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The Wavewatcher´s Companion
Gavin Pretor-Pinney
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Description for The Wavewatcher´s Companion
Paperback. A humorous, original guide to the waves that surround us and through which we experience the world, by the bestselling author of The Cloudspotter's Guide. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290. 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.). A humorous, original guide to the waves that surround us and through which we experience the world, by the bestselling author of The Cloudspotter's Guide. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight: 244.
One bright February afternoon on a beach in Cornwall, Gavin Pretor-Pinney took a break from cloudspotting and started watching the waves rolling into shore. Mesmerised, he wondered where they had come from, and decided to find out. He soon realised that waves don't just appear on the ocean, they are everywhere around us, and our lives depend on them.
From the rippling beats of our hearts, to the movement of food through our digestive tracts and of signals across our brains, waves are the transport systems of our bodies. Everything we see and hear reaches ... Read more
One bright February afternoon on a beach in Cornwall, Gavin Pretor-Pinney took a break from cloudspotting and started watching the waves rolling into shore. Mesmerised, he wondered where they had come from, and decided to find out. He soon realised that waves don't just appear on the ocean, they are everywhere around us, and our lives depend on them.
From the rippling beats of our hearts, to the movement of food through our digestive tracts and of signals across our brains, waves are the transport systems of our bodies. Everything we see and hear reaches ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408809761
SKU
V9781408809761
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Gavin Pretor-Pinney
Gavin Pretor-Pinney is the founder of The Cloud Appreciation Society and author of two Sunday Times bestsellers, The Cloudspotter's Guide and The Cloud Collector's Handbook. He also co-founded the Idler, a magazine that defends the noble art of doing nothing. Gavin loves watching waves in every form, whether on the seashore or around a football stadium, and has learned to ... Read more
Reviews for The Wavewatcher´s Companion
'Page after page is patient, open, rational and clear.... an eye opening experience'
Daily Mail
'Pretor-Pinney is clever, passionate, indomitable in his determination to share his knowledge.'
Daily Telegraph
‘He is an entertaining and informal teacher... a unique book'
Daily Mail
'Dotted with photos and diagrams, The Wavewatcher's Companion is a perfectly paced combination ... Read more
Daily Mail
'Pretor-Pinney is clever, passionate, indomitable in his determination to share his knowledge.'
Daily Telegraph
‘He is an entertaining and informal teacher... a unique book'
Daily Mail
'Dotted with photos and diagrams, The Wavewatcher's Companion is a perfectly paced combination ... Read more