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u003cpu003eu003cbu003eRADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eu003ciu003eFINANCIAL TIMESu003c/iu003e 2023 HIGHLIGHTu003cbru003e u003ciu003eTHE TIMESu003c/iu003e BOOK OF THE WEEK: 'This beautifully written, sweeping guide shows how the deep movement of the seas have ruled our lives in unexpected ways over millennia.'u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'A dazzle of stories beautifully told...Outstanding ... Her readers will see the seas anew.'u003cbru003e Horatio Clare, u003ciu003eTelegraphu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Excellent and important.' u003ciu003eSpectatoru003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003e'In Helen Czerski's hands, the mechanical becomes magical. An instant classicu003c/bu003e.'u003cbru003e u003cbu003eTristan Gooleyu003c/bu003e, author of u003ciu003eHow to Read Wateru003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003e'Blue Mu003c/bu003eu003cbu003eachine is quite simply one of the best books I have ever read.'u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eDr George McGavinu003c/bu003e, zoologist, entomologist and broadcasteru003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003e'A fascinating dive into the essential engine that drives our world. Czerski brings the oceans alive with compelling stories that masterfully navigate this most complex system.'u003cbru003e Gaia Vince,u003c/bu003e science journalist, broadcaster and author of u003ciu003eNomad Centuryu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003eAll of the Earth's ocean, from the equator to the poles, is a single engine powered by sunlight - a blue machine.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e Earth is home to a huge story that is rarely told - that of our ocean. Not the fish or the dolphins, but the massive ocean engine itself: what it does, why it works, and the many ways it has influenced animals, weather and human history & culture.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e In a book that will recalibrate our view of this defining feature of our planet, physicist Helen Czerski dives deep to illuminate the murky depths of the ocean engine, examining the messengers, passengers and voyagers that live in it, travel over it, and survive because of it. From the ancient Polynesians who navigated the Pacific by reading the waves to permanent residents of the deep such as the Greenland shark that can live for hundreds of years, she explains the vast currents, invisible ocean walls and underwater waterfalls that all have their place in the ocean's complex, interlinked system.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Timely, elegant and passionately argued, u003ciu003eBlue Machineu003c/iu003e presents a fresh perspective on what it means to be a citizen of an ocean planet. The understanding it offers is crucial to our future. Drawing on years of experience at the forefront of marine science, Helen Czerski captures the magnitude and subtlety of Earth's defining feature, showing us the thrilling extent to which we are at the mercy of this great engine.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e ...................................u003cbru003e u003cbu003e'Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way.'u003cbru003e Professor Alice Robertsu003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e