Sacred Sea by Peter Thomson
Lake BaikalSiberias immense and threatened Sacred Sea is the magnet that draws a veteran environmental journalist and his brother around the world and back by train and boat. On this classic journey of discovery, the author takes the measure of the planet, humanity, Russia and his own self as reflected in the worlds greatest lake.
Peter Thomson and his brother left their native Boston on a journey to this remote wildernessThomson's passionate and beautifully written account of what they found there combines travelogue with natural history and memoir. London Review Bookshop 2008.
'...a compelling diary of personal discovery that reads like a manifesto about travel as a blessing in itself.' New York Times, November 2007
...beautifully written...BBC Focus Magazine, 2007
"A critical race to save the lake is on, and Thomson's travelogue will help the effort." Moscow Times 2007
'...a compelling diary of personal discovery that reads like a manifesto about travel as a blessing in itself.' New York Times, November 2007
...beautifully written...BBC Focus Magazine, 2007
"A critical race to save the lake is on, and Thomson's travelogue will help the effort." Moscow Times 2007
Peter Thomson is Founding Producer and Senior Editor of NPR's "Living on Earth" and recipient of 19 awards for excellence in broadcast journalism; currently freelance environmental journalist and member of Executive Committee of Society of Environmental Journalists.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195170511 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195170512 |
| Title | Sacred Sea |
| Author | Peter Thomson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2007-09-20 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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