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My Watery Self
- Memoirs of a Marine Scientist
Engelsk Paperback

My Watery Self

- Memoirs of a Marine Scientist
Engelsk Paperback

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In My Watery Self: An Aquatic Memoir, author/scientist Stephen Spotte traces a fascinating trail through a life that began in West Virgina coal camps, drifted through reckless bohemian times of countercultural indulgence in Beach Haven, New Jersey, and led to a career as a highly-respected marine biologist. Together, these stories form a view not just of one man''s life, but that of a generation that often refused to take a direct path to the workplace, insisting instead on a winding unveiling of true self-realization, to achieve previously-unimagined outcomes. For Spotte, the key was water: His years of beach living led to a self-initiated study of literature and the sea. He eventually returned to college and received his training as a marine biologist, and discovered, through his singular voice, a wet and occasionally very weird perspective on the world. His writing is engrossing throughout, the stories he shares--such as his stint as curator of the New York Aquarium at Coney Island at the tail end of the hippie era--are compelling and thoroughly enjoyable as he elevates the people and situations he encounters to mythical levels, blending empirical observation with literary prose.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
166
ISBN-13:
9781941110164
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1941110169
Udg. Dato:
23 apr 2015
Længde:
16mm
Bredde:
203mm
Højde:
135mm
Forlag:
Three Rooms Press
Oplagsdato:
23 apr 2015
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