{"product_id":"my-father-the-captain-my-life-with-jacques-cousteau-hardcover","title":"My Father, the Captain: My Life with Jacques Cousteau - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Paisner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn every legend, there is a legacy. In the life and career of undersea\u003cbr\u003eexplorer Jacques Cousteau, that legacy beats in the heart of the sea and in\u003cbr\u003ethe heart of his son, Jean-Michel, the noted French environmentalist, \u003cbr\u003eeducator and documentary film producer who has spent most of his adult life\u003cbr\u003enurturing the work of his famous father. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMy Father, The Captain, \u003c\/i\u003e Jean-Michel Cousteau takes an open and intimate look at the life he shared with his father, and the legend he has taken it\u003cbr\u003eupon himself to carry. In so doing, he hopes to shed new and meaningful\u003cbr\u003elight on the life and work of a man who inspired millions to reconsider our\u003cbr\u003erelationship with the sea and its creatures-and, in the process, to\u003cbr\u003eunderstand a little more about himself and his family as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Captain Cousteau was a complicated man,\" the younger Cousteau writes. \"He\u003cbr\u003ewas a man of many different personalities, many different moods. But this\u003cbr\u003eis how it is with all great men, yes? We know the public mask, but it is\u003cbr\u003ethe private face that reveals a man's true character. It is the man we\u003cbr\u003eknow when the cameras are not filming.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Father, The Captain\u003c\/i\u003e is shot-through with new material and fresh insights\u003cbr\u003einto the life and mind of a man who helped to jump-start a global\u003cbr\u003econservation effort that continues to flourish. Jean-Michel Cousteau and\u003cbr\u003ehis collaborator, New York Times best-selling author Daniel Paisner, offer\u003cbr\u003ean intimate reappraisal of the many touchstone moments Jean-Michel shared\u003cbr\u003ewith his father, as well as the seminal moments from his father's life that\u003cbr\u003ehave become part of the Cousteau family lore and legend.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean-Michel Cousteau is the president of the high-profile Ocean Futures Society. He has made more than 80 films and has won an Emmy, a Peabody, a 7 d'Or, and a Cable Ace Award. Cousteau is the executive producer of the acclaimed PBS TV series Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures, and the author of My Father, the Captain: My Life with Jacques Cousteau. Daniel Paisner is the New York Times bestselling author\/coauthor of more than 60 books, including Denzel Washington's A Hand to Guide Me, Missy Franklin's Relentless Spirit: The Unconventional Raising of a Champion, and Daymond John's The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage. To learn more, visit danielpaisner.com or follow @DanielPaisner on Twitter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9.16 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169621446791,"sku":"9781426206832","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ec9cd0d7b4fdb602a88a46c3b4142245.webp?v=1733342707","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/my-father-the-captain-my-life-with-jacques-cousteau-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}