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The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks
by Susan Casey
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A journalist's obsession brings her to a remote island off the California coast, home to the world's most mysterious and fearsome predators — and the strange band of surfer-scientists who follow them.
Susan Casey was in her living room when she... ( read more)
List Price $14.00
Your price: $9.50
Used - Trade Paper
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
by Mark Kurlansky
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A delightful romp through history with all its economic forces laid bare, Cod is the biography of a single species of fish, but it may as well be a world history with this humble fish as its recurring main character. Cod, it turns out, is the reason... ( read more)
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The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice (P.S.)
by Trevor Corson
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Everything you never knew about sushi—its surprising origins, the colorful lives of its chefs, and the bizarre behavior of the creatures that compose it Trevor Corson takes us behind the scenes at America's first sushi-chef training academy, as... ( read more)
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Grayson
by Lynne Cox
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You'd swear from the synopsis that it's fiction, grist for an after-school special or Disney's latest blockbuster. But, no, seventeen-year-old long-distance swimmer Lynne Cox, training one morning off the California coast, discovered a baby gray whale... ( read more)
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151 Dives in the Protected Waters of Washington State and British Columbia
by Betty Pratt Johnson
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By boat, from shore, or by dive-kayak, enjoy exciting dives in Washington and British Columbia's famous emerald waters.... ( read more)
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Song for the blue ocean :encounters along the world's coasts and beneath the seas
by Carl Safina
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To understand the connections between the sea and our own survival,
Safina, founder of the Audubon Society's Living Oceans Program,
probes for truth in this world tour of the oceans and their peoples.
Exploring coasts, islands, reefs, and the sea's... ( read more)
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Used - Hardcover
Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas
by Carl Safina
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Part odyssey, part pilgrimage, this epic personal narrative follows the author's exploration of coasts, islands, reefs, and the sea's abyssal depths. Scientist and fisherman Carl Safina takes readers on a global journey of discovery, probing for truth... ( read more)
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The Search for the Giant Squid: An Authoritative Look at the Biology and Mythology of the World's Most Elusive Sea Creature
by Richard Ellis
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The most mysterious and elusive of all sea creatures, the giant squid--at least sixty feet long and weighing nearly a ton--is also one of the largest. Yet for all its magnificent size and threatening undersea presence, Architeuthis has remained a mystery.... ( read more)
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The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey
by Linda Greenlaw
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Greenlaw tells her own riveting story of a 30-day swordfishing voyage, complete with danger, humor, and characters so colorful they could have been ripped from the pages of "Moby Dick."... ( read more)
List Price $28.95
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Behavior and Ecology of the Northern Fur Seal
by Roger L Gentry
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Covering the behavior and ecology of the northern fur seal, this book is a model long-term study of marine mammals, one that tests theory through both observation of undisturbed behavior and manipulative experiments on individuals. Here Roger Gentry... ( read more)
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Familiar Marine Mammals (Audubon Society Pocket Guides)
by Steven H Amos
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Overflowing with detailed color photographs and concise descriptions, the National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Marine Mammals of North America is still compact enough to easily bring along when observing marine life. The streamlined volume... ( read more)
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Coral Reefs of the Indian Ocean: Their Ecology and Conservation
by T R Mcclanahan
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Coral reefs are among Earth's most diverse, productive, and beautiful ecosystems, but until recently, their ecology and the means to manage them have been poorly understood and documented. In response to the inadequate information base for coral reefs... ( read more)
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Whelks to Whales: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest
by Rick M Harbo
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This full-colour field guide to the marine life of coastal British Columbia, Alaska, Washington, Oregon and northern California is perfect for divers, boaters, beachcombers, and snorkellers of every experience level. The concise handbook is a ready... ( read more)
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Wave-Swept Shore: The Rigors of Life on a Rocky Coast
by Mimi Koehl
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This book describes for the general public the physical mechanics of survival in the strong waves and currents of the ocean shoreline.... ( read more)
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Pacific Intertidal Life (Nature Study Guides)
by Ron Russo
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These pocket-sized Nature Study Guides describe plants and animals in easy-to-understand language. They include drawings, keys, terms, symbols, and glossaries. Each book covers a specific region.... ( read more)
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The Seaside Reader
by Dery Bennett
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Seacoasts have inspired writers everywhere, spawning an impressive and entertaining body of literature. Here is an anthology featuring writers as diverse as Jacques Cousteau and Norman Mailer, with selections on the places, people, and creatures that... ( read more)
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The History of Underwater Exploration
by Robert F Marx
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Fascinating account of diving, from free dives of ancient world to modern techniques. Diving bells, SCUBA equipment, submarines, deep-sea research capsules, underwater habitats, more. "An absorbing history..." -- "Publishers Weekly."... ( read more)
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Reef Life
by Andrea Ferrari
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A comprehensive guide to animals and plants living in reefs around the world including color photographs, dimensions, habitats, geographic area and characteristics. Illustrated throughout in color.... ( read more)
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Behind the Dolphin Smile: A True Story That Will Touch the Hearts of Animal Lovers Everywhere
by Ric Obarry
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People who have faced death often speak of their lives flashing before their lives. Something much different happened to dolphin trainer Richard O'Barry when one of the dolphins that played Flipper on television died of stress in his arms. He realized... ( read more)
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The Northwest Coast: A Natural History
by Stewart T Schultz
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This fascinating book provides a rich synthesis of geology, climatology, and oceanography as the backdrop for an examination of the animal and plant communities of the West Coast from Cape Mendocino to Cape Flattery. It provides insight into the... ( read more)
List Price $29.95
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Used - Hardcover
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