Title Portrait of the Gulf Stream : in praise of currents / by Erik Orsenna ; translated from the French by Moishe Black

Published London : Haus, 2008

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'BOOL	551.462131 Ors/Pot 2008		AVAILABLE

Description xiv, 190 pages : maps ; 20 cm Series Armchair traveller ArmchairTraveller. Contents A short introduction to general motion -- Anatomy of a loop -- Mapping the sea -- The great aquarium -- Dialoguing with the sky -- Paths in motion -- Epilogues Notes Col. maps on endpapers Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes In English, translated from the French. Originally published in French by Éditions du Seuil, 2005 as: Portrait du gulf stream : eĺoge des courants Subject Orsenna, Erik, 1947- -- Travel. Ocean currents -- Atlantic Ocean. Voyages and travels. SUBJECT Gulf Stream. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057894 ISBN 9781906598747

Other Titles Portrait du Gulf Stream. English

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