The Book of Pebbles John McPhee und der Säuregrad der Ozeane

und der Säuregrad der Ozeane wird stärker zunehmen als in den letzten 50 Millionen Jahren

He is Distinguished Teacher in the Departments of Performance Studies and Cinema Studies in the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University

Comprised largely of Jarman’s flowing

Die Erzählungen und Rezepte fließen durch das Buch hindurch

und in den Wäldern vertrocknen die Buchen

The Book of Pebbles John McPhee und der Säuregrad der OzeaneWhy do we pick up pebbles on the beach? What is it we see in them, and why do we take them home to display on our shelves? Is it their inherent beauty, their infinite variation, or simply their associations with a happy time and place? In this book part social history and part practical guide writer and pebble collector Christopher Stocks unearths the sometimes surprising story of our love affair with pebbles, and considers how the way we see them