MyFather,theCaptain:MyLifeWithJacquesCousteau

Ineverylegend,thereisalegacy.InthelifeandcareerofunderseaexplorerJacquesCousteau,thatlegacybeatsintheheartoftheseaandintheheartofhisson,Jean-Michel,thenotedFrenchenvironmentalist,educatoranddocumentaryfilmproducerwhohasspentmostofhisadultlifenurturingtheworkofhisfamousfather.InMyFather,TheCaptain,Jean-MichelCousteautakesanopenandintimatelookatthelifehesharedwithhisfather,andthelegendhehastakenituponhimselftocarry.Insodoing,hehopestoshednewandmeaningfullightonthelifeandworkofamanwhoinspiredmillionstoreconsiderourrelationshipwiththeseaanditscreatures-and,intheprocess,tounderstandalittlemoreabouthimselfandhisfamilyaswell."CaptainCousteauwasacomplicatedman,"theyoungerCousteauwrites."Hewasamanofmanydifferentpersonalities,manydifferentmoods.Butthisishowitiswithallgreatmen,yes?Weknowthepublicmask,butitistheprivatefacethatrevealsaman'struecharacter.Itisthemanweknowwhenthecamerasarenotfilming."MyFather,TheCaptainisshot-throughwithnewmaterialandfreshinsightsintothelifeandmindofamanwhohelpedtojump-startaglobalconservationeffortthatcontinuestoflourish.Jean-MichelCousteauandhiscollaborator,NewYorkTimesbest-sellingauthorDanielPaisner,offeranintimatereappraisalofthemanytouchstonemomentsJean-Michelsharedwithhisfather,aswellastheseminalmomentsfromhisfather'slifethathavebecomepartoftheCousteaufamilyloreandlegend.