Tides
- Author Jonathan White
- Narrator Dan Woren
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 14 February 2017
- Run Time 11 hours and 13 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Earth sciences, Environmental management, Human geography, Oceanography (seas and oceans), The Earth: natural history: general interest.
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What to expect
In Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, writer, sailor, and surfer Jonathan White takes listeners across the globe to discover the science and spirit of ocean tides.
In the Arctic, White shimmies under the ice with an Inuit elder to hunt for mussels in the dark cavities left behind at low tide; in China, he races the Silver Dragon, a twenty-five-foot tidal bore that crashes eighty miles up the Qiantang River; in France, he interviews the monks that live in the tide-wrapped monastery of Mont Saint-Michel; in Chile and Scotland, he investigates the growth of tidal power generation; and in Panama and Venice, he delves into how the threat of sea level rise is changing human culture—the very old and very new.
Tides combines lyrical prose, colorful adventure travel, and provocative scientific inquiry into the elemental, mysterious paradox that keeps our planet’s waters in constant motion.
Critics Review
“Jonathan White provides us in this fine, fascinating book with a clear understanding of the infinitely complex and wild nature of our planet’s tidal forces in all their mystery and beauty.”
“A wonderfully paced account…White offers clear explanations of how tides work and scientific giants such as Aristotle, Copernicus…and others helped us get where we are today.”
“Offers a grand mix of science history, ocean lore, and literary travel writing.”
“This lyrical tribute of science, history, and travel tales… elucidates how the cycle of life on Earth maintains a steady beat with the ebb and flow of the tide and what’s at stake when the rhythm of the ocean is disrupted by climate change. The book is peppered with detailed interviews…[A] captivating read.”
“White’s research makes Tides a fascinating read.”
“A fascinating work of literary nonfiction, rich with characters, stories, and scenes from around the globe.”
“As a surfer and sailor, Jonathan White pays attention to tides. But he didn’t really understand them until he traveled around the world to meet people and see places where the ebb and flow, the rise and fall, shape lives and tell epic stories. His new nonfiction book, Tides, is the result.”
“Anyone inclined to take the movement of the tides for granted will think twice after reading this wide-ranging study from a conservationist and avid sailor.”
“Conservationist White combines scientific investigation with personal memoir in this solid examination of the nature of tides and waves.”
“Maintaining a pleasant, engaged pace, Dan Woren narrates this sweeping yet intimate meditation on tides…Concepts are are adequately explained by the text, and Woren delivers them with understanding and authority.”
“A wondrous book, full of heart.”
“White goes deep beneath the surface with the grace of a poet. Be prepared for some serious magic when you read these pages.”
“Beautifully written, impeccably researched, and filled with unexpected connections and discoveries, Tides is a splendid book—highly recommended.”
“I loved this book. Jonathan White weaves the science throughout his travel stories so that the reader is not inundated with mathematical and scientific theories. I recommend it to both scientists and nonscientists.”
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