Now from the editors who have already produced " Wonders of Life" & " Heaven on Earth"
- as well as the recent volume " The Titanic, One Century Later"
- comes a new, oversized hardcover book on our undersea world. In these pages is the best-ever oceanic photography, much of it taken from deep-sea submersibles. " Friends of LIFE" include such as the artistic wizards Joel Meyerowitz, Michael Melford & Fred Bavendam, & the adventuring scientist Robert Ballard; their work is represented here. Beautiful flora as well as incredible fauna is featured. We dive to the deep-sea vents, which nurture animals too freaky to be believed. We swim with, & learn about, the dolphins & manatees. The horror & sublimity of the sea is fully captured in this book, in dramatic narrative as well as pictures. Of course we deal with whales & sharks, but also with shipwrecks, & the tales behind them. There is the natural history of the sea
- where did it come from, what is its future?
- & also the story of man's interaction with the oceans, from Noah to Herman Melville to Jacques Cousteau to the Japanese tsunami. In these pages, LIFE descends into the watery depths, & presents an altogether mesmerizing tale.