(Times Books, 1983), an en- grossing and brilliantly illustrated guide to the oceans and marine envi- ronment.
Into 272 tabloid-size pages, Alas- tair Dougal Couper, head of the De- partment of Maritime Studies at the University of Wales Institute of Sci- ence and Technology, has packed 400 color maps and a tightly written text brimming with information on every conceivable aspect of the sea.
This is the prime source book for the reader who wants to know the volume of sludge and sewage dumped...