The Big Year by Mark Obmascik is a humorous, fast-reading account of three obsessed birders: Sandy Komito, Al Levantin, and Greg Miller, following their passion with reckless abandon, crisscrossing the North American continent in during an El Nino year, 1998.

Book Information, Publicity, and Reviews

· Check out the latest sales rankings from Amazon and Barnes & Noble (Amazon ranking: #60 on 04/14/04; Barnes & Noble ranking: #139 on 04/14/04)

· Booksense.com – March/April 2004 #10 on the Top 10 List

· The Newshour with Jim Lehrer – 04/12/04 interview with Mark Obmascik and some of my photos and home video clips

· iBerkshires.com – 04/07/04

· San Francisco Chronicle – 04/04/04 editor’s recommendation

· The Miami Herald – 04/04/04 books on tape

· einkauf-preiswert.de (Germany) – 03/30/04 #8 bestseller Outdoor & Nature books

· San Francisco Chronicle – 03/28/04 review

· San Marcos Daily Record – 03/28/04

· The Miami Herald - 03/21/04

· New York Times – 03/21/04 #35 bestseller hardcover nonfiction for week ending 03/06/04

· Los Angeles Times – 03/16/04 registration (free) required

· San Francisco Chronicle - #10 bestseller for the Bay Area for the week of 03/07/04

· Charleston Sunday Gazette - 03/14/04

· St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 03/14/04

· Akron Beacon Journal - 03/14/04

· Akron Beacon Journal – 03/14/04 recommended spots to go birding in Ohio

· Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 03/14/04

· Books at Transworld (U.K.) - review ("...a lark of a read.")

· Chicago Tribune - 03/11/04 requires registration (free)

· Cape Cod Times - 03/11/04

· The Campbell Reporter - 03/10/04 (Campbell, CA)

· Contra Costa Times - 03/08/04

· The Philadelphia Inquirer - 03/07/04

· Chicago Sun-Times - 03/07/04

· Boston Globe - 03/07/04 review

· Boston Globe - 03/07/04

· Dallas Morning News – 03/05/04 only a small blurb. Maybe not worth the lengthy [free] online registration

· The Tampa Tribune - 03/04/04

· Canyon Courier - 03/04/04

· Monadnock Ledger (NH) - 03/04/04

· NPR’s “The Connection” - 03/01/04

· Raleigh Eco News - March 2004

· Times Online (UK) – 02/29/04 only available online this week. Will require a subscription after that…

· Oregonian – 02/29/04

· Indianapolis Star - 02/29/04

· Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette - 02/28/04

· Living On Earth - listen to a National Public Radio interview with Mark Obmascik & Greg Miller week beginning 02/27/04

· National Geographic Adventure – current issue (March 2004); not available online

· Ft Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel – 02/26/04

· San Francisco Chronicle - 02/25/04

· Ft Wayne Journal Gazette – 02/24/04

· AMAZON Top Selling Outdoor & Nature Books – 02/23/04

· BookTelevision: The Channel. Word News – 02/23/04

· Bestselling Outdoor & Nature Books (Australian) – 02/21/04

· NPR's "Only a Game" - 02/21/04-interview with Mark Obmascik

· NPR (Seattle) "Weekday show" - 02/20/04-interview with Mark Obmascik

· ESPN – 02/20/04 Rob Neyer (ESPN baseball) makes a note about The Big Year

· The Modesto Bee - 02/20/04

· New Philadelphia Times-Reporter – 02/17/04

· The Washington Post – 02/15/04

· The Ottawa Citizen – 02/15/04

· Denver Area Best Sellers (nonfiction) – 02/15/04

· Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association Regional Bestsellers List - 02/15/04

· The 2004 March/April Book Sense 76 Top Ten – 02/12/04-Here is the Top Ten of the upcoming 2004 March/April Book Sense 76.

· WAMU "The Kojo Nnamdi Show" – 02/12/04 interview with Mark Obmascik

· National Post (Canadian) – 02/11/04

· Christian Science Monitor – 02/10/04

· Rocky Mountain News – 02/06/04

· Cleveland Plain Dealer – 02/05/04

· Denver Post – 02/01/04 review

· Denver Post - 02/01/04 book excerpt

· Chicago Sun-Times – 02/01/04

· Boulder News – 02/01/04

· Pasadena Star-News – 01/28/04

· Los Angeles Daily News - 01/28/04

· Sports Illustrated – January 19, 2004 issue; not available online (the one with Donovan McNabb on the cover)

· Movie rights bought by Dreamworks – June, 2002

· American Birding Association Sales

· American Birding Association “Big Year Challenge”

· Full Circle Books Favored Top 50 Non-fiction Books

· Top 50 non-fiction books on tape

· Roadtrip America

· Randomhouse contest

· Macleans (Canada)

· Author Appearances

The Big Year by Mark Obmascik is now available in many bookstores (pub. date 2/4/04).

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