Deep Blue, Steve Backshall
Deep Blue, Steve Backshall
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Deep Blue
My Ocean Journeys

Author: Steve Backshall

Narrator: Steve Backshall

Unabridged: 11 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ebury Digital

Published: 09/21/2023


Synopsis

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Take a deep breath

Steve Backshall was nine years old the first time he saw a shark, while on holiday with his family in Malaysia. It was the beginning of a life-long fascination with these 'lords of the sea', and the oceanic life around them. His career as one of the world's most popular naturalists and explorers has taken him to countless underwater places, many never before seen by others. And he's also been witness to the startling decline in fortune of our oceans' wild inhabitants over the past fifty years.

Deep Blue is a book a lifetime in the making: a remarkable blend of memoir, travel, and marine and environmental science that takes us on an unforgettable tour of the many worlds of aquatic life: from underwater deserts and rainforests to the evolution of ocean heroes like the sea turtle and the Great White, from the genesis of ocean life to the rapidly declining state of white polar seas and coral reefs. It's both a love letter to our precious oceans and rallying cry for what we must to do save them.

©2023 Steve Backshall (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gregory on October 16, 2024

A nice read, Steve’s life is fascinating and in the best way this book feels like sitting down with a grand-parent and hearing their stories (not because he’s old but because he has lived!). Only minor gripe with it for me was a slight lack of flow between stories, but that’s fair enough it must be......more

Goodreads review by David on January 31, 2025

This book provides an amazing amount of information on sea life, especially whales and dolphins. It shares details of discoveries made in recent years and increases awareness of the importance of protecting our seas and what lives within as well as helping the reader to understand just how much we s......more

Goodreads review by Daisy on June 12, 2024

I couldn’t have enjoyed this more, I listened to the audiobook (around 12 hours), and I’ve never heard anyone talk about a subject so passionately! Steve LOVES the ocean more than anyone loves anything else. Will be recommending this to everyone ☺️......more

Goodreads review by Tara on November 04, 2023

As someone whose passion for nature was ignited by Deadly 60 as a child and who has since devoured any works put out since, I can say with conviction that this book seems a fitting continuation. It offer a comprehensive account of different beings from coral to whales, and even dips into the earlies......more

Goodreads review by Rosie on April 30, 2025

I feel like I learnt a lot from this book and I enjoyed shouting these newly learned random facts at my family out of the blue while they were trying to watch TV. It was really lovely to hear stories from Steve’s life and his motivation to work with animals and natures. I knew he was a good diver bu......more