusiast, and the general reader. 'The first name that comes to mind when thinking of Indian ornithology is that of Dr Salim Ali.He has found international acclaim from his birdbooks which are known for their ample coverage of life history and ecology.one could say that he is the strongest single influence on conservation within the subcontinent.' Journal of Natural History'This autobiography records the life not only of a great ornithologist but of a humane and humorous man, whose philosophy is that of George Santayana: "There is no cure for birth or death save to enjoy the interval." This he has certainly done. and he hashelped many others to enjoy it too.' Times Literary Supplement The late Salim Ali was one of the great ornithologists of the world. With wit and elegance, he observes his own life and the changing world in which he lived in this autobiography. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780195621273

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