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The Ocean : How It Has Formed Our World - and Will Shape Our Destiny.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Henriksen, Sturla.
Contributor:
Oatley, Diane.
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:
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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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