{"product_id":"on-time-and-water-hardcover","title":"On Time and Water - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndri Snær Magnason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLytton Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few years ago, Andri Snaer Magnason, one of Iceland's most beloved writers and public intellectuals, was asked by a leading climate scientist why he wasn't writing about the greatest crisis mankind has faced. Magnason demurred: he wasn't a specialist, he said; it wasn't his field. But the scientist persisted: \"If you cannot understand our scientific findings and present them in an emotional, psychological, poetic or mythological context,\" he told him, \"then no one will really understand the issue, and the world will end.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on interviews and advice from leading glacial, ocean, climate, and geographical scientists, and interwoven with personal, historical, and mythological stories, Magnason's response is a rich and compelling work of narrative nonfiction that illustrates the reality of climate change--and offers hope in the face of an uncertain future. Moving from reflections on how one writes an obituary for an iceberg to exhortation for a heightened understanding of human time and our obligations to one another, throughout history and across the globe, \u003ci\u003eOn Time and Water\u003c\/i\u003e is both deeply personal and globally-minded: a travel story, a world history, and a desperate plea to live in harmony with future generations. Already a massive bestseller in Iceland, and selling in two dozen territories around the world, this is a book unlike anything that has yet been published on the current climate emergency.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndri Snær Magnason\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Iceland's most celebrated writers. He has won the Icelandic Literary Prize for fiction, children's fiction, and non-fiction. In 2009, Magnason co-directed the documentary \u003ci\u003eDreamland\u003c\/i\u003e, which was based on his book \u003ci\u003eDreamland: A Self-Help Manual for a Frightened Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2010, Magnason was awarded the Kairos Prize, presented to outstanding individuals in the field of intercultural understanding. Magnason ran for president of Iceland in 2016 and came third out of nine candidates. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLytton Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, professor, and translator from the Icelandic. His most recent translations include works by Kristin Ómarsdóttir, Jón Gnarr, Ófeigur Sigurðsson, and Guðbergur Bergsson. His most recent poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eThe All-Purpose Magical Tent\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Nightboat. Having earned his MFA and PhD from Columbia University, he currently teaches at SUNY Geneseo.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769239470368,"sku":"9781948830232","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8c38cdf2219c0b99740a9ddbc724d116_d0c7167b-ebe6-4bca-a6d8-6b826f02c3e6.webp?v=1780344143","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-time-and-water-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}