Title: I want just the facts, 'mam
Product review: Why is it that so many scientists aspire to cover 'EVERYTHING?' Why do so many books about the ocean, like this one, also include social messages about 'saving' the oceans and thereby saving the planet?Why can't the authors have the discipline to write about only a few related topics, and cover them well? How about presenting just the facts? And comprehensive maps? And scales? And references that tell me from where and when they got the info?OK so maybe asking for equal coverage, geological information, actual data instead of hand waving might be too much. But how about just balanced information?This book is eye candy. It doesn't cover any of its many topics well. Furthermore, it's got a European bias. You can barely make out the features of the ocean floor surrounding Indonesia, an area with important oceanographic features, we have learned at great cost last Christmas.
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