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‘Amphibious Soul is an important book that will transform how we think
about being human . . . It is a book that will inspire hope.’ - Jane
Goodall
A decade ago, natural-history filmmaker Craig Foster was living in a
big city and felt exhausted, empty and disconnected from nature. To
rejuvenate his senses, he decided to return to his birthplace – Cape
Town – and dive into the great African Sea Forest each day. These
adventures not only energised and grounded him, but enabled him to
reclaim the wildness that, he argues, is inside all of us.
In this compelling memoir by the creator of My Octopus Teacher, the
author recounts a life spent exploring the most incredible places on
Earth, drawing on decades of daily ocean dives and wisdom from
indigenous teachers and scientists. But he also describes his personal
struggles to remain present to life, especially when catastrophe
strikes close to home. He finally reveals how nature’s beauty can
deepen our love for all living things, whether we live close to nature
or in the city.
Amphibious Soul is a lyrical testament to the spiritual power of the
natural world.
"Amphibious Soul is an important book. . . . This book isn't about
learning how to be wild but rather a guide to recognizing and
reconnecting with the wild in and around us. It is a book that will
inspire hope."--Jane Goodall A passionate love story about nature
that inspires readers to reclaim their inner wildness--the debut
adult nonfiction book from the naturalist, filmmaker, creator, and
star of the Oscar-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher An
adventure story, love story, travelogue, naturalist memoir, and
spiritual guide, Craig Foster's Amphibious Soul is a scientist and
adventurer's perspective on "rewilding"--developing a deep
connection to our animal selves that can reinvigorate our lives.
Told in Craig's warm and passionate voice, this extraordinary book
will change not only the way we interact with the natural world,
but the way we fundamentally see ourselves. A decade ago, living in
a city and feeling exhausted and empty, Craig decided to return to
his birthplace--the Cape of Good Hope--and dive into the great
African Sea forest each day. His daily oceanic adventures not only
helped him "rewild", but helped him come to see his own "amphibious
soul" as a powerful metaphor for the human condition. We homo
sapiens are by nature wild animals attempting to exist in a docile
world. So how can we reclaim our wildness in a world that wants us
to stay so tamed? An extraordinary literary work, Amphibious Soul
is a riveting narrative filled with meticulous descriptions of an
adventure in the natural world that speaks to readers on an
intimate level, challenging us to consider our personal
relationship to nature, and inspiring us to realign our daily
practices to help save the global ecosystem. Whether we live close
to nature or in an urban jungle, Craig shows us how to nurture our
individual wildness, tap into our empathy, and deepen our love for
all living things. He teaches us to track the wild around us, and
by doing so become present in the moment and revel in being
wondrously alive. Featuring breathtaking original photos and QR
codes that access mini-videos of never-seen-before animal
interactions, Amphibious Soul is a remarkable experience that will
transform us and ultimately our world.
Football is the world game. It unites. At a grassroots level it
creates communities and, in 2019, those communities helped save the
life of one of its own. In 2012, Hakeem al-Araibi was a promising
young player on Bahrain's national football team when he was
arrested for attacking a police station during the Arab Spring,
despite television footage showing him playing soccer at the time
of the alleged attack. After three months of torture and wrongful
imprisonment, Hakeem was released. He fled the country and made his
way to Australia, where he was granted refugee status. Hakeem made
a life here and was playing for the suburban Pascoe Vale Football
Club, in Melbourne. He thought he was safe. But, in November 2018,
on a holiday to Thailand with his wife, Hakeem was again arrested.
The Bahraini government wanted to extradite him to face a ten-year
jail sentence, or worse. What happened next shows the best of what
soccer can do, and the worst the governing body of FIFA brings. If
it wasn't for the Australian soccer community and former Socceroo
Craig Foster, Hakeem may never have been freed. This powerful
memoir reveals how a local soccer legend fought tirelessly to help
bring home a man he'd never met. From Pascoe Vale to Switzerland,
Canberra to Thailand, Foster raised his voice and tens of thousands
of Australians were galvanised to #FreeHakeem. Foster lobbied FIFA
and the United Nations and worked with human rights organisations
worldwide to enable Hakeem's safe return to his wife in Australia.
Despite being from different backgrounds, religions and
generations, Craig Foster and Hakeem al-Araibi are united forever
through their love of the world game and their fight for freedom.
From the creator of the Oscar-winning documentary My Octopus
Teacher and his diving partner comes a best-in-class photographic
picture book about the wonders of the sea. Here's an ode to the
mysteries of the ocean, the animals who share our planet, and the
healing power of nature from the Oscar-winning creator of the
Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher and his diving partner. This
meditation on the treasures to be found in the Great African Sea
Forest introduces the many wonders of an environment that always
surprises-from the tiniest sea snails to the shapeshifting octopus
to the gently singing whales. Illustrated with gorgeous underwater
photography of the fascinating creatures and places most of us will
never witness firsthand, this picture book is a window into another
world and all it has to share with us.
Finally available in paperback, including the story from the Netflix documentary ‘My Octopus Teacher’ and many other remarkable creatures from the great African Sea Forest.
Sea Change takes you on an evocative journey into the secret life of an almost unknown ecosystem; the beautiful kelp forest of Southern Africa. Craig and Ross spent eight years exploring this sea forest together, diving almost every day.
This is the story of what they found in the wild, and how it has transformed their lives.
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