Chasing Science at Sea : Racing Hurricanes, Stalking Sharks, and Living Undersea with Ocean Experts (Paperback)

from goydaeh

Prager offers a good introduction to several ocean-related sciences, but the book suffers severely from not following the "show, don't tell" rule. The incidents she depicts in the book are (mostly) interesting, and the topics covered are broad, but Prager seems to feel the need to begin and end e...

from AJBraithwaite

Could have been fascinating, but somehow wasn't. Felt as though I was being talked down to all the time and got very tired of reading the phrase 'in the field' (which seems particularly inappropriate for oceanographic research). The author is obviously very proud of being a scientist, but doesn't...

from LisCarey

Prager has a noble purpose in this book: to convey the excitement and adventure of doing science, and specifically of doing ocean science fieldwork, through telling the stories of the experiences of ocean-going scientists. To a fair degree she succeeds, but not entirely. This feels more like a co...