Ocean Metaphor: Unexpected Life Lessons from the Sea, is an artful collection of stunning underwater images, stories and quotes crafted to help you feel deeply connected to the world around you. Co-authors Cathryn Castle Garcia and Capt. Gui Garcia have spent most of their lives on or under the sea. In Ocean Metaphor, they offer interesting facts about marine animals they've encountered and share insightful life lessons aimed at helping us all relate to the underwater world, and our own lives, in more meaningful way.The book includes a foreword by Emmy award-winning film director and underwater photographer Michele Hall of Howard Hall Productions.com. Underwater photographers whose work is featured in Ocean Metaphor include: Karen Straus, Jett Britnell, Marty Snyderman, Tanya Burnett, Evan Sherman, Ellen Cuylaerts, Douglas David Seifert, Kevin Davidson, Allison Vitsky Sallmon, Barry Guimbellot, Jennifer and Joel Penner, Michele Hall, Kevin Lee, Eric Hanauer, Chris Huss and Jayne Jenkins. The first book of its kind, Ocean Metaphor assigns a character or quality-such as vulnerability, courage, devotion, sarcasm, intuition and tenacity-and explains how each sea creature feature in the book represents this human quality.It is the perfect inspirational gift for ocean lovers.