JACQUES COUSTEAU(ISBN=) 英文原版

An unprecedented and masterfully told biography of Jacques
Cousteau that reveals for the first time the fascinating and
compelling individual behind this famous television
personality.

Inventor of the aqualung and fearless scuba diver, Jacques Cousteau
opened up the ocean to a mass audience for the first time. Here,
with the cooperation of many of the subjects closest confidants and
family, Brad Matsen makes clear the full picture of his remarkable
life, showing the father, military man, inventor, entrepreneur, and
adventurer behind the public face. Vividly conveying the people,
the science, and the lure of the sea that shaped Cousteau’s life,
Matsen paints a luminous portrait of a man who profoundly changed
the way we live on our planet.

BRAD MATSEN is the author of Titanic’s Last
Secrets, Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss, and
many other books about the sea and its inhabitants. He was a
creative producer for the television series The Shape of
Life, and his articles on marine science and the environment
have appeared in Mother Jones, Audubon, and Natural
History, among other publications. He lives on Vashon Island,
off the coast of Washington State.

List of Illustrations
Preface
Prelude: Autumn 1977
La Bergre
Les Mousquemers
Breathing Underwater
Sixty Feet Down
Scuba
Shipwrecks
The Fountain
Menfish
The Abyss
II Faut Aller Voir
Fame
Living Underwater
World Without Sun
The Undersea World of David Wolper
An Honest Witness
Oasis in Space
Odyssey
Moving On
Captain Outrageous

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“Matsen’s book is eloquently crafted by a man who clearly
understands and respects the wonders of the sea.” —
Winston-Salem Journal
“Absolutely do not miss this book. It is both entertaining and an
important slice of history.”–Diver Magazine
“Cousteau owned one of the most recognizable faces on the planet. .
. . Yet, as Matsen deftly demonstrates, we hardly knew him.”
—Seattle Times
“There are a lot of Cousteau books – bits and pieces – and many are
nonsense. This one is remarkably accurate.”–Jean-Michel
Cousteau
“Cousteau’s life was a cautionary tale, and Matsen tells it
exceedingly well.”–San Francisco
Chronicle                                  

“Brad Matsen reminds us that Cousteau earned his fame honestly: He
invented the modern understanding of the sea.”—Outside
Magazine
“Revealing.”—The Economist
 “Matsen examines Cousteau with a sensitive eye, qualifying
his astounding career and lasting legacy. . . . Environmentalists,
divers, and armchair ocean lovers will all soak up this
work.”—Publishers Weekly
“Goes beyond the sea. . . . fills us in on Cousteau’s work with the
French Resistance during World War II. It also tells of family
tragedy and drama.”—NY
Post                                       

“Readers who dive, who are interested in ecology or the oceans, or
who simply recognize the name Cousteau, will want to read this
full, well-rounded portrait of one of the world’s greatest
explorers and conservationists.”–Library Journal (Starred
Review)