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'Ever since the first travellers reached the coast of Africa hundreds of thousands of years ago, the ocean has been one of the wellsprings of the human imagination. Its restless immensity has given us new horizons to cross, new possibilities to explore, and inspired wonder, heartache and heroism.
'In The Penguin Book of the Ocean bestselling author James Bradley presents a dazzling selection of writing exploring this grandest of obsessions, combining fact and fiction, classical and contemporary, to create a collection like no other.
'From Rachel Carson's luminous account of our planet's birth to the story of the wreck that inspired Moby-Dick, from Ernest Shackleton's harrowing account of his escape from Antarctica by open boat to Tim Winton's award-winning dissection of the dark side of surfing, The Penguin Book of the Ocean is a hymn to the mystery, beauty and majesty of the ocean, and to the poets and explorers it has inspired.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Penetrating a Mystery
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , April vol. 15 no. 1 2011;
— Review of The Penguin Book of the Ocean 2010 anthology extract non-fiction poetry short story -
The Stately Deep: A Remarkable Anthology from the Poet–Novelist
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 328 2011; (p. 27-28)
— Review of The Penguin Book of the Ocean 2010 anthology extract non-fiction poetry short story -
Immersed in the Glory of a Wild Sea
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 16 January 2011; (p. 7)
— Review of The Penguin Book of the Ocean 2010 anthology extract non-fiction poetry short story -
Swell Assortment
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 December 2010; (p. 14-15)
— Review of The Penguin Book of the Ocean 2010 anthology extract non-fiction poetry short story -
Between the Waves
2010-2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 31 December-1 January 2010-2011; (p. 16-17) The Age , 31 December-1 January 2010-2011; (p. 16-17)
— Review of The Penguin Book of the Ocean 2010 anthology extract non-fiction poetry short story ; Sand 2010 selected work poetry prose extract autobiography
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The Great Ocean Read
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 November 2010; (p. 26-27)
— Review of The Penguin Book of the Ocean 2010 anthology extract non-fiction poetry short story -
Literary-Minded
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 19 December 2010; (p. 20)
— Review of The Penguin Book of the Ocean 2010 anthology extract non-fiction poetry short story -
Whether Friend or Foe, the Ocean Reveals Its True Majesty
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 December 2010; (p. 22-23)
— Review of The Penguin Book of the Ocean 2010 anthology extract non-fiction poetry short story -
Between the Waves
2010-2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 31 December-1 January 2010-2011; (p. 16-17) The Age , 31 December-1 January 2010-2011; (p. 16-17)
— Review of The Penguin Book of the Ocean 2010 anthology extract non-fiction poetry short story ; Sand 2010 selected work poetry prose extract autobiography -
Swell Assortment
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 December 2010; (p. 14-15)
— Review of The Penguin Book of the Ocean 2010 anthology extract non-fiction poetry short story
