{"product_id":"my-watery-self-stephen-spotte-9781941110164","title":"My Watery Self: Memoirs of a Marine Scientist","description":"In \u003ci\u003eMy Watery Self: An Aquatic Memoir, \u003c\/i\u003e author\/scientist Stephen Spotte traces a fascinating trail through a life that began in West Virgina coal camps, drifted through reckless bohemian times of countercultural indulgence in Beach Haven, New Jersey, and led to a career as a highly-respected marine biologist. Together, these stories form a view not just of one man's life, but that of a generation that often refused to take a direct path to the workplace, insisting instead on a winding unveiling of true self-realization, to achieve previously-unimagined outcomes. For Spotte, the key was water: His years of beach living led to a self-initiated study of literature and the sea. He eventually returned to college and received his training as a marine biologist, and discovered, through his singular voice, a wet and occasionally very weird perspective on the world. His writing is engrossing throughout, the stories he shares--such as his stint as curator of the New York Aquarium at Coney Island at the tail end of the hippie era--are compelling and thoroughly enjoyable as he elevates the people and situations he encounters to mythical levels, blending empirical observation with literary prose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Spotte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941110169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941110164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Three Rooms Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2015 pg. 126","brand":"Stephen Spotte","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983901556991,"sku":"9781941110164","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0442b07e-ea24-455e-8e27-6d208c7476d5.jpg?v=1683269373","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-watery-self-stephen-spotte-9781941110164","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}