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OverviewAt the center of Deep Blue Home a penetrating exploration of the ocean as single vast current and of the creatures dependent on it is Whitty s description of the three-dimensional ocean river, far more powerful than the Nile or the Amazon, encircling the globe. It s a watery force connected to the earth s climate control and so to the eventual fate of the human race. Whitty s thirty-year career as a documentary filmmaker and diver has given her sustained access to the scientists dedicated to the study of an astonishing range of ocean life, from the physiology of extremophile life forms to the strategies of nesting seabirds to the ecology of whale falls (what happens upon the death of a behemoth). No stranger to extreme adventure, Whitty travels the oceanside and underwater world from the Sea of Cortez to Newfoundland to Antarctica. In the Galapagos, in one of the book s most haunting encounters, she realizes: I am about to learn the answer to my long-standing question about what would happen to a person in the water if a whale sounded directly alongside would she, like a person afloat beside a sinking ship, be dragged under too? This book provides extraordinary armchair entree to gripping adventure, cutting-edge science, and an intimate understanding of our deep blue home. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Julia WhittyPublisher: Mariner Books Imprint: Mariner Books ISBN: 9781299882102ISBN 10: 1299882102 Pages: 121 Publication Date: 01 January 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |