Discover the world's ocean--from tides and currents to the creatures living in it to the impact it has on our lives, whether we know it or not--in this richly illustrated overview of the life force that defines and sustains our planet, written by world-renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle.
Never more timely, this paperback edition addresses the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico with new material, including the complete congressional testimony of Dr. Sylvia Earle, NGS Explorer-in-Residence and Time magazine's "Hero for the Planet." The book will appeal to the growing segment of young people and adults with an interest in the future of the planet, and particularly to readers of Mark Lyman's Six Degrees, Tim Flannery's The Weathermakers, and Thomas Friedman's Hot, Flat, and Crowded.
