{"product_id":"the-sound-of-the-sea-9781324022077","title":"The Sound of the Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA compelling history of seashells and the animals that make them, revealing what they have to tell us about nature, our changing oceans and ourselves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Will have you marveling at nature… Barnett’s account remarkably spirals out, appropriately, to become a much larger story about the sea, about global history and about environmental crises and preservation.\" -- 24 Books to Read this Summer - The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\"Cynthia Barnett presents us with a glittering Wunderkammer for our age, a staggeringly varied history — scientific, cultural, philosophical and economic — of one of the most beloved and enduring natural objects on Earth: the seashell... “\u003cem\u003eThe Sound of the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e” is a glorious history of shells and of those who have loved shells. It is a history of fascination and of shame.\" -- Katherine Norbury - The Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\"“Seashells were money before coin, jewellery before gems, art before canvas,” says science writer Cynthia Barnett in her arresting meditation on shells and ocean history.\" -- Andrew Robinson reviews five of the week's best science picks - Nature","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529099026775,"sku":"9781324022077","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781324022077.jpg?v=1731874289","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sound-of-the-sea-9781324022077","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}