{"product_id":"into-the-great-wide-ocean-life-in-the-least-known-habitat-on-earth-by-sonke-johnsen","title":"Into the Great Wide Ocean: Life in the Least Known Habitat on Earth by Sonke Johnsen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA seagoing scientist explores how life thrives in one of the most mysterious environments on Earth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe open ocean, far from the shore and miles above the seafloor, is a vast and formidable habitat that is home to the most abundant life on our planet, from giant squid and jellyfish to anglerfish with bioluminescent lures that draw prey into their toothy mouths. \u003ci\u003eInto the Great Wide Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers inside the peculiar world of the seagoing scientists who are providing tantalizing new insights into how the animals of the open ocean solve the problems of their existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSönke Johnsen vividly describes how life in the water column of the open sea contends with a host of environmental challenges, such as gravity, movement, the absence of light, pressure that could crush a truck, catching food while not becoming food, finding a mate, raising young, and forming communities. He interweaves stories about the joys and hardships of the scientists who explore this beautiful and mysterious realm, which is under threat from human activity and rapidly changing before our eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInto the Great Wide Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e presents the sea and its inhabitants as you have never seen them before and reminds us that the rules of survival in the open ocean, though they may seem strange to us, are the primary rules of life on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The open sea might seem so distant for many of us that it may as well be another planet, but Sönke Johnsen is an affable and enthusiastic guide to the life thriving in that vast space between the surface and the bottom. A tale of both oceanic wonder and how scientific curiosity unfurls out at sea, \u003ci\u003eInto the Great Wide Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e is an invitation to dip our heads underwater and look in awe at aquatic lives we are just beginning to understand.\" \u003cb\u003e--Riley Black, author of \u003ci\u003eDeep Water\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of the Dinosaurs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Johnsen serves up a thoroughly entertaining account of what it's like to be in the largest, least explored living space on the planet, both for its inhabitants and as a visiting scientist. His highly imaginative analogies provide a unique personalized perspective while his descriptions of life at sea with seagoing scientists provide an engaging backdrop to his wonderfully crafted stories.\" \u003cb\u003e--Edith Widder, author of \u003ci\u003eBelow the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eInto the Great Wide Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing tour of the otherworldly inhabitants of the open ocean and the scientists who study them. Sönke Johnsen is a warm, witty guide into this seemingly empty expanse of blue, where creatures resemble ethereal chandeliers, fireworks, and even the water itself. This book is suffused with wonder, and will transform how you see the sea.\" \u003cb\u003e--Sabrina Imbler, author of \u003ci\u003eHow Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reading \u003ci\u003eInto the Great Wide Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e is like having the good fortune of getting into the best conversation of your life about the amazing world of the deep sea with the best storyteller you've ever met. Johnsen's book is not just a revelation about a world that's unfamiliar and awe-inspiring, but one that holds valuable lessons for us above the waves as well.\" \u003cb\u003e--Juli Berwald, author of \u003ci\u003eLife on the Rocks\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpineless\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The open sea might seem so distant for many of us that it may as well be another planet, but Sönke Johnsen is an affable and enthusiastic guide to the life thriving in that vast space between the surface and the bottom. A tale of both oceanic wonder and how scientific curiosity unfurls out at sea, \u003ci\u003eInto the Great Wide Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e is an invitation to dip our heads underwater and look in awe at aquatic lives we are just beginning to understand.\" \u003cb\u003e--Riley Black, author of \u003ci\u003eDeep Water\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of the Dinosaurs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Johnsen serves up a thoroughly entertaining account of what it's like to be in the largest, least explored living space on the planet, both for its inhabitants and as a visiting scientist. His highly imaginative analogies provide a unique personalized perspective while his descriptions of life at sea with seagoing scientists provide an engaging backdrop to his wonderfully crafted stories.\" \u003cb\u003e--Edith Widder, author of \u003ci\u003eBelow the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eInto the Great Wide Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing tour of the otherworldly inhabitants of the open ocean and the scientists who study them. Sönke Johnsen is a warm, witty guide into this seemingly empty expanse of blue, where creatures resemble ethereal chandeliers, fireworks, and even the water itself. This book is suffused with wonder, and will transform how you see the sea.\" \u003cb\u003e--Sabrina Imbler, author of \u003ci\u003eHow Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A compelling work of oceanography. . . . [The] prose is intelligent and filled with wonder.\" \u003cb\u003e---Chloe Clark, \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Johnsen deftly, humorously, lovingly combines his childhood awe [of the ocean] and his many discoveries--both marine and human--delving into the deep blue seas. . . . Compelling tidbits appear on almost every page.\" \u003cb\u003e---Terry Hong, \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A pleasing excursion into the deep.\"-- \"Kirkus Reviews\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Most of us don't have any idea about what it's like to be a scientist in the middle of the open ocean, and we are even more challenged to imagine what it's like to spend a life entirely underwater. . . . Johnsen's detailed personal experiences put us there for a little while. His intimate descriptions of pelagic organisms achieve his stated goal: 'Before we as scientists can ask people to preserve this important and fragile habitat, we need to show them that it's there and the beauty of what lives in it.'\" \u003cb\u003e---Kelly Sutherland, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If you remember being a child and at some point thinking, 'I want to be a marine biologist when I grow up, ' Sönke Johnsen's \u003ci\u003eInto the Great Wide Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e is for you. . . . You're bound to come away from this one with a host of cool new facts in your arsenal.\" \u003cb\u003e---Cheyenne Macdonald, \u003ci\u003eEngadget\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A worthwhile contribution to ocean literature. The author successfully connects scientific research and public comprehension, encouraging awareness of the deep sea and its inhabitants.\"-- \"Sevenseas Media\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Biologist Sönke Johnsen weaves his story of ocean discovery with fascinating explanations of the challenges that have shaped ocean animals into the often beautiful, sometimes hideous creatures we are feverishly working to learn from. This book will feed your curiosity, introduce you to the denizens of the deep and make you laugh. Dive in!\" \u003cb\u003e---Karen Osborn, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is informative and thought provoking from both a scientific and a personal perspective and fundamentally a very good read. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in the sea or those keen to know how science gets done. . . . I would definitely want Johnsen in my lifeboat.\" \u003cb\u003e---Peter J. Herring, \u003ci\u003eCurrent Biology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Johnsen gives a wonderful insight into the life of a deep sea marine biologist, the weird and wonderful animals encountered in this mysterious world, the trials and tribulations, in a way that makes you feel you have been sat at a table chatting about his work over a pint or cup of tea.\" \u003cb\u003e---Nick \u0026amp; Caroline Robertson-Brown, \u003ci\u003eScubaverse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eInto the Great Wide Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e captures the wonder of the animals inhabiting the vast ocean. . . . The writing style is clear and inviting, and the illustrations are masterpieces.\"-- \"Choice\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful account of the community of creatures that lives here and the community of scientists who dare to study them. It is an interesting, well-written account by a scientist who wants to share with us the strange world under the waves.\" \u003cb\u003e---Dan R. Kunkle, \u003ci\u003eWildlife Activist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I would recommend this book to novice and young marine biologists, especially those interested in studying pelagic organisms, because of the descriptive writing style and the insights into the real lives of marine biologists at sea.\" \u003cb\u003e---Laura McMonagle, \u003ci\u003eMarine Biologist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a joyous invocation of the experience of a marine biologist. . . . Johnsen's infectious storytelling engaged me from page one. This is simple reading pleasure for anyone who has felt that same seaside interest in the ocean that first captured Johnsen's attention in his childhood and wants to discover what goes on away from shore. Delightful.\" \u003cb\u003e---Brian Clegg, \u003ci\u003ePopular Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSönke Johnsen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is professor of biology at Duke University. He is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Optics of Life: A Biologist's Guide to Light in Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the coauthor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVisual Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (both Princeton). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarlin Peterson,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewho created original illustrations for this book, is an illustrator and muralist who teaches and illustrates in many styles and media. He also specializes in giant optical illusions such as his harvestmen mural below the Space Needle in Seattle, and his full portfolio can be found at marlinpeterson.com.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinceton University Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: October 15, 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.0\" H x 8.6\" L x 5.7\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e248 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IPS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45230335164602,"sku":"9780691181745","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/81oCUmFaoOL._SL1500.jpg?v=1760404920","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/into-the-great-wide-ocean-life-in-the-least-known-habitat-on-earth-by-sonke-johnsen","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}