The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus

"An electrifying, many-faceted masterwork."BooklistThe beloved explorer Jacques Cousteau witnessed firsthand the complexity and beauty of life on earth and underseaand watched the toll taken by human activity in the twentieth century. In this magnificent last book, now available for the first time in the United States, Cousteau describes his deeply informed philosophy about protecting our world for future generations. Weaving gripping stories of his adventures throughout, he and coauthor Susan Schiefelbein address the risks we take with human health, the overfishing and sacking of the world's oceans, the hazards of nuclear proliferation, and the environmental responsibility of scientists, politicians, and people of faith. This prescient, clear-sighted book is a remarkable testament to the life and work of one of our greatest modern adventurers.

Jacques Cousteau (1910–1997) was world-renowned as an ocean explorer, filmmaker, educator, and environmental activist. He won three Oscars and the Palme d’Or for his films, and wrote or coauthored more than seventy-five books. Susan Schiefelbein has won the National Magazine Award and the Front Page Award for her cover stories on social issues. A former editor at the Saturday Review, she went on to write the narration for many of Cousteau’s documentary films. She lives in Paris.

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Drive to Explore	p. 27
Personal Risk	p. 45
Public Risk	p. 80
Irreplaceable Water, Irreplaceable Air	p. 106
The Holy Scriptures and the Environment	p. 116
Saccage	p. 130
Catch as Catch Can	p. 146
Science and Human Values	p. 178
The Hot Peace: Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Energy	p. 205
Life in a Billion Years	p. 263
The Miracle of Life: The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus	p. 276
Epilogue: An Update Since the Writing of This Book	p. 293
Selected Bibliography	p. 303
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The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus Exploring and Conserving Our Natural World

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