Look Here Sir What a Curious Bird

<p><strong>A Great Man and His Unheralded Assistant</strong></p><p><br></p><p>For some 50 years Paul Sochaczewski has been on the trail of famous naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace and his little-known assistant Ali.</p><p><br></p><p>The result of this quest is an imaginative enhanced biography of an illiterate 19th-century teenager from Borneo who helped Wallace become one of history's most successful explorers of the natural world. </p><p><br></p><p>This deliciously speculative book filled with humor and touching scenes of imagined conversations takes a hard look at slippery truth and perhaps most important asks the question: Is there someone in your life who has quietly helped you perhaps without adequate recognition on your journey?</p><p><br></p><p>In this innovative approach to biography you'll discover:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>New clues that expand our knowledge of Ali's background and career</li><li>Why writing the history of a 19th-century teenage boy from Borneo is so challenging</li><li>Details about how Ali collected some 5000 of Wallace's 8050 bird specimens</li><li>Imagined conversations that explore emotions and perceptions of Wallace and Ali</li><li>How each of us has an Ali who has helped us along the way</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Who's your Ali? Perhaps this book might encourage to reach out to someone forgotten but who eased your path along your journey?</p>