Special Edition Books

From time to time, this site will offer publications that have a unique link to Ocean Futures Society and its mission, including stories not told in the films or covering subjects of the sea in greater depth, sometimes authored by members of the team.

My Father, The Captain: My Life with Jacques Cousteau by Jean-Michel Cousteau

Jean-Michel Cousteau has a perspective on his famous father, the ocean world, and the Cousteau legend and legacy that is unique, compelling and inspirational. His new book, in collaboration with award-winning writer Daniel Paisner, is a superb biography of both Jacques and Jean-Michel and chronicles the opening of an unexplored frontier as well as the intricate relationship of a father and son. Addressing family lore and historical fact, Jean-Michel offers this gift to us all of joining his sensibilities to what we know of his father and the legend they lived together.

Autographed and personalized copies of My Father, The Captain: My Life with Jacques Cousteau are available for pre-order now.
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America's Underwater Treasures

America’s Underwater Treasures is a unique book and reading experience, part grand adventure on the high seas and near shore, part intelligent inquiry into the status of the health of the ocean, and part visual poetry. It is also, in large part, a great armchair adventure with insights into the working team of a Cousteau expedition, enlightened by the philosophy and time-honored experience of Jean-Michel Cousteau. For almost 300 pages of stunning photography, engaging text and first-person narrative, the authors guide us through the underwater delights and challenges of the thirteen National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monument that are the subject of the PBS television series of the same name.
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Water Alive

Water Alive is the story, simply told, of our complicated connection to all life through the ocean. With powerful images and poetic text, this book is also fun and can be enjoyed by all ages. It's also waterproof, practically indestructible and totally appropriate for the bath. It makes a lasting and thoughtful gift.
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