Carl Safina's Books
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Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World’s Coasts and Beneath the SeasCarl Safina’s epic personal narrative brings to life the complex challenges facing our shared ocean, its animals, and its people. In portraits of the exploitation of salmon, bluefin tuna, and coral reefs, Safina travels with fishermen, scientists, conservationists, and politicians, telling vivid tales of overfishing, political dysfunction, and greed. But he also shows people working heroically to build a better future. Winner of the Lannan Award for Literature and selected as one of the Most Influential Environmental Books of All Time by the Environmental Defense Fund. A Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction selection, Library Journal Best Science Book selection, and New York Times Notable Book. |
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Eye of the Albatross: Visions of Hope and SurvivalOn this transforming ride to the ends of the Earth, our guide and inspiration is Amelia, an Albatross wearing a state-of-the-art satellite transmitter. Chronicling Amelia’s travels as she journeys thousands of miles to find food for her chick, Safina shows how our actions connect us to the lives of animals in the most remote corners of the world. Winner of the John Burroughs Medal for Nature Writing and selected by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine as the Year’s Best Book for Communicating Science. |
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Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth’s Last DinosaurIn a global journey on oceans and coasts, Carl Safina follows the miraculous migrations of the Leatherback turtle, the closest thing we have to a last-living dinosaur. From tropical New Guinea jungle beaches to chilly waters of Newfoundland, Safina explores and explains the wondrous biology of this ancient mariner and the political, cultural, and economic forces that will affect its survival. In the end, we see that we all share the voyage. A New York Times Book Review “Editors’ Choice.” |
