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Underwater to Get Out of the Rain by Trevor Norton

Underwater to Get Out of the Rain

A Love Affair With the Sea

by Trevor Norton
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  • Jun 1, 2006, 400 pages
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  • Jun 2007, 400 pages
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Trevor Norton is Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Liverpool. He is the author of a number of popular natural history books, including Reflections on a Summer Sea and Stars Beneath The Sea. His writing has been described as "by turns funny and gripping" by the Guardian and a "racing current of excitement, adventure and discovery" by New Scientist.

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