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Deep Water

The world in the ocean
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Deep Water was shortlisted for the QLD Premier's Literary Award. Through a blend of history, science, nature writing, and environmentalism, Deep Water invites you to explore the deepest recesses of our natural world. 'Teeming with mysteries, wonders and heartbreaking facts, this beautiful, lucid hymn to the... Read More
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Deep Water was shortlisted for the QLD Premier's Literary Award.

Through a blend of history, science, nature writing, and environmentalism, Deep Water invites you to explore the deepest recesses of our natural world.

'Teeming with mysteries, wonders and heartbreaking facts, this beautiful, lucid hymn to the sea is a reminder of what we still have, what we stand to lose, and why we must never stop fighting to save our home.'
- Tim Winton

The ocean has shaped and sustained life on Earth from the beginning of time. Its vast waters are alive with meaning and connect every living thing on Earth.

Deep Water is a hymn to the beauty, mystery, and wonder of the ocean. Weaving together science, history, and personal experience, it offers vital new ways of understanding not just humanity's relationship with the planet, but our pastβ€”and perhaps most importantly, our future.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143776956

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 April 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hamish Hamilton

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 630g

Pages: 464

About the Author

James Bradley is a writer and critic. His books include the novels Wrack, The Deep Field, The Resurrectionist, Clade and Ghost Species, a book of poetry, Paper Nautilus, and The Penguin Book of the Ocean. His essays and articles have appeared in The Monthly, The Guardian, Sydney Review of Books, Griffith Review, Meanjin, the Weekend Australian and the Sydney Morning Herald. In 2012 he won the Pascall Prize for Australia's Critic of the Year, and he has been shortlisted twice for the Bragg Prize for Science Writing and nominated for a Walkley Award. He lives in Sydney.

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