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Ocean Country: One Woman's Voyage from Peril to Hope in her Quest To Save the Seas, by Liz Cunningham
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"A moving testament to the human spirit."—Kirkus Reviews"With genuine emotion and great pragmatism, Cunningham makes passionate pleas for the continued health of the planet." —Publishers Weekly"Cunningham's earnest narration of travels to remote seas around the world is a compelling read. Citing examples of sustainable fisheries and marine-protected areas around the word, the book ends on the hopeful note that we may have stopped hitting the snooze button when it comes to taking action against climate change." —Booklist"Ocean Country is a great read—a moving memoir, a gripping adventure story and a work of committed advocacy all in one volume." —Georgia Rowe, Bay Area News Group"This book comes as a great gift—an overwhelming reminder of the ocean planet on which we live, with its great wonders and the risks it faces."—Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth and Oil and Honey"Ocean Country is a heroine's journey of near-death and discovery, of hopelessness and rebirth. Cunningham's odyssey reveals how immersion into the problems that overwhelm us is a blessing of self-discovery. Where there is carelessness, we find our tenderness; where there is human suffering, we find our sense of compassion. Where there is damage and degradation, we find faith in ourselves and know that human beings can both resist and change all human ignorance."—Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest and director of Project Drawdown"A beautifully-written memoir that shows us the ocean through Cunningham’s eyes, with grief for what is lost, awe for what remains, and glimpses of future redemption."—Roz Savage, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year and author of Rowing the Atlantic and Stop Drifting, Start Rowing "A must read for those who want to preserve the beauty and diversity of our world both on sea and on land."—Arlene Blum, author of Annapurna and Breaking Trail "Liz Cunningham, in the rich tapestry of her book, documents better that any scientific treatise could, what we stand to lose if we continue to let the oceans go."—Daniel Pauly, author of Five Easy Pieces "A thrilling adventure tale, searing exposé, and moving memoir rolled into one. Ocean Country did something rare and precious: it burnished my hope for the future of our oceans."—Karen Garrison, former codirector of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Ocean Program "Wave after wave of gripping narrative—mysterious, funny, prophetic and profound—deftly delivers knowledge crucial to our times."—Catherine Keller, author of Cloud of the Impossible and The Face of the Deep "A stunning account of our endangered oceans—of vanishing coral reefs, collapsing fisheries, mindless exploitation and species loss. But that is only the beginning. Time and again, Cunningham discovers threads of hope in people committed to reversing these tragedies. Taken together, by the end, they unlock a hitherto unimagined and hopeful revelation. You can feel it in the author’s heart. You will feel it in your own."—Richard J. Borden, author of Ecology and Experience “Cunningham has searched and found a powerful response to one of the greatest questions of our time from the deepest part of herself and expressed it with eloquence and wit and discernment, taking the reader along with her for a marvelous ride into a greater state of awareness.”—Susan Murphy, author of Minding the Earth, Mending the World "Ocean Country is a book about the art of the possible. How it is possible to protect the planet’s glorious richness of sea-lives and the life of fisherfolk? How can we harvest the sea without emptying it? How is it possible to bear the oceanic consequences of run-away carbon catastrophe? How is it possible to write a book that both celebrates and informs, calling us to respond with hearts and minds to the crises of the life-sustaining seas? In her book of underwater adventures, Liz Cunningham shows us how.” —Kathleen Dean Moore, author of Great Tide Rising "Liz Cunningham’s journey is remarkable not only in itself, but because it also symbolizes, and summarizes, important aspects the journeys of everyone concerned about the fate of our planet."—Norman MacLeod, author of The Great Extinctions 'How we’re changing the oceans—and can fix them—can seem all too abstract, until you read Liz Cunningham’s powerful story. She takes you inside her heart as she witnesses a huge coral reef go from vibrantly and colorfully alive to bleached white death over just a few days, and as she feels the splendor of swimming with whales. Her message comes through loud and clear: through our individual actions, each doing what we can, we can nurture the seas we all depend upon, and where we’ve already damaged them, we can nurse them back to health."—Anthony Barnosky, author of Dodging Extinction "What a journey this is—both personal and planetary! These are the kinds of stories we need right now because they help us move from despair to hope. Ocean Country will change the way we look at the seas."—Mary Evelyn Tucker, co-coordinator of the Yale University Forum on Religion and Ecology and coauthor of Journey of the Universe "Liz Cunningham takes us on a journey from the Turks and Caicos to the California coastline, to the Mediterranean, and onto the Coral Triangle of the west Pacific. We observe amazing creatures, explore unique habitats and ecosystems, and learn a fair amount of history and science. But the real reward of our adventures is the heightened appreciation we attain for the wonder and beauty, yet fragility, of the world's oceans. We recognize just why we must fight to defend them against the twin threats of heating and acidification caused by our ongoing burning of fossil fuels. If you were looking for another reason to take action to defend our oceans against ongoing environmental assaults, then Ocean Country will provide it."—Michael Mann, director of the Pennsylvania State University Earth Systems Science Center and author of Dire Predictions"The ocean is medicine. That’s what Liz Cunningham’s book shows us. It describes the winding, unpredictable neurological cascades that happen when we connect deeply with our waterways. We experience awe, wonder, purpose, insight, calm, excitement, solitude, romance, empathy, creativity. We become advocates, warriors, custodians, fixers, champions—we become unstoppable. In Ocean Country we meet people where they are as they heal and are reminded how much we all need such healing now."—Wallace J. Nichols, author of Blue Mind"If a pilgrimage is a transformative journey to a sacred place, which I believe it is, Cunningham's quest is a tale of sacred travel at a threshold point in human history. While the oceans are in peril we have it within our power to save them if we humbly recognize our reliance on them and truly experience their miraculous beauty."—Phil Cousineau, author of The Art of Pilgrimage "For those who think the oceans are too vast, too remote, for us to irreversibly delete their biodiversity, Ocean Country, is a sharp rejoinder. In her very personal account, Cunningham shows how we attack the oceans’ species on every front. ‘Biodiversity matters’ she tells us—and provides compelling firsthand accounts of why." —Stuart Pimm, author of The World According to Pimm "A vivid picture of Earth’s ocean biodiversity. This is a beautiful book that will make you go do something about preserving that diversity for future generations."—Mark Williams, coauthor of Ocean Worlds"The wreckage we humans have caused in the ocean is monumental and dispiriting, its seeming inevitability enough to sadden and immobilize compassionate people who’ve come to feel there’s no longer any meaningful way for them as individuals to help. Liz Cunningham faces this tragedy unflinchingly and, working painstakingly through her own personal loss, finds healing and hope in the sea. Bringing us to places of continued abundance and fertility—an Indonesian reef sparkling with life, a fishery restored through a collaboration of fishermen and scientists, a humpback whale nursery where mothers gently tend their calves—her stories are oases of hope, shimmering with the possibility of restoration for the larger, life-giving sea."—Deborah Cramer, author of The Narrow Edge
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About the Author
LIZ CUNNINGHAM is the author of Talking Politics: Choosing the President in the Television Age (Praeger), which features frank and probing oral-history interviews with top television journalists such as Tom Brokaw, Larry King, and Robin MacNeil. She has written for Earth Island Journal, East Bay Express, the Marin Poetry Center Anthology, The Outward Bound International Journal, Times of the Islands, and the San Francisco Chronicle. She has collaborated with institutions such as the Academy for Educational Development, the Constitutional Rights Foundation, the Tides Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution. She also serves on the board of Outward Bound Peacebuilding and holds a B.A. in Human Ecology from College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine.
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Product details
Paperback: 376 pages
Publisher: North Atlantic Books (September 8, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1583949607
ISBN-13: 978-1583949603
Product Dimensions:
6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.5 out of 5 stars
36 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#1,303,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Liz Cunningham's OCEAN COUNTRY is written from a heartfelt point of view, originating from a sea accident that would cause most people to walk away from that line of work. But Liz continued on. Her nonfiction memoir, combined with her research and experience on the state of our oceans, is a needed book today. We need to understand the truth about the water that covers the majority of our planet, and how the ocean ecosystems need to be kept in check. Liz has been there, in those watery depths. She's been over it, through it, and under it for years and years, and she shows us her magical journey. I really enjoyed this powerfully written and stunning book.
I found a lot to like about Liz Cunningham’s Ocean Country. Cunningham’s tale of her personal journey is told in intelligent and inspiring prose. She shares with equal poignancy the beauty of distant seas and sea life, and the tragedy of their decimation. She offers really convincing insight into the reasons why we all should care about our planet’s oceans, and some practical ways that we can help save them from further decline. Ocean Country is an important book for its time and a truly enjoyable read.
I just finished reading Ocean Country. I loved it. I absolutely loved it. Liz Cunningham writes authentically, accurately and with passion. Her skillful writing transported me back in time to my own days as a diver, marine researcher and educator living and working among island communities above and below water.As we read Ocean Country we are led to share in the author's awe of the magnificent undersea world, to deepen our understanding of the issues that challenge its future, and to take heart that there are solutions we can implement to turn things around. We are reminded that not only does the fate of our oceans rely on choices we make, but the fate of our human species and life as we know it on earth is inextricably tied to the health of our oceans. Yes, we face huge challenges—but given the opportunity, we are rescuers and heroes at heart! I admire and salute authors such as Cunningham who have the dedication and passion to speak out, over and over, as many times as it takes in the quest to help spread awareness and inspire actions that can lead to solutions. Thank you for writing such a beautiful book and for speaking out so eloquently!Â
This inspiring and engaging book takes the reader on a journey of hope for the oceans and humankind. Through the author's captivating adventures and meaningful encounters with wildlife and with those who strive to protect it, we are all pulled along from a feeling of despair for the state of the oceans, to a more hopeful place, one that inspires meaningful action. At the end of this journey, we can all ask ourselves Cunningham's essential question, "What if I really lived as if my voice mattered?"
More than a memoir, more than an environmental lesson, more than a polemic "Country Ocean" makes accessible the relationship humans need to foster with our natural world. Because she is authentic, has proven integrity, political savvy, artistic talents among other attributes Cunningham took a concept as vast as three-quarters of our planet and paved a way for each person to feel the crisis we face with our hearts, not only acknowledge it from an intellectual aspect. Her personal and passionate journey not only informs us, it shows us how we can respect, revere, and act to preserve our world for the present and future generations. I think everyone, young and older, should have the opportunity to read her story.
A marvelous, beautifully written book - I would recommend this book to all people - made me want to "hug" the oceans and earth - this is our home/our habitat - we need to take care of this wondrous creation. Vivian
Once upon a time there were stories that drew people together—tales told in a circle around a fire, reinforcing the bone-deep truth that we need one another, each person keeping the circle strong.Ocean Country provided such stories for me. This well-written book drew me out of a prolonged burn-out and nudged me back into the circle of “my tribeâ€(most of whom I will never meet): those who share my passion for the natural world, and who understand that the life-circle—all the land, air and water forms—need help.Taking action to help earth’s suffering ecosystem can be overwhelming, and the daily news disheartening. But Ocean Country actually inspired me, as no environmental text recently has. The book takes the literally and figuratively unfathomable and breaks it down into relevant subjects, travel tales and reflections that informed and uplifted me. Intelligently and honestly, Cunningham personalized a crisis of oceanic proportions. And through her emotional and intellectual journey, I found my own ground to hope and act.Many years ago I went to hear a marine biologist speak at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. This man was discouraged, and was using the science-lecture circuit to spread bitterness and rage via undersea images of “dead†seas and scientifically-based argument that, essentially, we were all screwed because there was no hope for the oceans. Young and impressionable at the time, I believed him. How many hundreds of others believed him and consequently how many positive actions were stopped as a result of his persuasively negative influence?At its present brink, life on earth can’t afford to indulge naysayers. The world desperately needs speakers, thinkers and writers who can inspire hope and action. Through her personal courage and humility, Cunningham is one of them. She writes of the sorrow (and yes depression) that comes from looking directly at the damage done to waters that must sustain human life and breath. Yet, despite recurring close calls, she does not let it crush her spirit. Cunningham provides fresh tales of hope, one after another, featuring interesting sketches of those who are acting to protect key parts of ocean habitat and the fisheries supported by those sites. Some of these characters are scientists, but most are just regular people who see what must be done and figure out ways to do it. Their stories are amazing. They made me want to roll up my sleeves and get back to work on creating solutions.Among my favorite take-aways from Ocean Country is that planetary crises are addressed via bucket line. None of us can douse the flames alone; we can only step up and take our place in line. Just a bucket’s worth of action per person. Writing this review was how I took my place in line for today. It occurs to me that when that line stretches around the world, the curve of the planet bends it into a circle. It’s encouraging to imagine all of us in earth’s bucket-line, bound by stories of hope and by reminders of that bone-deep truth: we need one another, and each of us must do a little something to keep our circle strong.
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