Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean - Couverture souple

White, Jonathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1595348514 ISBN 13 : 9781595348517

Editeur : Trinity University Press,U.S., 2018

Synopsis

A global journey through the science and wonder of the oceans

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Jonathan White is an active marine conservationist, a sailor, and a surfer. His first book, Talking on the Water: Conversations about Nature and Creativity, is a collection of interviews exploring our relationship with nature and features Gretel Ehrlich, David Brower, Ursula K. Le Guin, Gary Snyder, Peter Matthiessen, and others. White has written for the Christian Science Monitor, The Sun, Orion, Surfer's Journal, and other publications. He holds an MFA in creative nonfiction and lives with his wife and son on a small island in Washington State.

Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014) was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, and CIA agent. A co-founder of the Paris Review, he was a 2008 National Book Award winner. He was also an environmental activist. His nonfiction, notably The Snow Leopard, featured nature and travel, as well as American Indian issues and history, including his study of the Leonard Peltier case, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse. His early story story "Travelin' Man" was made into the film The Young One directed by Luis Buñuel, and his novel At Play in the Fields of the Lord was made into a 1991 film. He lived in Sagaponak, New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Trinity University Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1595348514
• ISBN 13: 9781595348517
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible