Brand/Publisher: Time-Life Books, publisher of richly illustrated reference series on science, history, and the natural world.

Title: Restless Oceans.

Author: Editors of Time-Life Books.

Series: Planet Earth series examining major features and processes shaping the planet, with this volume focusing on the global ocean.

Format: English-language large-format hardcover volume with glossy black pictorial boards and full-color interior photography, diagrams, maps, and an index.

Genre/Topic: Environment, nature and earth sciences, oceanography, marine life, physical geography, and natural history of the world's oceans.

Features: Explores the dynamics of Earth's oceans, covering tides, waves, currents, coastal processes, deep-sea geology, marine ecosystems, and interactions between the oceans, atmosphere, and climate. Combines accessible explanatory text with color photographs, satellite imagery, charts, and artwork that illustrate undersea landscapes, marine animals and plants, and human exploration and use of the sea.

Type: Nonfiction picture and reference book; narrative type: expository scientific overview; intended audience: young adult and adult readers interested in ocean and marine life topics.

Original language: English; country of origin: United States; era: vintage Time-Life Planet Earth series.

Identifiers: Back cover lists ISBN-10: 0-8094-6464-6.

Keywords: Restless Oceans Time-Life Books Planet Earth hardcover illustrated oceanography book, vintage marine life and ocean nature photography volume, environment nature and earth science reference for young adults and adults.