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The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans

The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans

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  • Create Date：2021-07-21 03:19:02
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Cynthia Barnett
  • ISBN：B08L6XSXHM
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Reviews

Nenia ✨ I yeet my books back and forth ✨ Campbell ，

Getting an ARC！

Steven M。 Seibert ，

Pulitzer Prize-winner， Jack E。 Davis， states that” Cynthia Barnett has given us a book for the ages。” Davis is right。 The Sound of the Sea is magnificent。 It is mostly science （Barnett does not shy away from deep diving into the science）， but it is also history， literature， a travel log， with meaningful forays into religious and feminist studies。 It made me want to see what Barnett saw; on Florida’s Sanibel Island， in Palau， the Maldives， Peru and Ghana。 It tells us about Cahokia， about the Roya Pulitzer Prize-winner， Jack E。 Davis， states that” Cynthia Barnett has given us a book for the ages。” Davis is right。 The Sound of the Sea is magnificent。 It is mostly science （Barnett does not shy away from deep diving into the science）， but it is also history， literature， a travel log， with meaningful forays into religious and feminist studies。 It made me want to see what Barnett saw; on Florida’s Sanibel Island， in Palau， the Maldives， Peru and Ghana。 It tells us about Cahokia， about the Royal Dutch Shell Corporation and about a hundred other places， people and stories which should inform our perspectives about the planet。 The quote that kept coming to my mind while reading The Sound of the Sea describes the genius of the Nobel Prize winner， Albert von Szent-Gyorgi: “Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought。” That is what Barnett has done。 She brilliantly observes the 500-million year history of mollusks and relates the lessons they teach the world。 No one else has done that。 Through an encyclopedic and fascinating narrative， she draws a grand picture of human mismanagement of the earth and seas （mostly）， and yet inspires us to do more and better。 The Sound of the Sea weaves a compelling story on the backs of those magnificent creatures we have paid too little attention to。 This is a must read for 2021 and beyond。 。。。more

Brandi ，

A book of all things shells。 This book reads as a textbook and provides anything and everything you have ever wanted to know about shells。 I was disappointed that there were not any photographs。 There were multiple drawings。， but it wasn’t the same。 Shells have so much beauty and uniqueness， I felt like something was missed by not capturing some of the color and images they represent。 All in all though， very informative。 I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and all op A book of all things shells。 This book reads as a textbook and provides anything and everything you have ever wanted to know about shells。 I was disappointed that there were not any photographs。 There were multiple drawings。， but it wasn’t the same。 Shells have so much beauty and uniqueness， I felt like something was missed by not capturing some of the color and images they represent。 All in all though， very informative。 I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and all opinions expressed are my own， freely given。 。。。more

Bandit ，

I’m the first to rate and review this book。 Guess not that many seashell fans out there？ Well， that’s a shame。 Consider reading this book and changing your mind。 Every single thing you never knew you always wanted to know about seashells。 And mollusks。 A book that took the author six years to write and me an uncharacteristic several days to finish。 There’s a chance I might have overestimated my interest in the subject， went in expecting a shorter book， GR’s page count is wrong， but the book actu I’m the first to rate and review this book。 Guess not that many seashell fans out there？ Well， that’s a shame。 Consider reading this book and changing your mind。 Every single thing you never knew you always wanted to know about seashells。 And mollusks。 A book that took the author six years to write and me an uncharacteristic several days to finish。 There’s a chance I might have overestimated my interest in the subject， went in expecting a shorter book， GR’s page count is wrong， but the book actually proved to be surpassingly compelling， engaging， erudite and exceptionally informative。 Not just a quaint beach souvenir， seashells have a fascinating and storied past as art and currency and building materials and food and collectors’ items。 From abundantly present to alarmingly endangered， it turns out that seashells are so much more intricate， complex and interesting than just those things Sally sells by the seashore。 The author traveled the world in creating this book， meaning it also serves as a travelogue for all you armchair travelers。 But of course， she wasn’t the first one to go to great lengths （geographically and otherwise） for seashells， it’s been done for centuries by intrepid scientists and obsessive collectors， all featured within this book。 Strange what people will go crazy for。 Even stranger than the author will still eat the seafood nestled within the seashells that so fascinate her。 It’s like…oh magical， but also delicious。 But， while their innards don’t at all seem appetizing to me， the shells themselves do have a certain magical appeal， the precise intricate beauty of design alone…lovely。 So， it wasn’t that difficult to understand the attraction of the subject and the book makes you appreciate it all the more， from a more informed position。 I now know the difference between conchology and malacology， among many other things。 The story of seashells and their inhabitants is， as it turns out， absolutely worth a 400some page book。 Complete with a potent environmental message。 Long read but worth it。 Recommended。 Thanks Netgalley。This and more at https://advancetheplot。weebly。com/ 。。。more