{"product_id":"tides-the-science-and-spirit-of-the-ocean-paperback","title":"Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan White\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Matthiessen\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, writer, sailor, and surfer Jonathan White takes readers across the globe to discover the science and spirit of ocean tides. In the Arctic, White shimmies under the ice with an Inuit elder to hunt for mussels in the dark cavities left behind at low tide; in China, he races the Silver Dragon, a twenty-five-foot tidal bore that crashes eighty miles up the Qiantang River; in France, he interviews the monks that live in the tide-wrapped monastery of Mont Saint-Michel; in Chile and Scotland, he investigates the growth of tidal power generation; and in Panama and Venice, he delves into how the threat of sea level rise is changing human culture--the very old and very new. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTides\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e combines lyrical prose, colorful adventure travel, and provocative scientific inquiry into the elemental, mysterious paradox that keeps our planet's waters in constant motion. Photographs, scientific figures, line drawings, and sixteen color photos dramatically illustrate this engaging, expert tour of the tides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Matthiessen\u003c\/b\u003e (1927-2014) was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, and CIA agent. A co-founder of the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, he was a 2008 National Book Award winner. He was also an environmental activist. His nonfiction, notably \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e, featured nature and travel, as well as American Indian issues and history, including his study of the Leonard Peltier case, \u003ci\u003eIn the Spirit of Crazy Horse\u003c\/i\u003e. His early story story Travelin' Man was made into the film \u003ci\u003eThe Young One\u003c\/i\u003e directed by Luis Buñuel, and his novel \u003ci\u003eAt Play in the Fields of the Lord\u003c\/i\u003e was made into a 1991 film. He lived in Sagaponak, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770985087264,"sku":"9781595348517","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f7864ba59b80dc49fa0752d8821c4d8b.webp?v=1780381520","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tides-the-science-and-spirit-of-the-ocean-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}