| Eye of the Albatross: Visions of Hope and Survival Contributor(s): Safina, Carl (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805062297 ISBN-13: 9780805062298 Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2003 Annotation: Interwoven with recollections of whalers and famous explorers, "Eye of the Albatross" probes the unmistakable environmental impact of the encounters between man and marine life. Safina's portrait results in an eye-opening look at the health of our oceans. 15 illustrations, 13 maps. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Birdwatching Guides - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Nature | Animals - Marine Life |
| Dewey: 598.42 |
| LCCN: 2001051644 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" L (1.10 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents |
| Review Citations: New York Times 04/20/2003 pg. 28 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the most delightful natural history studies in decades. --The Boston Globe Eye of the Albatross takes us soaring to locales where whales, sea turtles, penguins, and shearwaters flourish in their own quotidian rhythms. Carl Safina's guide and inspiration is an albatross he calls Amelia, whose life and far-flung flights he describes in fascinating detail. Interwoven with recollections of whalers and famous explorers, Eye of the Albatross probes the unmistakable environmental impact of the encounters between man and marine life. Safina's perceptive and authoritative portrait results in a transforming ride to the ends of the Earth for the reader, as well as an eye-opening look at the health of our oceans. |
Contributor Bio(s): Safina, Carl: - Carl Safina's work has been recognized with MacArthur, Pew, and Guggenheim Fellowships, and his writing has won Orion, Lannan, and National Academies literary awards and the John Burroughs, James Beard, and George Rabb medals. He has a PhD in ecology from Rutgers University. Safina is the inaugural holder of the endowed chair for nature and humanity at Stony Brook University, where he co-chairs the steering committee of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science and is founding president of the not-for-profit Safina Center. He hosted the 10-part PBS series Saving the Ocean with Carl Safina. His writing appears in The New York Times, National Geographic, Audubon, Orion, and other periodicals and on the Web at National Geographic News and Views, Huffington Post, and CNN.com. Beyond Words is his seventh book. He lives on Long Island, New York. |
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