Oceans category: 226 books

Cover of To Sea & Back: The Heroic Life of the Atlantic Salmon
by Richard Shelton
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011

Combining exquisite natural history with beguiling autobiographical and historical narrative, a portrait of a fish whose story is closely intertwined with our own   The Atlantic salmon is an extraordinary and mysterious fish. Here, Richard Shelton combines memoir and deep scientific...
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Voyage of the Turtle

In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur

by Carl Safina
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007

The story of an ancient sea turtle and what its survival says about our future, from the award-winning writer and naturalist Though nature is indifferent to the struggles of her creatures, the human effect on them is often premeditated. The distressing decline of sea turtles in Pacific waters...
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The Tragedy of the Commodity

Oceans, Fisheries, and Aquaculture

by Stefano B. Longo, Rebecca Clausen, Brett Clark
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015

Winner of the 2017 Paul Sweezy Marxist Sociology Book Award from the American Sociological Association Although humans have long depended on oceans and aquatic ecosystems for sustenance and trade, only recently has human influence on these resources dramatically increased, transforming and...
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Spineless

The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone

by Juli Berwald
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017

**"A book full of wonders" —Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for Hawk "Witty, insightful. . . .The story of jellyfish. . . is a significant part of the environmental story. Berwald's engaging account of these delicate, often ignored creatures shows how much they matter to our oceans' future."...
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The Living Shore

Rediscovering a Lost World

by Rowan Jacobsen
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009

In the 1990s, a marine scientist named Brian Kingzett was commissioned to survey Canada's western coast. He saw amazing sights, from the wildest, most breathtaking coasts to the smallest of marine creatures. Along the western side of Vancouver Island, Kingzett nosed into an isolated pocket beach where...
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The Omega Principle

Seafood and the Quest for a Long Life and a Healthier Planet

by Paul Greenberg
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018

By the bestselling author of Four Fish and American Catch, an eye-opening investigation of the history, science, and business behind omega-3 fatty acids, the "miracle compound" whose story is intertwined with human health and the future of our planet Omega-3 fatty acids have long been celebrated...
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The Ocean World

Being a Description of the Sea and its Living Inhabitants (Illustrations)

by Louis Figuier, Charles O. Groom-Napier
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015

Example in this ebook "Our Planet is surrounded by two great oceans," says Dr. Maury, the eminent American savant: "the one visible, the other invisible; one is under foot, the other over head. One entirely envelopes it, the other covers about two-thirds of its surface." It is proposed in...
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Blue Urbanism

Exploring Connections Between Cities and Oceans

by Timothy Beatley
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014

What would it mean to live in cities designed to foster feelings of connectedness to the ocean? As coastal cities begin planning for climate change and rising sea levels, author Timothy Beatley sees opportunities for rethinking the relationship between urban development and the ocean. Modern society...
Cover of How the Ocean Works

How the Ocean Works

An Introduction to Oceanography

by Mark Denny
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2012

The world's oceans account for roughly 71 percent of the planet's surface and 99 percent of its livable volume. Any study of this huge habitat requires a solid foundation in the principles that underlie marine biology and physical and chemical oceanography, yet until now undergraduate textbooks have...
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How to Give Up Plastic

A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time

by Will McCallum
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2019

An accessible guide to the changes we can all make—small and large—to rid our lives of disposable plastic and clean up the world’s oceans How to Give Up Plastic is a straightforward guide to eliminating plastic from your life. Going room by room through your home and workplace, Greenpeace...
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The Sea

Stories, Trivia, Crafts, and Recipes Inspired by the World's Best Shorelines, Beaches, and Oceans

by Isobel Carlson
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019

“The sea is as near as we come to another world.” —Anne Stevenson This book celebrates oceans, coasts and shorelines the world over. Bringing together incredible stories and legends of the sea, delicious recipes and activities inspired by the coast, and fascinating trivia on everything...
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The Lost Fleet

The Discovery of a Sunken Armada from the Golden Age of Piracy

by Barry Clifford, Kenneth Kinkor
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2010

On January 2, 1678, a fleet of French ships sank off the Venezuelan coast. This proved disastrous for French naval power in the region, and sparked the rise of a golden age of piracy. Tracing the lives of fabled pirates like the Chevalier de Grammont, Nikolaas Van Hoorn, Thomas Paine, and Jean...
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Shark Trouble

True Stories and Lessons About the Sea

by Peter Benchley
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2002

Master storyteller Peter Benchley combines high adventure with practical information in Shark Trouble, a book that is at once a thriller and a valuable guide to being safe in, on, under, and around the sea. The bestselling author of Jaws, The Deep, and other works draws on more than three decades...
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Saved by the Sea

Hope, Heartbreak, and Wonder in the Blue World

by David Helvarg
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015

Acclaimed as “the premier chronicler of America’s complex relationship with our oceans” (Honolulu Weekly), David Helvarg has also been a war correspondent, investigative journalist, documentary producer, and private investigator. The one constant in his adventurous life has been love for the...
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