A Sense of the Sea

In A Sense of the Sea, sailor and oceanographer Dr. Brian Whitehouse presents the sea we grew up with, and the one that is coming. Read this book to rediscover the sea, and to realize how you obtained your sense of it.

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Author: Brian Whitehouse
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Cover of A Sense of the Sea

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We all have a sense of the sea. Even if you have never been in or on the sea, you know what it looks and sounds like. But we can sense something without understanding it. In A Sense of the Sea, sailor and oceanographer Dr. Brian Whitehouse presents the sea we grew up with, and the one that is coming. Read this book to rediscover the sea, and to realize how you obtained your sense of it. The story focuses on the heyday of oceanography, that four-decade period when we had a fathomless thirst for discovery, the Soviet Union was in our shadows, Rachel Carson defined our sense of environment, and the adventures of Jacques Cousteau took us to unknown worlds.

Date insert: Friday, 24 March 2023

T'was the Night Before Christmas... 

 (With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, may he forgive my doggerel...)

...and all through the shop,
all we minions were working,
   until ready to drop.

The ebooks were flying,
the covers were spare,
The edits were crazy,
   with "one more thing I must share!"

We waited for Santa,
'Cuz we love old Saint Nick,
But Hitch made us work,
   Waving 'round an old stick!

So slave we all did,
And made all your books,
So that Hitch would say now,
   that we're off the hook.

Come today we're off,
to rest up our fingers,
Our hats we will doff,
   No books they do linger.

But we'll all be back,
Don't give it a thought,
for like all wage slaves,
   we're easily bought.

We'll be back on the fifth,
all eager and fresh,
All ready for you,
   after a well-deserved rest.

So Hitch wants to say,
very strongly and loud,
THANKS ALL YOU GUYS,
  you're the best type of crowd.

Indy and Len and Hitch and the gang,
will be back on the 5th,
to do books with a BANG!

In the meantime don't worry,
if you're in a hurry,
'cuz some poor guy got stuck
   sitting here like a duck.

Your emails we'll receive,
so no need to grieve.
We'll be a bit slow,
but we're raring to go.

Your books will be worked on,
your edits still made,
we're just resting a bit,
   before we all fade.

So please excuse the delays;
It won't be for days;
we'll jump on your queries,
   for your wondrous new series.

We waited for Santa,
'Cuz we love old St. Nick,
And sure 'nuff he came,
   It wasn't a trick.

And as he rode off,
into the night,
I could swear I heard Hitch yell,
   "That Edit's Not Right!"

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We'll be back on the morning of January 5th; we'll be here parttime between now and then, thanks.