{"product_id":"an-inconvenience-of-penguins-epic-voyages-in-pursuit-of-the-worlds-most-beloved-bird-9781035413126","title":"An Inconvenience of Penguins: Epic Voyages in Pursuit of the World's Most Beloved Bird","description":"'\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaugh-out-loud funny and surprisingly emotional ... will bring joy'\u003c\/b\u003e - The Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Jamie Lafferty embarks on an epic quest - in which the journey is at least as entertaining as the end result' - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Moss\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003ci\u003e Ten Birds That Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Highly entertaining and gloriously obsessional' - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Hoare\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003ci\u003e Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A wise, rude, hilarious and oddly moving account' - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Caesar\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Moth and the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe problem started, as problems often do, with a penguin.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Kings and Emperors to Macaronis and Rockhoppers, penguins are one of the most immediately recognisable animals on Earth. Yet for all that familiarity, what do we really know about them? \u003ci\u003eAn Inconvenience of Penguins\u003c\/i\u003e follows award-winning travel writer Jamie Lafferty as he visits all eighteen species in a bid to understand the birds and their extraordinarily varied habitats a little better. On voyages to some of the planet's most inaccessible and challenging landscapes, he recounts the history of our unique relationship with the world's most popular bird, telling not only the stories of the penguins, but also the people and places around them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From getting stranded in the Galapagos and marching through African guano fields to leading photography groups in the Antarctic and taking psychedelics on the Falklands, this is a birding quest like no other. Along the way, Lafferty relives the experiences of early polar explorers, for whom penguins were perplexing mysteries, welcome companions and even occasional meals, and meets the modern penguin lovers trying to save their fragile environments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring cameos from a wide cast of characters including Ernest Shackleton, Charles Darwin and Sir Francis Drake, as well as beautiful photographs of each penguin species, \u003ci\u003eAn Inconvenience of Penguins\u003c\/i\u003e is part love-letter to and part biography of these remarkable creatures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jamie Lafferty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Headline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035413126","brand":"Headline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45361556652169,"sku":"9781035413126","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_56e3a409-ce5d-4f42-a6aa-953e3ebb268c.jpg?v=1773170315","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/an-inconvenience-of-penguins-epic-voyages-in-pursuit-of-the-worlds-most-beloved-bird-9781035413126","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}