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Eye of the Albatross: Visions of Hope and Survival Paperback - 2000

by Carl Safina; Safina

Interwoven with recollections of whalers and famous explorers, "Eye of the Albatross" probes the unmistakable environmental impact of the encounters between man and marine life. Safina's portrait results in an eye-opening look at the health of our oceans. 15 illustrations, 13 maps.


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One of the most delightful natural history studies in decades. --The Boston Globe Eye of the Albatross takes us soaring to locales where whales, sea turtles, penguins, and shearwaters flourish in their own quotidian rhythms. Carl Safina's guide and inspiration is an albatross he calls Amelia, whose life and far-flung flights he describes in fascinating detail. Interwoven with recollections of whalers and famous explorers, Eye of the Albatross probes the unmistakable environmental impact of the encounters between man and marine life. Safina's perceptive and authoritative portrait results in a transforming ride to the ends of the Earth for the reader, as well as an eye-opening look at the health of our oceans.

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WHEN THE WIND DROPS in late afternoon, Amelia, already hundreds of miles from land, rises on her own power, flapping more than she'd prefer.

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  • Title Eye of the Albatross: Visions of Hope and Survival
  • Author Carl Safina; Safina
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martins Press-3PL, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2000-09-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780805062298 / 0805062297
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 1 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Ecology
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001051644
  • Dewey Decimal Code 598.42

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Citations

  • New York Times, 04/20/2003, Page 28

About the author

Carl Safina, author of The View from Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an Unnatural World, Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur, Eye of the Albatross: Visions of Hope and Survival, Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas, and founder of the Blue Ocean Institute, was named by the Audubon Society one of the leading conservationists of the twentieth century. He's been profiled by The New York Times, and PBS's Bill Moyers. His books and articles have won him a Pew Fellowship, Guggenheim Award, Lannan Literary Award, John Burroughs Medal, and a MacArthur Prize. He lives in Amagansett, New York.

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