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Seven-Tenths: The Sea and its Thresholds
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Seven-Tenths: The Sea and its Thresholds
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) James Hamilton-Paterson
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:384 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 128 |
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| Category/Genre | Popular science
Travel writing |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780571229383
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| Classifications | Dewey:910.9162 |
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Main
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| Illustrations |
8 b/w
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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| Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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| Publication Date |
1 March 2007 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Seven Tenths is James Hamilton-Paterson's classic exploration of the sea. A beautifully written blend of literature and science, it is here brought back into print in a revised and updated edition which includes the acclaimed essay Sea Burial.
Author Biography
James Hamilton-Paterson's work has been translated into many languages. He is a highly acclaimed author of non-fiction books, including Seven-Tenths, Three Miles Down and Playing with Water, as well as America's Boy, a study of Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines. Gerontius, his first novel, won the Whitbread Award, while his most recent, Loving Monsters (2001), was praised by the Sunday Telegraph as 'tantalising, erudite and ingenious'. He lives in Italy.
Reviews"'Informative, arcane, sometimes poetic, and always articulate.' William Golding"
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