Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas

Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas
ISBN-10
1429984260
ISBN-13
9781429984263
Category
Nature
Pages
480
Language
English
Published
2010-04-01
Publisher
Holt Paperbacks
Author
Carl Safina

Description

Part odyssey, part pilgrimage, this epic personal narrative follows the author's exploration of coasts, islands, reefs, and the sea's abyssal depths. Scientist and fisherman Carl Safina takes readers on a global journey of discovery, probing for truth about the world's changing seas, deftly weaving adventure, science, and political analysis.

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