{"product_id":"the-oceans-menagerie-how-earths-strangest-creatures-reshape-the-rules-of-life-hardcover","title":"The Ocean's Menagerie: How Earth's Strangest Creatures Reshape the Rules of Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDrew Harvell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn elegantly written exploration of the cutting edge science of the strangest and most remarkable creatures on our planet by a leading marine biologist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHundred-year-old giant clams, coral kingdoms that rival human cities, and jellyfish that glow in the dark: ocean invertebrates are among the oldest and most diverse organisms on earth, seeming to bend the \"rules\" of land-based biology. Although sometimes unseen in the deep, the spineless creatures contain 600 million years of adaptation to problems of disease, energy consumption, nutrition, and defense. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Ocean's Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e, world-renowned marine ecologist Dr. Drew Harvell takes us diving from Hawaii to the Salish Sea, from St. Croix to Indonesia, to uncover the incredible underwater \"superpowers\" of spineless creatures: we meet corals many times stronger than steel or concrete, sponges who create potent chemical compounds to fight off disease, and sea stars that garden the coastlines, keeping all the other nearby species in balance. As our planet changes fast, the biomedical, engineering, and energy innovations of these wonderous creatures inspire ever more important solutions to our own survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Ocean's Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of biological marvels, a story of a woman's passionate connection to an adventurous career in science, and a call to arms to protect the world's most ancient ecosystems.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrew Harvell \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emerita of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University, Affiliate Faculty at University of Washington and a Science Envoy to the US State Department. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eOcean Outbreak\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Sea of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e which were, variously, the winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History Literature, the Prose Award, and the Sustainable Science Award, among others. She has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, and CNN, and she has authored over 180 academic articles in \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScience Advances\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Dr. Harvell featured in the award-winning film \u003ci\u003eFragile Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e, narrated by Ted Danson about the Blaschka Glass Invertebrates museum collection. She is currently a science adviser on various ocean conservation boards, including Fabien Cousteau's Proteus Ocean Group, working to build the Underwater Space Station.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9.25 x 6.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987496468781,"sku":"9780593654286","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/D74_1NMvW69780593654286.webp?v=1776179058","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-oceans-menagerie-how-earths-strangest-creatures-reshape-the-rules-of-life-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}