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The Book of Tides
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Book of Tides
Contributors:
By (Author) William Thomson
Publisher:
Quercus Publishing
Imprint:
Quercus Publishing
Publication Date:
11th October 2016
UK Publication Date:
13th October 2016
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
551.464
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
224
Dimensions:
Width 154mm, Height 234mm, Spine 24mm
Weight:
668g
Description
This is a book 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 a book for all of us who feel the pull of the sea and the tug of the tide.Author Bio
William Thomson is an artist, author and oceanographer. He runs the website tidalcompass.com where he produces hand-illustrated tidal charts. He lives wherever the water is best.
