The Place of Tides: A Journey to the Land of the Eider Duck and a Life-Changing Encounter with the Women Who Gather the Birds’ Precious Down on Remote ... the acclaimed author of The Shepherd’s Life Cover
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The Place of Tides A Journey to the Land of the Eider Duck and a Life-Changing Encounter with the Women Who Gather the Birds’ Precious Down on Remote ... the acclaimed author of The Shepherd’s Life

James Rebanks

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The Ezra Klein Show

This beautiful nonfiction book describes the quiet, meditative process of collecting Eiderdown on an island, illustrating how much is missed due to the speed of modern life and technology.

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And then the third one would be maybe more of an antidote. It's a beautiful book called The Place of Tides by James Rebanks, nonfiction. And he goes to an island, I think it's off Iceland, and he live...

— Episode: George Saunders on Anger, Ambition and S...

Episode: George Saunders on Anger, Ambition and Sin

This beautiful nonfiction book describes the quiet, meditative process of collecting Eiderdown on an island, illustrating how much is missed due to the speed of modern life and technology.

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And then the third one would be maybe more of an antidote. It's a beautiful book called The Place of Tides by James Rebanks, nonfiction. And he goes to an island, I think it's off Iceland, and he lives with this woman who is, her job is to collect Eiderdown.

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