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Oceans (Hardcover)

by Anne Laking (Author), Paul Rose (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: BBC Books (2 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 184607505X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846075056
  • Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 21.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,288 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #1 in  Books > Scientific, Technical & Medical > Earth Sciences > Oceanography
    #3 in  Books > Science & Nature > Earth Sciences & Geography > Oceanography
    #8 in  Books > Science & Nature > Earth Sciences & Geography > Palaeontology

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The oceans are the single most important feature of our planet. They shape our climate, our culture, our future. Yet we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about Earth's watery depths. What lies below the frozen Arctic ice-sheets? Or in the intriguing black holes under the Caribbean Sea? Drawing on the most exciting stories from the fields of sub-aquatic archaeology, geology, marine biology and anthropology, professional diver and explorer Paul Rose reveals an astonishing hidden world of lost cities, forgotten shipwrecks, underwater caves and submerged volcanoes. He also looks at life in the ocean habitat, from great white sharks to the myriad exotic, but rarely seen, creatures that thrive in the extreme conditions miles beneath the surface.This book, like the landmark television series it accompanies, examines the possible consequences of upsetting this delicate balance and its impact on global warming. Beautifully illustrated with more than 150 colour photographs, "Oceans: Exploring the Hidden Depths of the Underwater World" unravels the mysteries of the deep and provides illuminating insights into this vast undersea domain. The oceans and seas explored include the Mediterranean, the Sea of Cortez, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Southern Ocean and the Arctic Ocean.

About the Author
Paul Rose, the expedition leader and co-presenter of the BBC television series, Oceans, is a polar guide, professional diver, mountaineer, engineer and yacht skipper. He was the base commander of the British Antarctic Survey, and was awarded both the Queen's Polar Medal and the US Polar Medal. Paul ran the US Navy's diver training programme at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center and trained emergency response dive teams, including the police, fire department and underwater recovery teams. He has presented several other television series, including Voyages of Discovery, Climate Change and Take One Museum. Anne Laking has worked in science programming at the BBC for 20 years and has been an executive producer in science programming for eight years. Her factual and science programmes have won a number of awards including a BAFTA, several Royal Television Society awards and two Beijing Golden Dragon awards. Anne was the executive producer of the award-winning Horizon: The Mystery of the Persian Mummy and Alternative Medicine for BBC2, as well as the landmark BBC4 science series Time, Light Fantastic, and Visions. She is the executive producer of Oceans.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great on its own or to read with the series, 18 Nov 2008
By T. Wiser "Mit" (Nr. Nottingham, UK) - See all my reviews
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I saw this book in Sainsbury's and suggested to my wife that it would be a good birthday present. Sure enough, guess what I got on my birthday. I love the underwater world as I am a scuba diver so anything like this is right down my street. The images are superb and the tone of the text makes it very easy to read. It'd be quite suitable to read in its own right but as the TV series is on at the moment it makes a great accompanyment to that as well. Definately recommended.
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3 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Book matches the tv programme in quality, 30 Dec 2008
By Ms. A. M. Thomas (Norwich, England) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book for my daughter's christmas as she was fascinated by the programme recently shown on the BBC. I did wonder whether she would find the written book a little too hard-going, but she loves it and finds it an easy and interesting read. She is 13. The photography is superb and the full colour picture inside this book are fantastic. Great buy. The picture of the weedy sea dragon is enthralling and was her favourite by miles.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Better than the TV series, but..., 11 April 2009
By Jonas Thing Bech "Jonas Thing" (Denmark) - See all my reviews
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The book is a bit better than the really bad TV series. In the book there are a few useful facts and some amazing pictures of sperm whales!

A lot of the pictures though look like they were taken by Philippe's grand father: Out of focus with funny colours, eg. the scalloped hammerhead shark on page 91.

There are far better books out there on this subject.
And avoid the dvd all together - get Planet Earth or Blue Planet instead - also from BBC.

Jonas
- Copenhagen
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