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'A superb book. A delight to read. A strikingly British blend of history, science, literature, eccentric travel and wayward storytelling. Imagine Bill Bryson crossed with WG Sebald' Sunday Times
Tides shape civilizations and directly affect the lives of over half the world's population - but how many of us really understand them and the power they hold over us? In Tide, Hugh Aldersey-Williams explores the science and history of the greatest force on Earth. Whether it's the tide's devastating role in D-Day and Caesar's failed invasion of Britain, the speculations of Aristotle and Newton, witnessing firsthand the fearsome waters around Nova Scotia, or revealing how tides overrun both literature and art, Aldersey-Williams shows how this extraordinary and perilous force continues to make us who and what we are.
'Eye-opening. Using science, history, literature and salty old seafarers' stories Aldersey-Williams explains the many ways in which tides have an impact on the human story' Mail on Sunday
'Enlightening' Observer
'Charming. Aldersey-Williams serves us shoals of dizzying facts and history' Spectator
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Descripción Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. From Cnut to D-Day- the history and science of the ever-powerful tide explored for the first timeHalf of the world's population lives in coastal regions lapped by tidal waters. Yet how little most of us know about the tide.With Aldersey-Williams as our guide to the most feared and celebrated tidal features on the planet, from the original maelstr m in Scandinavia to the world's highest tides in Nova Scotia to the crumbling coast of East Anglia, the importance of the tide, and the way it has shaped - and will continue to shape - our civilization, becomes startlingly clear. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780241967980
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Descripción Condición: New. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. . . 1955. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Nº de ref. del artículo: V9780241967980
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