The Sea Inside

HardCover. Pub Date :2012-12-31 Pages: 384 Language: English A startling new book. his most personal to date. from Philip Hoare. winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for 'Leviathan' The sea surrounds us It gives.. us life. provides us with the air we breathe and the food we eat. It is ceaseless change and constant presence. It covers two-thirds of our planet. Yet caught up in our everyday lives. we barely notice it.In 'The Sea Inside '. Philip Hoare sets out to rediscover the sea. its islands. birds and beasts He begins on the south coast where he grew up. a place of almost monastic escape From there he travels to the other side of the world -.. the . Azores. Sri Lanka. New Zealand - in search of encounters with animals and people Navigating between human and natural history. he asks what these stories mean for us now.Along the way we meet an amazing cast; from scientists...