{"product_id":"soundings-diving-for-stories-in-the-beckoning-sea-paperback","title":"Soundings: Diving for Stories in the Beckoning Sea - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKennedy Warne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the closest a human being comes to visiting another planet is to descend into the sea. In Soundings, Kennedy Warne connects his lifelong exploration of the underwater world with a global story of humanity's relationship with the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on more than 20 years of fieldwork for National Geographic, he shares experiences that range from diving with harp seals under the sea ice of the Gulf of St Lawrence to following the legendary 'sardine run' along South Africa's Wild Coast; from watching turret-building ghost crabs in Arabia to witnessing the impact of dynamite fishing in the Philippines; from swimming with crocodiles in the Okavango Delta to finding seahorses on the Eastern Cape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom myriad underwater encounters a wider conversation emerges about human engagement with the sea. One question dominates: How can we care for and reconnect with the oceans around us?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKennedy Warne is the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eNew Zealand Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e and has written extensively for that magazine and for its American counterpart, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written books about the world's disappearing mangrove forests (\u003ci\u003eLet Them Eat Shrimp\u003c\/i\u003e), on the Tuhoe iwi (\u003ci\u003eTuhoe: Portrait of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e) and on his first 20 years with New Zealand Geographic (\u003ci\u003eRoads Less Travelled\u003c\/i\u003e), as well as two children's books in collaboration with illustrator Heather Hunt (\u003ci\u003eThe Cuckoo and the Warbler\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIt's My Egg: And You Can't Have It!\u003c\/i\u003e). In addition to writing, for the past 13 years he has been the outdoors correspondent for Radio New Zealand's weekday Nine to Noon programme, with a segment called 'Off the Beaten Track'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53532634743091,"sku":"9781991016447","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/3ZX7QHUOTg9781991016447.webp?v=1782884171","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/soundings-diving-for-stories-in-the-beckoning-sea-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}