Best Selling Books by Sylvia A. Earle

A Silent Spring for our era, this eloquent, urgent, fascinating book reveals how just 50 years of swift and dangerous oceanic change threatens the very existence of life on Earth. Legendary marine scientist Sylvia Earle portrays a planet teetering on the brink of irreversible environmental crisis. In recent decades we’ve learned more about the ocean than in all previous human history combined. But, even as our knowledge has exploded, so too has our power to upset the delicate balance of this complex organism. Modern overexploitation has driven many species to the verge of extinction, from tiny but indispensable biota to magnificent creatures like tuna, swordfish, and great whales. Since the mid-20th century about half our coral reefs have died or suffered sharp decline; hundreds of oxygen-deprived "dead zones" blight our coastal waters; and toxic pollutants afflict every level of the food chain. Fortunately, there is reason for hope, but what we do—or fail to do—in the next ten years may well resonate for the next ten thousand. The ultimate goal, Earle argues passionately and persuasively, is to find responsible, renewable strategies that safeguard the natural systems that sustain us. The first step is to understand and act upon the wise message of this accessible, insightful, and compelling book.

Internationally renowned as the ambassador-at-large to the world''s oceans, Sylvia Earle is an extraordinary woman--the former chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a distinguished marine biologist, a veteran of more than 6,000 hours underwater, the founder of an ocean engineering firm, and an eloquent advocate for marine conservation. Sea Change is at once the gripping adventure story of Earle''s three decades of undersea exploration, an insider''s introduction to the dynamic field of marine biology, and an urgent plea for the preservation of the world''s fragile and rapidly deteriorating ocean ecosystems. Earle takes us along on journeys to places of unimaginable beauty and unutterable destruction. She conjures up the exhilaration of swimming with humpback whales off the coast of Maui; she makes us comprehend the true environmental tragedy of the massive oil spills in Prince William Sound and the Persian Gulf; and she leads us out into Australia''s Great Barrier Reef, the epitome of ocean wilderness but also the final resting place for tons of waste that drift in from thousands of miles away. This brilliant, thought-provoking, superbly readable book will inspire a new reverence for the majesty of the world''s oceans even as it opens our eyes to the intricate interdependence of all life-forms.

In a discussion of the very latest discoveries in marine science - a field that combines oceanography, biology, geology, chemistry, physics, meteorology, and trailblazing underwater exploration - we are led into the interworkings of the sea and the increasingly complex relationship between humans and the ocean."--BOOK JACKET.

Dazzling photographs combine with inspiring insights from international ocean icon Sylvia Earle and other notable ocean advocates, paying a poignant tribute to the beauty and magic of the ocean and shedding light on its abundant gifts to the planet. This lyrical ode to the ocean marries the insights and inspiration of ocean advocate Sylvia Earle, and other experts and celebrities, with the world''s most stunning photographs of beaches, coral reefs, and underwater life. All combine to express Earle''s passionate message: Life depends on the ocean, and to save it we must love it. In seven essays, she recounts the milestones of a life spent pioneering and protecting the ocean. Supporting facts and maps bolster this book''s clear and hopeful message: We can all play a role in keeping the heart of our planet alive.

A brief introduction to coral reefs, including where they are found, how they grow, what lives in them, their importance, and efforts being made to protect and restore them.

Examines a variety of animals found in the sea, including jellyfish, worms, scallops, and squids.

The author relates some of her adventures studying and exploring the world''s oceans, including tracking whales, living in an underwater laboratory, and helping to design a deep water submarine.

A famed oceanographer takes a tour of the Coral Reef and introduces such creatures as the damselfish, red lipped batfish, and brown goby. 24 color photos. Map.

Explores America''s twelve marine sanctuaries, from the relics of lost ships at Monitor Marine Sanctuary in North Carolina to the huge underwater cliffs in Monterey Bay, California.

"Information and photos of oceans for young children"--

Designed in consultation with NASA and the NOAA, a detailed exploration of the Earth''s oceans provides more than 150 maps, photos, and satellite images combined with information on its diverse life and phenomena, as well as related technological developments.

A new genus and species, Hummbrella hydra, of uncertain taxonomic position among the Rhodophyta, collected at several locations in the Juan Fernandez Islands, is described and illustrated.

Por que o destino dos oceanos e o nosso é um só? Esta é a questão que abre A Terra é azul, um misto de relato pessoal, ensaio científico e resumo histórico sobre a impossibilidade de continuarmos ignorando o impacto da extração e da exploração marítima em nosso planeta. Este novo clássico escrito após o derramamento de petróleo no golfo do México, em 2010, aponta argumentos convincentes de que é chegada a hora de uma mudança na relação entre os mares e a ação do homem, ainda ignorada, diminuída e mascarada, sobretudo pela indústria e pelos governantes. Do mais ínfimo crustáceo até as gigantescas baleias jubarte, passando por criaturas bioluminescentes e recifes de corais, todas as espécies oceânicas têm como porta-voz Sylvia A. Earle – oceanógrafa eleita pela Times a primeira "heroína do planeta".

A brief introduction to coral reefs, including where they are found, how they grow, what lives in them, their importance, and efforts being made to protect and restore them.

A history of underwater exploration with coverage on the evolution of machines and techniques.

"Turning Points in Modern History takes you on a far-reaching journey around the globe-- from China to the Americas to New Zealand-- to shed light on how two dozen of the top discoveries, inventions, political upheavals, and ideas since 1400 have shaped the modern world. Taught by award-winning history professor Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, these 24 thought-provoking lectures tell the amazing story of how life as we know it developed-- at times advancing in one brilliant instant and at other times, in painstaking degrees. Starting in the early 15th century and culminating in the age of social media, you''ll encounter astounding threads that weave through the centuries, joining these turning points in ways that may come as a revelation. You''ll also witness turning points with repercussions we can only speculate about because they are still very much in the process of turning" -- From publisher''s web site.

General popular account of Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae.