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by Owen Chase
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
On November 20, 1820, Owen Chase was the First Mate of the Whale-Ship "Essex" when it was struck by an enraged Sperm Whale and sunk, stranding the crew in tiny whale-boats 2000 miles away from land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Of the 21 men who entered the 3 flimsy whale-boats, only...
Shark Assault
An Amazing Story of Survival
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2015
The story of a brutal shark attack that cost a woman her arm and much of her leg, and her death-defying recovery.
One of the most dreadful experiences humans fear is a shark attack. This horrifying agony is exactly what happened to Nicole Moore, a nurse from Orangeville, Ontario. It was an...
by Peter Nichols
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, only one of the nine men would cross the finish line and earn...
Jacques Cousteau
The Sea King
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2009
An unprecedented and masterfully told biography of Jacques Cousteau that reveals for the first time the fascinating and compelling individual behind this famous television personality.
Inventor of the aqualung and fearless scuba diver, Jacques Cousteau opened up the ocean to a mass audience for...
To Touch a Wild Dolphin
A Journey of Discovery with the Sea's Most Intelligent Creatures
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
To Touch a Wild Dolphin is the first intimate account of dolphin life in the wild. In 1982 Rachel Smolker traveled to Monkey Mia, a remote beach on the west coast of Australia where wild dolphins regularly interact with humans. Over the next fifteen years, Smolker and a team of fellow scientists were...
Shark Bytes
Tales of Diving with the Bizarre and the Beautiful
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
The popular image of sharks is of a dorsal fin cleaving the surface as it rushes to its next kill, but this is a limited caricature. There are over 500 species to choose from, most of whom are far more frightened of humans than vice versa. In this beautiful book, diving veteran John Bantin recounts...
Koi Keeping Tips And Tricks
This Absolute Guide On Koi Will Teach You Different Facts And Ideas On Building A Koi Pond And A Perfect Koi Garden Plus Amazing Ideas On Feeding Koi, Choosing Plants For Water Gardens, Koi Food And More!
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
Koi, or Nishikigoi, are quickly becoming popular in the United States. However, few know of their origins.
The first Koi were produced by breeding Carp such as the Asian and German Carp. After years of selective breeding, various color mutations started showing up. The first color patterns...
Sightlines
A Conversation with the Natural World
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Winner of the 2014 Orion Book Award for Nonfiction
Winner of the John Burroughs Association 2014 Medal for Distinguished Natural History Book
In Sightlines, Kathleen Jamie reports from the field—from her native Scottish “byways and hills” to the frigid Arctic in fourteen enthralling essays....
by Arthur Herzog
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
Orca the killer whale is one of the most intelligent creatures in the universe. He hunts in packs, like a wol. Incredibly, he is the only animal other than man who kills for revenge. He has one mate, and if she is harmed by man, he will hunt down that person with a relentless, terrible vengenance across seas, across time, across all obstacles. Orca is in print and film.
by Tony D. Soto
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2013
A Quick Reference To Jellyfish Stings, Box Jellyfish, Freshwater Jellyfish, Jellyfish, Jellyfish Boogers Of The Sea and Treatment For Jellyfish Stings
by Jacqueline L. Padilla-Gamiño
Language: French
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Language: French
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Kupe and the Corals is the story of Kupe, a young boy who undertakes an amazing voyage of discovery to learn about corals and the importance of coral reefs to all of the many animals that depend upon them. One night while he is fishing with his father, Kupe observes an astonishing event, thousands...
The Secret Life of Lobsters
How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
In this intimate portrait of an island lobstering community and aneccentric band of renegade biologists, journalist Trevor Corson escorts the reader onto the slippery decks of fishing boats, through danger-filled scuba dives, and deep into the churning currents of the Gulf of Maine to learn about...
Aquarium
The Ultimate Guide To Saltwater Aquarium, Acrylic Aquarium, Aquarium Care, Goldfish Aquarium and More
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
An A-Z handbook that provides you with all the latest information about aquarium, saltwater aquarium, acrylic aquarium,aquarium care, goldfish aquarium and much more.
by Jeff Kurtz
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2003
Authors Terry Ann Barber and Rhonda Wilson have years of first-hand experience in maintaining and cultivating plants for home aquariums and ponds. Contains photos of newer plant species that are currently popular in the aquarium trade. The numerous color photos and easy-to-follow layout of this book...