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Why Peacocks? - An Unlikely Search for Meaning in the World's Most Magnificent Bird (Hardcover)
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Why Peacocks? - An Unlikely Search for Meaning in the World's Most Magnificent Bird (Hardcover)
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An acclaimed journalist seeks to understand the mysterious allure
of peacocks-and in the process discovers unexpected and valuable
life lessons. When Sean Flynn's neighbor in North Carolina texted
"Any chance you guys want a peacock? No kidding!" he stared
bewilderedly at his phone. He had never considered whether he
wanted a peacock. But as an award-winning magazine writer, this
kind of mystery intrigued him. So he, his wife, and their two young
sons became the owners of not one but three charming yet fickle
birds: Carl, Ethel, and Mr. Pickle. In Why Peacocks?, Flynn
chronicles his hilarious and heartwarming first year as a peacock
owner, from struggling to build a pen to assisting the local bird
doctor in surgery to triumphantly watching a peahen lay her first
egg. He also examines the history of peacocks, from their
appearance in the Garden of Eden to their befuddling Charles Darwin
to their bewitching the likes of Flannery O'Connor and Martha
Stewart. And fueled by a reporter's curiosity, he travels across
the globe to learn more about the birds firsthand, with stops
including a Scottish castle where peacocks have resided for
centuries, a southern California community tormented by a serial
killer of peacocks, and a Kansas City airport hotel hosting an
annual gathering of true peafowl aficionados. At turns comically
absurd and deeply poignant, Why Peacocks? blends lively, insightful
memoir and illuminating science journalism to answer the title's
question. More than that, it offers surprising lessons about love,
grief, fatherhood, and family.
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