Blue Hope: Exploring and Caring for Earth's Magnificent Ocean
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (711 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1426213956 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Whether you are new to understanding all the problems the oceans face, or you need an injection of joy and positivity about conservation, this book is a must-read." --Mother Nature Network
In seven essays, she recounts the milestones of a life spent pioneering and protecting the ocean. Supporting facts and maps bolster this book's clear and hopeful message: We can all play a role in keeping the heart of our planet alive.. All combine to express Earle's passionate message: Life depends on the ocean, and to save it we must love it. Dazzling photographs combine with inspiring insights from international ocean icon Sylvia Earle and other notable ocean advocates, paying a poignant tribute to the beauty and magic of the ocean and shedding light on its abundant gifts to the planet.This lyrical ode to the ocean marries the insights and inspiration of ocean advocate Sylvia Earle, and other experts and celebrities, with the world's most stunning photographs of beaches, coral reefs, and underwater life
P. Nguyen said A book worth reading, a treasure worth saving. A beautiful book that we should all read to understand that caring for our oceans means caring for our human race, and our coexistence with earth's precious wildlife and natural environment. Earth is a treasure we need to save for our sake.. Beautiful book with important message! Bought 3 of these books for top 3 winning prizes in a contest to design a crab character for a free Game App (Crab Castles).Sylvia A. Earle is an internationally recognized expert in the marine environment and when people at the contest saw the book, the compe. Amazon Customer said Disappointment. This book might have been excellent but the printing quality of the photographs is simply not good enough.Its content is excellent and the original photographs were no doubt stunning and thought provoking, However, a book that leans on its photographs should b
. She has experience as a field research scientist, government official, and director for corporate and nonprofit organizations, including the Aspen Institute, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, and many others. Formerly chief scientist of NOAA, Earle is the founder of Mission Blue and SEAlliance, and chair of the Advisory Council of the Ocean in Google Earth. She has authored more than 190 scientific, technical, and