Jacques Cousteau - The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus

General Information
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Title............: The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus: Exploring and Conserving Our Natural World
Author...........: Jacques Cousteau and Susan Schiefelbein
Read By..........: Stephen Hoye
Genre............: Nonfiction
Publisher........: Tantor Media; Unabridged edition (January 14, 2008)
Language.........: English

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Media............: Download
Condition........: Good

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Number of MP3s...: 14 (Chaptered)
Total Duration...: 12 hours 58 minutes
Total MP3 Size...: 424 MB
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Book Description
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The late Cousteau (1910–1997) is still offering remarkable tales of nature and the sea alongside coauthor Schiefelbein. Stephen Hoye delivers a solid reading complete with an astounding Cousteau impersonation that will have listeners questioning just who they are listening to during the introduction. Hoye transports the audience around the globe and under the sea, capturing the tense incidents throughout the tale in a believable manner. Though most of the tale is told from Schiefelbein's perspective, Hoye manages to capture the spirit of Cousteau without always resorting to the impersonation. His reading is underplayed and all the more realistic because of it. As Cousteau would have demanded, the conservation information included becomes the star of the show, and the story is a medium to spread the word about Mother Earth.