Pristine Seas

Books inspired by Puke Ariki exhibit Pristine Seas: Bringing the Ocean Back is a must-see National Geographic international exhibition that explores the world’s most remote and unspoiled marine ecosystems. Dates 7 June 2025 - 26 October 2025 https://pukeariki.com/museum/exhibitions/upcoming/pristine-seas-bringing-the-ocean-back

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Secrets of the Octopus
Montgomery, Sy
Paper Book
Take an illuminating journey into the life of the octopus, one of nature's most intelligent and complex animals. Come closer than ever to these elusive creatures, thanks to insights from an international bestselling author-working with the founder of Octonation and the world's top...
Underwater wild : my octopus teacher's extraordinary world
Foster, Craig (Filmmaker)
Ebook
From the creators of the Academy Award-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher, an immersive journey into the underwater world that inspired it--and holds transformative lessons for us all Craig Foster and Ross Frylinck regularly dive together in the awe-inspiring kelp...
The ship beneath the ice : the discovery of Shackleton's Endurance
Bound, Mensun
Paper Book
By the subject of the National Geographic documentary Endurance, streaming soon on Disney+ "As thrilling as any tale from the heroic age of exploration. . . Bound's account is a triumph. The storytelling is piano-wire taut, the writing saturated with polar moodiness." ― Sunday...
A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
Gibbins, David.
Paper Book
From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human history told through the archaeological discoveries of twelve shipwrecks across time. The Viking warship of King Cnut the Great. Henry VIII's the Mary Rose. Captain John...
Becoming Earth : how our planet came to life
Jabr, Ferris
Ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A vivid account of a major shift in how we understand Earth, from an exceptionally talented new voice. Earth is not simply an inanimate planet on which life evolved, but rather a planet that came to life. "Glorious . . . full of achingly beautiful...
Sing like fish : how sound rules life under water
Kingdon, Amorina
Paper Book
A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes--from an award-winning science writer "Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world...
Blue machine : how the ocean shapes our world
Czerski, Helen
Audiobook
A Financial Times Best Science Book of 2023 A scientist's exploration of the "ocean engine"--the physics behind the ocean's systems--and why it matters. All of Earth's oceans, from the equator to the poles, are a single engine powered by sunlight, driving huge...

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