false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177173216m/684885.jpg 684885 9 As Woods Hole oceanographer Robert Ballard demonstrates in his absorbing, profusely illustrated book about his years-long hunt for the wreck of the <i>Titanic</i>, science isn't all that different from Hollywood. Just as a Hollywood type--say, the director whose quest to make the world's most expensive film is chronicled in Paula Parisi's <I>Titanic and the Making of James Cameron</I>--must use the cachet of his studio connections to raise cash, a Woods Hole scientist must use that eminent institution's reputation to win financing for his or her projects. Like the movie that sprang from the finding of the wreck, Ballard's scientific exploration is a tale of triumph against long odds. He's also got some good historical data on the drama of the sinking. Here are a few ear-witness accounts of the moment of the iceberg's impact on the <i>Titanic</i>: "A disquieting ripping sound like a piece of cloth"; "A thousand marbles"; "As though somebody had drawn a giant finger along the side of the ship." Ballard quotes the most precise description of the fatal instant, given by colorful Second Officer Lightoller: "Not that it was by any means a violent concussion, but just a distinct and unpleasant break in the monotony of her motion." Ballard's book helps you get the feeling of climbing aboard and being there for that distinctly unpleasant moment. <I>--Tim Appelo</I> 671268 1987 The Discovery of the Titanic total:92|5:26|4:45|3:16|2:4|1:1| 92 367 131 6 5 1 false false Thu Mar 20 11:24:30 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 11:28:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 18:19:42 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 18:20:49 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Apr 06 16:11:53 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 18:36:57 -0700 2008 Titanic, but for readability and information I consider this one of the best. Ballard's team discovered the location of the Titanic in 1985 and then photographed the massive ship with specially designed remote imaging equipment and a three-man...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sat Feb 28 14:00:52 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 14:00:52 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Mon Oct 05 02:55:59 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 02:56:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 23 17:18:39 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 17:18:53 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Dec 01 11:57:30 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 11:57:41 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 16 17:32:37 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 17:32:37 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Nov 13 10:03:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 10:03:00 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Nov 11 06:07:56 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 06:07:56 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Nov 07 11:46:37 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 11:46:37 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 03:36:37 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 03:36:37 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Fri Oct 02 19:38:40 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 19:39:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 01 22:43:19 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 22:43:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 22 22:09:52 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 20:06:06 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 11 06:33:53 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 06:33:53 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 30 19:45:09 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 19:45:09 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Aug 06 15:50:22 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 15:50:22 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jul 29 08:12:32 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 08:12:32 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jul 16 10:38:04 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 10:38:04 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=684885