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| The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: A Love Story . . .with Wings | 
| Author: Mark Bittner
Publisher: Harmony
Category: Book
List Price: $22.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 753314
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.6 x 1.1
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.6865
ASIN: B000Q6GY2G
Publication Date: January 20, 2004
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Product Description
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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 47 more reviews...
 wild parrots October 19, 2008
I bought this boook for my Mother, she liked the book but feels it was a script from the tv program that he did also all the pictures in the book were black and white... why bother putting them in there ???
WASN'T CLEAR THAT THERE WAS A BOOK AND DVD. August 16, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
WAS DISSAPOINTED AS I THOUGHT I WAS ORDERING THE DVD AND GOT THE BOOK INSTEAD.
 portrays the beautiful video pertaining to the title August 5, 2008
My friends love this video about these remarkable parrouts and their lives in a special place. I bought this book for them as it portrays the specil qualities of the video and more
A Love Story...with Wings January 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am still in the midst of reading this book, but have also viewed the documentary. It is a wonderful story filled with love, adventure, and discovery. I recommend this book to all nature and animals lovers.
 Really good book July 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was recommended to me by someone whose taste in books I questioned. However, I must say this is a well-written, fascinating book. For animals lovers, in particular, you will truly enjoy this story.
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