Title: Tide
Author: Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Year: 2016
My Rating: 2/5 Stars
Synopsis: More fact and less fluff please
I was really excited to read this book as the tide is something I didn't really know that much about other than the moon is pretty important.
In all fairness, the synopsis does call out that this book is a combination of science, history and literature however as a reader looking for facts on the tidal world, I was left wanting more.
The book was peppered with interesting nuggets such as the variances in tidal heights across the world, how the moon creates a bulge in the sea and the fact that you can take a guided walk across the perilous Morecambe bay. However overall it created more questions than it answered. It highlighted the variance in tidal heights but didn't really explain what causes it, it teased me with strange phenomena such as the Maelstrom but left me questioning whether its more of a folklore.
I'm sure for some this book would be a delight, however as someone looking for an education on all there is to know about the tide, I wanted more fact.
My Rating: 2/5 Stars
I was really excited to read this book as the tide is something I didn't really know that much about other than the moon is pretty important.
In all fairness, the synopsis does call out that this book is a combination of science, history and literature however as a reader looking for facts on the tidal world, I was left wanting more.
The book was peppered with interesting nuggets such as the variances in tidal heights across the world, how the moon creates a bulge in the sea and the fact that you can take a guided walk across the perilous Morecambe bay. However overall it created more questions than it answered. It highlighted the variance in tidal heights but didn't really explain what causes it, it teased me with strange phenomena such as the Maelstrom but left me questioning whether its more of a folklore.
I'm sure for some this book would be a delight, however as someone looking for an education on all there is to know about the tide, I wanted more fact.
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