Richard Ellis is the author of more than ten books, including The Book of Whales (Knopf, 1980), Monsters of the Sea (Knopf, 1994), Imagining Atlantis (Knopf, 1998), The Search for the Giant Squid (Lyons, 1998), and, most recently, Aquagenesis (Viking, 2001). A research associate at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, he is also a celebrated artist whose works of marine life have been exhibited in museums around the world.
"A book that gives voice to the thousands of species of marine life
that have been hunted and fished to near extinction."-- "E-The
Environment Magazine"
"As the human population has increased, the marine population has
plummeted, and Ellis tells the complex story behind this equation
for disaster with a vast array of facts, unfailing eloquence, and
bracing frankness."-- "Booklist"
"It is also a splendid example of history illuminating ecology,
with well-chosen facts that enable us to picture a largely
invisible catastrophe."-- "New York Times Book Review"
"Now . . . as Richard Ellis bluntly argues in this important and
aptly named book, we have the . . . wherewithal to so reduce so
many species of ocean life that the ecological consequences are
incalculable."-- "Mother Jones"
"Read this book and be inspired, informed, and entertained, but
watch out. The latest, most powerful tribute to the sea by Richard
Ellis could forever change the way you think about the ocean, about
yourself, and about the future we share with the sea."--Sylvia
Earle, Explorer in Residence, National Geographic Society
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