{"product_id":"the-big-year","title":"The Big Year","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery January 1, a quirky crowd storms out across North America for a spectacularly competitive event called a Big Year -- a grand, expensive, and occasionally vicious 365-day marathon of birdwatching. For three men in particular, 1998 would become a grueling battle for a new North American birding record. Bouncing from coast to coast on frenetic pilgrimages for once-in-a-lifetime rarities, they brave broiling deserts, bug-infested swamps, and some of the lumpiest motel mattresses known to man. This unprecedented year of beat-the-clock adventures ultimately leads one man to a record so gigantic that it is unlikely ever to be bested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsed copy, Very Good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Just Great Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46210139291882,"sku":"CAD-8-Shelf-3-ST-3-1-14-2025-05-03","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/1735\/7290\/files\/content_bf1286a2-3af2-4570-8c59-14526aeffb5e.jpg?v=1787632261","url":"https:\/\/justgreatbooks.org\/products\/the-big-year","provider":"Just Great Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}