The View from Lazy Point by Carl Safina
Lets you meet Eskimos whose way of life is melting away, explore a secret global seed vault hidden above the Arctic Circle, investigate dilemmas facing foraging bears and breeding penguins, and sail to formerly devastated reefs that are resurrecting as fish graze the corals algae-free.Carl Safina's work has received MacArthur, Pew, and Guggenheim Fellowships, as well as Orion, Lannan, and National Academies literary honors, as well as the John Burroughs, James Beard, and George Rabb medals for his writing. Rutgers University awarded him a doctorate in ecology. Safina is the first holder of the endowed chair for nature and humanity at Stony Brook University, where he also co-chairs the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science's steering committee and is the founding president of the non-profit Safina Center. He was the host of the PBS series Saving the Ocean with Carl Safina, which lasted ten episodes. His work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, National Geographic, Audubon, Orion, and others, as well as on the Internet at National Geographic News and Views, Huffington Post, and CNN.com.
His seventh novel is Beyond Words. He currently resides on Long Island, New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780805090406 |
| ISBN 10 | 0805090401 |
| Title | The View from Lazy Point |
| Author | Carl Safina |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Henry Holt & Company Inc |
| Year published | 2011-01-04 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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