{"product_id":"eloquence-of-the-sardine-extraordinary-encounters-beneath-the-sea-9781250338471","title":"Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf we were able to listen under water, what would we hear? What would we learn? How would it change us?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith erudition and charm, marine scientist and orator Bill François takes us on a deep dive into the secret lives of the world's aquatic creatures, from musical whales and immortal eels to the cod that discovered America and the herring that almost caused a military conflict --to name but a few. We hear the songs of seahorses and scallops, eavesdrop on the conversations of lobsters, and swim in the glow of the fluorescent jellyfish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA poetic blend of ancient myths, modern science, and storytelling through the ages, \u003ci\u003eEloquence of the Sardine\u003c\/i\u003e is an invitation and guide to a dreamlike underwater world where the legends are often more believable than the incredible reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is nature writing at its best --informative, captivating, and accessible, with a personal angle, about an endlessly fascinating and still mysterious subject. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA seafood platter or a day at the beach will never be the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrançois, Bill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Bill François is a physicist passionate about the marine world. He studied at the ENS school in Paris and then devoted himself to research on hydrodynamics. The eloquence contests he won, like the Le Grand Oral on France 2, propelled him to become passionate about his other world: that of words. He mixes these universes to relay the importance of protecting our oceans.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShugaar, Antony:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAntony Shugaar\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and translator. Aside from Giorgio Faletti's \u003ci\u003eA Pimp's Notes\u003c\/i\u003e, his recent translations include books by Simonetta Agnello Hornby, Silvia Avallone, Nanni Balestrini (with an NEA translation fellowship), Fabio Bartolomei, Massimo Carlotto, Giancarlo De Cataldo, Diego De Silva, Marco Mancassola, Gianni Rodari, and Paolo Sorrentino. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCoast to Coast\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Lie for a Living\u003c\/i\u003e and the coauthor, with the late Gianni Guadalupi, of \u003ci\u003eDiscovering America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLatitude Zero\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published with the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and online with the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He is currently at work on a book about translation for the University of Virginia Press.","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50509760692498,"sku":"9781250338471","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4e077b30-9e01-4851-8f69-68d5dc24d440.jpg?v=1765356256","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/eloquence-of-the-sardine-extraordinary-encounters-beneath-the-sea-9781250338471","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}