Seven-Tenths

Informationen zum Autor James Hamilton-Paterson is the author of the bestselling Empire of the Clouds , which was hailed as a classic account of the golden age of British aviation. He won a Whitbread Prize for his first novel, Gerontius , and among his many other celebrated books are Seven-Tenth s, one of the finest books written in recent times about the oceans, the satirical trilogy that began with Cooking with Fernet Branca , and the autobiographical Playing With Water . Born and educated in England, he has lived in the Philippines and Italy and now makes his home in Austria. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: James Hamilton-Paterson
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.03.2007
• EAN: 9780571229383
• ISBN: 978-0-571-22938-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, popular science, SCIENCE / General, NATURE / Animals / Marine Life, Sea life and the seashore: general interest, Sea life & the seashore, Environment; Exploration; Maritime