How to Shoot an Amateur Naturalist
by Gerald Durrell
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"Describes a yearlong expedition he undertook, with his wife, Lee, and a BBC film crew, to shoot the television series "The amateur naturalist."Tags
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This is, in a certain sense, a depressing book. Though it is written well and contains much of the humour one associates with Gerald Durrell, it is also full of dire warnings for the future - about man's impact on the natural world, on the myriad ways in which the other species with whom we share this planet are struggling, and on the degradation of the environment that we profess to love so much, both at home and abroad.
Yet this book came out in 1985, and what has changed?
'How to Shoot an Amateur Naturalist' is not the greatest of Durrell's books, but it is still worth reading, so full of insight is it. As a warning of things to come, the lessons it provides can still be learnt from: it is not too late, but we are very, very close.
Yet this book came out in 1985, and what has changed?
'How to Shoot an Amateur Naturalist' is not the greatest of Durrell's books, but it is still worth reading, so full of insight is it. As a warning of things to come, the lessons it provides can still be learnt from: it is not too late, but we are very, very close.
filming of show of same name
1984, non-fiction, autobiography, c20
May 29, 2026English (UK)
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Gerald Durrell was born on January 7, 1925 in Jamshedpur, India to British parents. After the death of his father in 1928, the family lived in England and Europe before settling in Corfu, where he spent much of his childhood. Educated by private tutors, he became interested in natural history and amassed a private collection of dozens of creatures show more from scorpions to owls. He went on numerous wildlife expeditions and founded the Jersey Zoological Park and the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust with the purpose of breeding endangered species. His first book, The Overloaded Ark, was published in 1953. He wrote 37 books during his lifetime including My Family and Other Animals, The Bafut Beagles, A Zoo in My Luggage, Rosy Is My Relative, and The Mockery Bird. He received the Order of the British Empire in 1982 and was featured in the United Nations' Roll of Honor for Environmental Achievement in 1988. He died from complications related to a liver transplant on January 30, 1995 at the age of 70. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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