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The Book of Tides

By: William Thomson
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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About this listen

This is an audiobook for those who want to understand better how the water surrounding us affects our daily lives, how it imperceptibly but crucially shapes our actions and has shaped our landscape for millennia. It's for anyone who knows and loves our coast and who wants to understand, discover, surf or sail it better.

Inspired by his own witnessing of the power of the sea through travelling around Britain's coastline in a panel van with his young family, William Thomson tells the story of the cycles of the sea. He combines a lyrical, passionate narrative with graphically beautiful renderings of the main forms of water which affect Britain: rip, rapids, swell, stream, tide, wave, whirlpool, tsunami.

The Book of Tides is an audiobook for all of us who feel the pull of the sea and the tug of the tide.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2016 William Thomson (P)2016 Quercus Publishing Plc Biological Sciences Earth Sciences Ecosystems & Habitats Europe Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Sailing Sailing & Boating Science Water Sports Sports Boating
All stars
Most relevant
very helpful to all seagoers and engagingly read. I will be listening to it again and making notes so I can apply them to my sea swimming

if you use the sea lusten to this

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A mix of informative technical information weaved into a delightful narrative of personal experience and historical context.
if you spend a good amount of time in and around the British coast, you'll find a familiar prose and aha moments of explanations.

I will return to this work again.

Delightful, well told easy listen

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For anyone who wants to know more about the sea that surrounds our island and the adventures to be had.

Clarity of narrator and informative

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Danger, technology, and years of protection to our islands define their importance, don't fear but respect

Our seas and our relationship with them

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I really enjoyed listening to this, but for me it would better in paper form. It does come with a pdf of some figures, but without clear reference to them while listening they were of limited use. It was great to listen to but I’d definitely also use this as a reference book, much easier with a paperback.

Great listen, but if you can I recommend buying the physical book.

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