The Watery Realm Author:Peter Gow The Watery Realm is a joyful contemplation of the ways in which water?lakes, rivers, and seas?inspires the human spirit and ignites curiosity and the desire to learn in those who venture onto it, into it, or near it. Through an exploration of geography, language, natural phenomena, and multiple aspects of the human experience of water, readers a... more »re carried deep into their own primal connection with water and the watery realm. Rather than being the last word on this rather nebulous subject, this beautiful leatherbound package is intended to initiate a pleasurable response in the reader. The book is written to inspire reminiscence, reflection, speculation, idyll, and fantasy. Boat fanatics, beach bums, sailors, naturalists, linguists, surfers, and readers of maritime lore and literature will all find something to catch their fancy and remind them of the infinite joys and possibilities of the watery realm?the world of sea and shore, tall ship and kayak, lake and stream, shell and seaweed.« less