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Cousteau: The Captain and His World
In this first balanced portrait of this little-understood, greatly admired man, the author recounts Cousteau's life as a seaman and adventurer and reveals the off-camera techniques behind his famous documentaries
- GenresBiography
316 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1989
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Richard Munson
24 books93 followersBloomsbury in June 2025 will release "Power Corrupts: Cleaning Up America's Biggest Industry," which explains the recent rise of racketeering and bribery by utilities seeking billion-dollar bailouts for dirty and uneconomic power plants.
W.W. Norton in November 2024 published "Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist."
Norton previously released "Tesla: Inventor of the Modern," a biography of the under-appreciate genius who brought us the electric motor, radio, robots, and remote control.
Other Richard Munson books include; "Tech to Table: 25 Innovators Reimagining Food;" "From Edison to Enron," a history of the electricity industry; "The Cardinals of Capitol Hill," a behind-the-scenes look at congressional appropriators; and "Cousteau: The Captain and His World," a biography of the undersea explorer.
In addition to writing, Munson has been a senior director for the Environmental Defense Fund, senior vice president of Recycled Energy Development, executive director of the Northeast-Midwest Institute, director of Solar Lobby and Center for Renewable Resources, co-coordinator of Sun Day, coordinator of Environmental Action Foundation, and director of the University of Michigan's Pilot Program.
W.W. Norton in November 2024 published "Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist."
Norton previously released "Tesla: Inventor of the Modern," a biography of the under-appreciate genius who brought us the electric motor, radio, robots, and remote control.
Other Richard Munson books include; "Tech to Table: 25 Innovators Reimagining Food;" "From Edison to Enron," a history of the electricity industry; "The Cardinals of Capitol Hill," a behind-the-scenes look at congressional appropriators; and "Cousteau: The Captain and His World," a biography of the undersea explorer.
In addition to writing, Munson has been a senior director for the Environmental Defense Fund, senior vice president of Recycled Energy Development, executive director of the Northeast-Midwest Institute, director of Solar Lobby and Center for Renewable Resources, co-coordinator of Sun Day, coordinator of Environmental Action Foundation, and director of the University of Michigan's Pilot Program.
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September 26, 2010
An unauthorized biography, completed shortly before the death of Cousteau's first wife and the dissolution of his partnership with his son Jean-Michel. A fair acknowledgment of Cousteau's accomplishments and the times in which he worked, and a frank assessment of the explorer's shortcomings.
I found it an interesting counterpoint to Alexandra Morton's Listening to Whales, with her stern rebukes to those who would abuse sea animals in captivity.
I found it an interesting counterpoint to Alexandra Morton's Listening to Whales, with her stern rebukes to those who would abuse sea animals in captivity.
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