World Atlas of the Oceans: With the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (Gebco) Published by the Canadian Hydrographic Service

I was very pleased to get my hands on this book. It is huge and heavy. I think I'd call it, "An Annotated World Atlas of the Oceans With Many Encyclopedic-Like Pages and Coverage of All Things Oceanic." Thus, it is not a baby book, but is certainly generalist in approach. - it is primarily maps and charts: bathymetric, relief maps, satellite images - there are spreads with coverage of topics such as trade routes, the history of oceanic discovery, currents, global tectonics, "How the Oceans Were Formed," oil rigs, "Predatory Fish in the Deep Seas," "Food from the Seas," and container ports. One of the ideal consumers of this book would be an 11 to 19 year old with a love of oceans, of diving, of discovery and voyage, of maps, or of commerce. (Or someone like me, who has no great expertise in this area, but finds the book difficult to put down.)