The Earth's Surface Is Mostly Oceans, The Human Body Is Approximately 60% Water, And The Human Imagination Has Been Captivated By This Life-giving, Life-sustaining Liquid From Time Immemorial. According To Carl Hiaasen, Bill Belleville Writes Gorgeously And Straight From The Heart. In The Peace Of Blue, The Documentarian And Nature Writer Guides You On A Lyrical Journey To The Natural Places In Florida And The Caribbean That Have Been Forged And Shaped By Water. He Poetically Underscores The Vitality Of This Most Essential Substance In Our Lives By Showing The Many Ways In Which Water-driven Landscapes Nurture Plants, Wildlife--and The Human Spirit. Experience The Thrill Of Traveling To The Remote Islands Of Cuba And To Sacred Cenotes In The Dominican Republic. Contemplate The Shores Of Florida's Rivers And Lakes And Marvel At Swamps And Seepage Slopes. Immerse Yourself In The Underwater World Of Clear, Fresh Springs, And Dive Into The Deep Karst Caves That Are Worlds Unto Themselves. Through Adventure And Contemplative Excursions, Belleville Shares His Contagious Respect--and Awe--for The Singularity And Transcendence Of The Natural World. We Are Companions In His Search For A Distinct Sense Of Place, Fellow Journeymen In His Quest To Discover Within The Watery Depths A Greater Awareness That Informs And Shapes Our Common Identity. 1. A Florida River At Night: The Incredible Lightness Of Being \2013 2. Wading Through The Walt Whitman Of Habitats: Scrub And Sandhill \2013 3. Me And Buddy And The Speed Of Light On A Florida Lake \2013 4. Los Roques: Realizing The Timeless Promise Of The Unknown \2013 5. Spring Hunting In The Native Terrain: A Topography Of Wholeness \2013 6. Alph The Sacred River: What Will Become Of It? \2013 7. Emotional Ecotones: From The Windowsill To The Amazon \2013 8. Wild Hogs, Bears, And Ancient Acorn Memories In The Landscape -- 9. A Journey Of Turtle Eggs, \2019dillos, And So Much More \2013 10. Laberinto De Las Doce Leguas: A Cuban Labyrinth Of Many Choices \2013 11. Rooting Like A Hawg In The Understory Of Wild \2013 12. An Early-morning Paddle: Upstream With The Comforting Grain \2013 13. Saba: A Precipice In A Lonely Turquoise Sea \2013 14. Inside A Stained Glass Window, Looking Out \2013 15. A Landscape That Remembers \2013 16. Producing In Marjorie\2019s Wake: Navigating The Territory Between The Hero\2019s Journey And A Floating Opera \2013 17. Nurse Sharks In Heat Make An Awful Lot Of Noise \2013 18. When Blackbirds Glow Scarlet, Just For Now \2013 19. Laudonnire Meets The Shrimp Lady: Why Is It So? \2013 20. Swimming With The Dragons In The Karst \2013 21. Inside The Indian Shore: Treading The Line Between Past And Present With Puc Puggy \2013 22. A Jungle Tram: The Stirrings Of Wildness In The Modern Soul \2013 23. Woodland Park: Keeping A Promise \201cwhere The Mound-builders Lived\201d \2013 24. Sacred Caves That Hold Fast To Their Secrets: Diving With The Gods \2013 25. On Getting To Know The River In Flood \2013 26. Riding The Food Chain To The Bottom Of The Sea \2013 27. Welcome To Our Tropical Winterland \2013 28. Steamboats Meet Solastalgia Head-on Epilogue: Keeping Heart Is Far More Important Than Keeping Score \2013 Acknowledgments. Bill Belleville.
Author: Belleville, Bill.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Hardcover
MSRP: 24.95
ISBN13: 9780813060095
ISBN: 0813060095
Language: en
Quality Rating: 1
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