{"product_id":"bird-of-passage-9798258530738","title":"Bird of Passage","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): E. K. King\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Scientists - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHard work, no pay, and embarrassing conditions can't stop a young Woods Hole artist from signing on as the ship's mechanic for his first oceanographic expedition. Calvin Landry is seasick, out of his depth in science, and hopelessly smitten with a member of the scientific crew-what begins as awkward survival quickly turns into a stirring tale of love, discovery, and courage at sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBird of Passage\u003c\/i\u003e is a fictional account of E.K. King's first shark tracking cruise with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientist Dr. Frank Carey. A pioneer in acoustic fish tracking and considered a world's authority on the physiology, behavior, and ecology of the great migrating fishes of the sea-among them tuna, sharks, and swordfish. In 1979 Dr. Carey was the first to record the internal body temperature and electronically track a great white shark. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fast, warm, and vividly maritime, this is a coming-of-age sea story where science sparks romance, and the wide Atlantic\u003cbr\u003ebecomes both classroom and crucible.\"","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47891969310871,"sku":"9798258530738","price":1039.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798258530738.webp?v=1781185308","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/bird-of-passage-9798258530738","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}