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Telling Our Way to the Sea: A Voyage of Discovery in the Sea of Cortez

Telling Our Way to the Sea: A Voyage of Discovery in the Sea of Cortez - Paperback

by Aaron Hirsh
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Availability:In StockContributor:Aaron HirshPublish date:2014-08-12Pages:416
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Picador USAISBN-13:9781250050311ISBN-10:1250050316UPC:9781250050311Book Category:Nature, Science, TravelBook Subcategory:Ecosystems & Habitats, Environmental Science, Essays & TraveloguesBook Topic:Oceans & SeasSize:8.77 x 5.53 x 1.17 inchesWeight:1.02Product ID:SCRAWVN0G1

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD FOR NATURAL HISTORY LITERATURE
A FINALIST FOR THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING
A SEATTLE TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

When biologists Aaron Hirsh and Veronica Volny lead twelve college students to a remote fishing village on the Sea of Cortez, they encounter a bay of dazzling beauty and richness. But as the group begins its investigations--conducting ecological and evolutionary studies of the area and its natural inhabitants; listening to the stories of local villagers; and examining the journals of conquistadors and explorers--they realize that the sea is but a ghost of what it once was.

And yet there is redemption in their difficult realization: as they find their places in a profoundly altered environment, they also recognize their roles in the path ahead, and ultimately come to see themselves in a new light. By turns epic and intimate, Telling Our Way to the Sea is a profound meditation on our changing relationships with nature--and with one another.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Picador USAISBN-13:9781250050311ISBN-10:1250050316UPC:9781250050311Book Category:Nature, Science, TravelBook Subcategory:Ecosystems & Habitats, Environmental Science, Essays & TraveloguesBook Topic:Oceans & SeasSize:8.77 x 5.53 x 1.17 inchesWeight:1.02Product ID:SCRAWVN0G1

Aaron Hirsh is chair of the Vermilion Sea Institute. He is a research associate in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado-Boulder, and his essays have appeared in literary journals, The New York Times, and The Best American Science Writing. Hirsh cofounded the biotechnology company InterCell and serves on the board of Roberts and Company Publishers. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.


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