The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: A Love Story ... With Wings - Hardcover

Bittner, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0609610554 ISBN 13: 9780609610558

Publisher: Harmony Books, 2004

Synopsis

The author describes his arrival in San Francisco as a teenager, his growing fascination with a flock of wild parrots that make their home on the city's Telegraph Hill, his determination to earn the birds' trust, his evolution into the local wild parrot expert, and the documentary film that transformed his life when he fell in love with the filmmaker. 30,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

MARK BITTNER is the subject of a documentary film, also titled The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, directed by Judy Irving. The film qualified for consideration in the “Best Feature Documentary” category in the 2003 Academy Awards. Mark still lives in San Francisco on Telegraph Hill. Visit the book’s website at www.wildparrotsbook.com and the film’s at www.pelicanmedia.org.

From the Inside Flap:

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is the inspiring story of how one man found his life’s work―and true love―among a gang of wild parrots roosting in one of America’s most picturesque urban settings.

Mark Bittner was down on his luck. He’d gone to San Francisco at the age of twenty-one to take a stab at a music career, but he hadn’t had much success. After many years as an odd-jobber in the area, he accepted work as a housekeeper for an elderly woman. The gig came with a rent-free studio apartment on the city’s famed Telegraph Hill, which had somehow become home to a flock of brilliantly colored wild parrots.

In this unforgettable story, Bittner recounts how he became fascinated by the birds and made up his mind to get to know them and gain their trust. He succeeds to such a degree that he becomes the local wild parrot expert and a tourist attraction. People can’t help gawking at the man who, during daily feedings, stands with parrots perched along both arms and atop his head. When a documentary filmmaker comes along to capture the phenomenon on film, the story takes a surprising turn, and Bittner’s life truly takes flight.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harmony Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0609610554
• ISBN 13: 9780609610558
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288