“Ultimately, this timely and richly told story became something the author did not intend: an invaluable survey of how much damage has been done and how much we will lose if we don’t protect the seas.” —Booklist
This July 4th, Little, Brown is taking readers not just to the beach, but beneath the waves with IN OCEANS DEEP by Bill Streever. Scientist, author, sailor, and diver Bill Streever has taken us to the earth’s coldest, hottest, and windiest places with his acclaimed books, the national bestseller Cold (a New York Times Editors’ Choice and Los Angeles Times Book Award finalist) and his Nautilus Award–winning books Heat and And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind. Now, he breaks through the surface of the water, plunging readers into the mysteries of the deep sea—that immensely beautiful and extremely dangerous place that has long been a symbol of the great unknown.
“A buoyant, at times thrilling, account of the deep sea experience, perfect for divers and other lovers of life beneath the waves.”—Kirkus Reviews
Streever’s new, breathtaking book, IN OCEANS DEEP: Courage, Innovation, and Adventure Beneath the Waves (Little, Brown; ISBN: 9780316551311, July 2, 2019), shines a light on the incredible adventures happening in the darkness of earth’s incomprehensibly vast oceans, taking a fascinating look at the past, present, and future of underwater exploration and why it matters so much to all of us. Indeed, as we continue to grapple with the daily onslaught of overfishing, oil spills, pollution, and plastics,understanding the world’s last frontier—and defending it for the future—is more important than ever. Written for the tens of millions of Americans who have spent time underwater and for anyone who has ever looked at the ocean, marveled at its beauty, and wondered, “What lies beneath the surface?,” the book is a transportive experience.
“With a real knack for storytelling, Streever evocatively puts the reader in the helmets, flippers, and submersibles of sea explorers throughout history.…Streever crafts a book to be enjoyed by divers and general readers alike.”
—Publishers Weekly
This piece was prepared online by Panuruji Kenta, Publisher, SEVENSEAS Media