Spirals in Time - The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells
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| Verlag | Bloomsbury Trade |
| Auflage | 2016 |
| Seiten | 304 |
| Format | 13 x 19,9 x 2,1 cm |
| Gewicht | 265 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1472911385 |
| EAN | 9781472911384 |
| Bestell-Nr | 47291138UA |
The beautifully written story of shells and their makers, and our relationships with them
Klappentext:
\'A rewarding glimpse of another world\' THE GUARDIAN
Seashells are the sculpted homes of a remarkable group of animals: the molluscs. These are some of the most ancient and successful animals on the planet, and they have fascinating tales to tell. Spirals in Time charts the course of shells through history, from the first jewelry and the oldest currencies through to their use as potent symbols of sex and death, prestige and war, not to mention a nutritious (and tasty) source of food.
In this book, Helen Scales leads us on a journey into the realm of these undersea marvels. She goes in search of everything from snails that \'fly\' underwater to octopuses accused of stealing shells and giant mussels with golden beards.
Shells are also bellwethers of our impact on the natural world. The effects of overfishing and pollution are, of course, serious concerns, but perhaps more worrying is ocean acidification, which causes shells to simply melt away. Spirals in Time urges you to ponder how seashells can reconnect us with nature, and heal the rift between ourselves and the living world.
One of the books of the year - Nature, Guardian, The Economist, The Times
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
1. Meet the shell-makers
2. How to build a shell
3. Sex, death and gems
4. Shell food
5. A mollusc called home6. Spinning shell stories
7. Flight of the argonauts
8. Treasure hunting
9. Bright ideas
10. The sea butterfly effect
Rezension:
A rewarding glimpse of another world, filled with strange and reclusive creatures ... There is rich detail in all directions. One does not know what will come next. Often the descriptions made me see shafts of sunlight underwater, irradiating extraordinary places and creatures. That is just what the book does itself. The Guardian
