Blue Hope: Exploring and Caring for Earth's Magnificent Ocean (inscribed)
DC: National Geographic, 2014. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the title page: "For Jim -- With deep admiration -- Sylvia." Also signed in full and dated "Jan. 2016." Uncommon signed. "Blending persona narrative, inspiring quotes, specially commissioned maps -- along with incomparably stunning photographs and powerful commentary--Blue Hope takes the reader on a memorable journey of the world's oceans." The photos are truly gorgeous. Dubbed "her Deepness," Sylvia Earle is a standout marine biologist, oceanographer and explorer, often described as the Rachel Carson of the oceans. She has been a National Geographic explorer-in-residence since 1998, was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998. Among many, many other accolades, she has won the Rachel Carson Award from the National Audubon Society and the Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science. A short quarto in blue leatherette; a fine copy in fine jacket. Fine / Fine. Item #1790
ISBN: 9781426213953
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