| My Watery Self: Memoirs of a Marine Scientist Contributor(s): Spotte, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1941110169 ISBN-13: 9781941110164 Publisher: Three Rooms Press OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Biography & Autobiography | Environmentalists & Naturalists - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2014951135 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.40 lbs) 166 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In My Watery Self: An Aquatic Memoir, author/scientist Stephen Spotte traces a fascinating trail through a life that began in West Virgina coal camps, drifted through reckless bohemian times of countercultural indulgence in Beach Haven, New Jersey, and led to a career as a highly-respected marine biologist. Together, these stories form a view not just of one man's life, but that of a generation that often refused to take a direct path to the workplace, insisting instead on a winding unveiling of true self-realization, to achieve previously-unimagined outcomes. For Spotte, the key was water: His years of beach living led to a self-initiated study of literature and the sea. He eventually returned to college and received his training as a marine biologist, and discovered, through his singular voice, a wet and occasionally very weird perspective on the world. His writing is engrossing throughout, the stories he shares--such as his stint as curator of the New York Aquarium at Coney Island at the tail end of the hippie era--are compelling and thoroughly enjoyable as he elevates the people and situations he encounters to mythical levels, blending empirical observation with literary prose. |
