{"product_id":"the-ocean-of-life-the-fate-of-man-and-the-sea-paperback","title":"The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCallum Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEconomist Book of the Year --Audubon Book of the Year --American Library Association Award winner - Royal Society Winton prize Finalist - Winner of the Rachel Carson award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e for oceans by \"the Rachel Carson of the fish world\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) who appeared on the Imax film \u003ci\u003eWild Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e and provided the scientific basis for the creation of the first high seas marine protected areas. For fans of Carl Safina and Elizabeth Kolbert. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Immensely entertaining, although it chronicles a tragedy... No account of the cataclysm is more engaging.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Mark Kurlansky, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The sea feeds and sustains us, but everywhere we look marine life is under threat, from Caribbean reefs to arctic fisheries to the deepest regions of the sea. In this passionate paean to the sea and its creatures one of the world's foremost marine conservation biologists tells the story of man and the sea, from the earliest traces of life on earth to the oceans as we know them today. He considers the impact of fishing and ocean acidification, rising tides and warming seas, plastics and shifting currents, and reveals what we must do now to preserve our precious oceans. The struggles of Turtles, Dolphins, Whales and Tuna are relatively well known, but few people appreciate just how much our seas have changed in the last fifty years and how many species are now under acute stress. At once passionate and persuasive, \u003ci\u003eThe Ocean of Life\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to readers of \u003ci\u003eFour Fish\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sixth Extinction\u003c\/i\u003e -to those who care about environmental sustainability, and to anyone who loves the sea and its creatures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Excellent and engrossing... I hope a great many people read this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--G. Bruce Knecht, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Authoritative and furious, urgent and persuasive\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCallum Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unnatural History of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year and winner of the Rachel Carson Environment Book Award. A professor of marine conservation at the University of York, he consulted on the Blue Planet series and the IMAX film \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e and is a frequent keynote speaker at environmental conferences (including Mission Blue, TED and the Skoll foundation). He advised and was featured in \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Line\u003c\/i\u003e, a documentary on the global fishing crisis and appeared in the National Geographic documentary \u003ci\u003eAmerica Before Columbus\u003c\/i\u003e. He is on the board of Seaweb and provided the scientific basis for the creation of the world's first high seas protected network.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 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 April 30, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42177225293959,"sku":"9780143123484","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a630905d3ddc79227aeaa438a253c886.webp?v=1733395982","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-ocean-of-life-the-fate-of-man-and-the-sea-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}