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008			170724s2018 nyub b 001 1 eng
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020			_a9781501174308 (hardcover)
020			_a9781501174315 (paperback)
020			_z9781501174322 (ebook)
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100	1		_aWhite, Chris, _d1959- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe life list of Adrian Mandrick : _ba novel / _cChris White.
250			_aFirst Touchstone hardcover edition.
300			_a274 pages : _bmap ; _c23 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"H Is for Hawk meets Grief Is the Thing with Feathers in this evocative debut novel about a pill-popping anesthesiologist and avid birder who embarks on a quest to find one of the world's rarest species, allowing nothing to get in his way--until he's forced to confront his obsessions and what they've cost him. Anesthesiologist Adrian Mandrick is filled with contradictory impulses. He wants to be a good husband to his wife and a good father to his children; he wants to forgive his once-beloved mother for the crime she committed and the long lost father who accused her. But when he receives a call from his mother after years of silence, he takes solace in the very pain medication he prescribes, spiraling downward into addiction. His sole source of true comfort is his "life list"--the all-encompassing record of the 863 bird species he's spotted and identified. His is the third longest list in all of North America. But when Henry Lassiter, the legendary birder who held the region's second longest list, dies suddenly, Adrian seizes the opportunity to make his way to the very top. A desperate search for the extremely rare Ivory-billed Woodpecker eventually leaves him stranded in the thick swamplands of Florida's panhandle, where he is forced to confront his past and present failures, to reflect on what his obsessions and addictions have cost him, and to question what is truly important in his life. Combining wry humor and mystery with environmental adventure, The Life List of Adrian Mandrick is a fast-paced, engaging story that heralds the arrival of a new literary talent"--
520			_a"In this evocative debut novel, a pill-popping anesthesiologist and avid birder embarks on a quest to spot the extremely rare Ivory-billed Woodpecker, allowing nothing to get in his way--not his wife's growing concerns, not his children pulling away, not even his own dark family history that's dredged back up when tragedy strikes--until he's forced to confront his obsessions and what they've cost him"--
650		0	_aAnesthesiologists _vFiction.
650		0	_aBird watchers _vFiction.
650		0	_aFamilies _vFiction.
650		0	_aLife change events _vFiction.
650		0	_aCompulsive behavior _vFiction.
650		0	_aSelf-actualization (Psychology) _vFiction.
650		7	_aFICTION / Literary. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aFICTION / Family Life. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aFICTION / Sagas. _2bisacsh
655		0	_aDomestic fiction.
655		0	_aPsychological fiction.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aWhite, Chris, 1959- author. _tLife list of Adrian Mandrick _dNew York : Touchstone, 2018 _z9781501174322 _w(DLC) 2017035292
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