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The Book of Tides

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An idiosyncratic, richly illustrated guide to Britain's rivers, seas and shores, for everyone who loves the water and the natural world - a Norwegian Wood for Britain's waters

This is an audiobook for those who want to understand better how the waters surrounding us affect our daily lives, how it imperceptibly but crucially shapes our actions, and has shaped our landscape for millenia. It's for anyone who knows and loves our coast, and who wants to understand, discover, surf, or sail it better.

Inspired by his own witnessing of the power of the sea through travelling around Britain's coastline in a panel van with his young family, William Thomson tells the story of the cycles of the sea. He combines a lyrical, passionate narrative with graphically beautiful renderings of the main forms of water which affect Britain: Rip, Rapids, Swell, Stream, Tide, Wave, Whirlpool, Tsunami.

The Book of Tides is an audiobook for all of us who feel the pull of the sea and the tug of the tide.

(P)2016 Quercus Publishing
Author William Thomson
Narrator Peter Noble
Duration 3 hours and 17 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781786480941
Format Audiobook
Publisher Quercus
Genre Sailing / yachting, Sea life and the seashore: general interest, Surfing, windsurfing, water skiing, Travel writing
Availability AU, GB, IE

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