{"product_id":"still-waters-the-secret-world-of-lakes-9780393292169","title":"Still Waters: The Secret World of Lakes","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than a century and a half have passed since \u003cem\u003eWalden\u003c\/em\u003e was first published, and the world is now a very different place. Lakes are changing rapidly, not because we are separate from nature but because we are so much a part of it. While many of our effects on the natural world today are new, from climate change to nuclear fallout, our connections to it are ancient, as core samples from lake beds reveal. In \u003cem\u003eStill Waters\u003c\/em\u003e, Curt Stager introduces us to the secret worlds hidden beneath the surfaces of our most remarkable lakes, leading us on a journey from the pristine waters of the Adirondack Mountains to the wilds of Siberia, from Thoreau's cherished pond to the Sea of Galilee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough decades of firsthand investigations, Stager examines the significance of our impacts on some of the world's most iconic inland waters. Along the way he discovers the stories these lakes contain about us, including our loftiest philosophical ambitions and our deepest myths. For him, lakes are not only mirrors reflecting our place in the natural world but also windows into our history, culture, and the primal connections we share with all life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully observed and eloquently written, Stager's narrative is filled with strange and enchanting details about these submerged worlds--diving insects chirping underwater like crickets, African crater lakes that explode, and the growing threats to some of our most precious bodies of water. Modern science has demonstrated that humanity is an integral part of nature on this planet, so intertwined with it that we have also become an increasingly powerful force of nature in our own right. \u003cem\u003eStill Waters\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us how beautiful, complex, and vulnerable our lakes are, and how, more than ever, it is essential to protect them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStager, Curt:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCurt Stager\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of natural sciences at Paul Smith's College in New York. New York State's Carnegie-Case Science Professor of the Year in 2013, he cohosts \u003cem\u003eNatural Selections\u003c\/em\u003e on North Country Public Radio and has published in periodicals such as \u003cem\u003eScience\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844422439186,"sku":"9780393292169","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d9f03261-8f10-49dd-b0df-ff47cc03d457.jpg?v=1737319868","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/still-waters-the-secret-world-of-lakes-9780393292169","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}