Blue Machine

Blue MachineCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781804991961 Format: Trade paperback (UK) Year: 2024 Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK Description: Earth is home to a huge story that is rarely told that of our ocean. Not the fish or the dolphins, but the massive ocean engine itself what it does, why it works, and the many ways it has influenced animals, weather and human history & culture. This is the spectacular story of Earth's dynamic ocean. WINNER OF THE 2024 WAINWRIGHT

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781804991961
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2024
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK


Description:
Earth is home to a huge story that is rarely told - that of our ocean. Not the fish or the dolphins, but the massive ocean engine itself- what it does, why it works, and the many ways it has influenced animals, weather and human history & culture. This is the spectacular story of Earth's dynamic ocean.



WINNER OF THE 2024 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION




FINANCIAL TIMES 2023 HIGHLIGHT




'Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way.'


Professor Alice Roberts




'In Helen Czerski's hands, the mechanical becomes magical. An instant classic.'

Tristan Gooley, author of How to Read Water



'Blue Machine is quite simply one of the best books I have ever read.'

Dr George McGavin, zoologist, entomologist and broadcaster



'A fascinating dive into the essential engine that drives our world. Czerski brings the oceans alive with compelling stories that masterfully navigate this most complex system.'


Gaia Vince, science journalist, broadcaster and author of Nomad Century





All of the Earth's ocean, from the equator to the poles, is a single engine powered by sunlight - a blue machine.




Earth is home to a huge story that is rarely told - that of our ocean. Not the fish or the dolphins, but the massive ocean engine itself- what it does, why it works, and the many ways it has influenced animals, weather and human history & culture.




In a book that will recalibrate our view of this defining feature of our planet, phys