THE DEEPEST MAP The High-Stakes Race to Chart the Worlds Oceans

Gabra Zackman brings her convincing style, resonant timbre, and precise timing to this nonfiction audiobook. Whether the author is talking about record-setting deep dives or the detailed work of ocean mapping, Zackman gives contours to the global research and high-seas adventures. The stakes for the planet are far more significant than the goals of billionaire adventurers who are setting undersea records. Some privileged explorers have recently descended to the depths with fatal results. The implications of mapping the ocean floors are extraordinary. As the author points out, we know less about the depths of our oceans than we do about the moon or Mars. There are minerals, buried ships, and undiscovered life forms. Most importantly, the deep seas might reveal secrets about the origin of our species. A.D.M. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2023]