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The Ocean : How It Has Formed Our World - and Will Shape Our Destiny.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Henriksen, Sturla.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oceanography.
- Marine resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (396 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Hero, 2025.
- Summary:
- The Ocean by Sturla Henriksen is a compelling exploration of the ocean's profound influence on human history, contemporary society, and the critical role it plays in addressing existential challenges.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Prologue
- 1. Alan’s Tears
- 2. Powerful, Dark and Mysterious
- Jaws
- Vast, Deep and Solitary
- A Glass Bubble
- The Eccentric Liquid
- Thicker than Blood
- Simple Arithmetic
- A Few Fun Facts
- Hertz 52
- Happy Not to Be Born a Flounder
- Only a Fish?
- Dark Oxygen
- The World’s Worst Sex
- Bell Jars and Bicycle Chains
- Horse Latitudes
- Maelstroms
- A Sea within the Ocean
- Bird Dung Wars
- 3. Power at Sea
- The West and the Rest
- The Story’s Omissions
- Origo’s Power of Definition
- Prone to Ornamentation, Insipidness and Brutality
- The Sailing Eunuch
- Fateful Decisions Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9781917163972
- 1917163975
- OCLC:
- 1496394744
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