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    Dec 07, 2021 1 minute

    MOVING WATER

    ne of the most significant natural factors that impact how, when and where we enjoy our boats are tides—the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational pull of the sun is an account of how tides change our watery worlds. White traveled to find tidal bores in China, monks who live in a tide-wrapped monastery in France and countries that use tidal current to generate power. Photographs and illustrations help tell the story. ($25, Trinity University Press)

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