{"product_id":"creatures-of-the-deep-in-search-of-the-seas-monsters-and-the-world-they-live-in-9780228103295","title":"Creatures of the Deep: In Search of the Sea's Monsters and the World They Live in","description":"\u003cp\u003e Praise for the first edition: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore than a picture book ... Hoyt's elegant writing provides both the historical background for deep-sea exploration and an ecological perspective on life in the ocean's depths.\u003c\/i\u003e --American Scientist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA magnificent bestiary ... and a reminder of how little we actually know about the seas surrounding us.\u003c\/i\u003e --Popular Science\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner, Outstanding Nonfiction Book of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e --American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc., New York\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this updated third edition of \u003ci\u003eCreatures of the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning nature and science writer Erich Hoyt gives readers a glimpse of the amazing variety of creatures found in the deepest parts of the ocean. Weaving together details from the latest scientific research about sharks, giant squid, dragonfish, huge tube worms, clams and tiny microbes of the deep-sea vents, Hoyt embarks on a magical journey roaming across the abyssal plains and descending into deep-sea trenches more than 20,000 feet down. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hoyt unravels the complex predator-prey relationships, from killer copepods to battles between giant squid and sperm whales, presenting compelling portraits of animals that are superbly adapted denizens of a dark high-pressure world. There are life forms, independent of sunlight and photosynthesis, which flourish around the hot, sulfurous deep-sea vents in the magnificent rift valley of the mid-ocean ridge, the world's longest mountain range. Surviving in conditions that appear to be close to the very soup of primordial Earth, these microbes have become the basis for the latest research into Earth's origins. This book is fully illustrated with fantastic underwater imagery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12524376\"\u003eErich Hoyt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 9.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780228103295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0228103290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT020000\"\u003eAnimals | Marine Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT025000\"\u003eEcosystems \u0026amp; Habitats | Oceans \u0026amp; Seas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI039000\"\u003eLife Sciences | Marine Biology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eErich Hoyt\u003c\/b\u003e has spent much of his life on or beside the sea, working with whales and dolphins and marine conservation. A noted conservationist and scientist, he has written more than 20 books including the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eOrca: The Whale Called Killer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStrange Sea Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e plus several children's books including \u003ci\u003eWeird Sea Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhale Rescue\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Dorset, England. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Firefly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42705078321389,"sku":"9780228103295","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_23184e18-aae8-4707-9bdd-fa8e952cf5dd.jpg?v=1650008640","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/creatures-of-the-deep-in-search-of-the-seas-monsters-and-the-world-they-live-in-9780228103295","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}