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Eye of the Albatross: Visions of Hope and Survival by Carl Safina Publisher Comments “One of the most delightful natural history studies in decades.” The Boston Globe Eye of the Albatross takes us soaring to locales where whales, sea turtles, penguins, and shearwaters flourish in their own quotidian rhythms. Carl Safinas... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Ocean Soul by Brian Skerry Publisher Comments Ocean Soul is a love story. It is a story of discovery. It is a story of hope. The story begins when a boy who loves the sea attends an event with underwater photographers and has an epiphany: “I had always wanted to explore the oceans, but I now... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $17.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Dolphin in the Mirror: Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives by Diana Reiss Publisher Comments "One comes away from Reiss’s book agreeing that ‘dolphins are among the smartest creatures on the planet’ and that they merit not just our attention but our care and protection."—New York Times For centuries, humans and... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Plastic Ocean: How a Sea Captain's Chance Discovery Launched a Determined Quest to Save the Oceans by Capt Charles Moore Publisher Comments A prominent seafaring environmentalist and researcher shares his shocking discovery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean, and inspires a fundamental rethinking of the Plastic Age and a growing global health crisis. In the summer of... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Atlas of Oceans: An Ecological Survey of Underwater Life by John Farndon Publisher Comments A tragedy is playing out beneath the surface of the world's bodies of marine waters, one that began long before the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Although many books have explored the environmental problems being faced on land, Atlas of Oceans is... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $25.00 Sale - Hardcover
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Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor by Hali Felt Publisher Comments “Deftly balances the scientific and poetic.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune “Soundings is an eloquent testament both to Tharps importance and to Felts powers of imagination.”—The New York Times Book Review Before... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Dance of Air and Sea: How Oceans, Weather, and Life Link Together by Arnold H Taylor Publisher Comments How can tiny plankton in the sea just off Western Europe be affected by changes in the Gulf Stream four thousand miles away, on the other side of the North Atlantic Ocean? How can a slight rise in the temperature of the surface of the Pacific Ocean have... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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365 Fish by Antal Vida Publisher Comments Accurate, highly detailed drawings of each fish. Fish names are given in various languages along with their scientific nomenclature. Brief description of and information about every fish.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Whale Warriors: The Battle at the Bottom of the World to Save the Planet's Largest Mammals by Peter Heller Publisher Comments Author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Dog Stars For the crew of the eco-pirate ship the Farley Mowat, any day saving a whale is a good day to die. In The Whale Warriors, veteran adventure writer Peter Heller takes us on a hair-raising... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Minke Whales (Worldlife Library) by Rus Hoelzel Publisher Comments This top-selling series introduces the wild creatures of the world and examines the natural world. Good general introductions for ages 10+, these volumes contain the knowledge, personal experiences, and research of leading naturalists and scientists... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Whales: Giants of the Seas and Oceans (Discoveries) by Yves Cohat Publisher Comments Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $1.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea by Philip Hoare Publisher Comments “Unpredictable and amusing and informative and original, cavorting between biology, history, travel writing, and memoir.”—Mark Kurlansky The Whale by Philip Hoare is a enthralling and eye-opening literary leviathan swimming in... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Whales Giants of the Seas & Oceans by Thames & Hudson Synopsis Whales have fascinated people for centuries, but were nearly wiped out during the 20th century. Several species are still under threat. This title is a pocket sized introduction to the history, myths, literature and imagery devoted to the world's largest... (read more) Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Human Impacts on Ancient Marine Ecosystems: A Global Perspective by Torben C Rick Publisher Comments An excellent volume with mature, sophisticated, comprehensive research by leaders in the fields of archaeology, zooarchaeology, and paleoarchaeology that will be useful to scientists of many interests.”David Steadman, author of... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $29.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man's Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science by Curtis Ebbesmeyer Publisher Comments “Ebbesmeyers goal is noble and fresh: to show how the flow of ocean debris around the world reveals ‘the music of the worlds oceans.”—New York Times Book Review Through the fascinating stories of flotsam, one of the... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen & Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean (P.S.) by Trevor Corson Publisher Comments 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... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Dolphin in the Mirror: Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives by Diana Reiss Publisher Comments "One comes away from Reiss’s book agreeing that ‘dolphins are among the smartest creatures on the planet’ and that they merit not just our attention but our care and protection."—New York Times For centuries, humans and... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Dolphins and Whales: Biological Guide to the Life of the Cetaceans (White Star Guides) by Maurizio Wurtz Publisher Comments The worlds cetaceans have become a symbol of the importance of successful marine conservation. Dolphins and Whales presents the latest research on these denizens of the deep, including breeding, feeding, migrating, and group behavior, accompanied by... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Basking with Humpbacks: Tracking Threatened Marine Life in New England Waters by Todd Mcleish Publisher Comments Basking with Humpbacks offers an exciting, close-up look at some of the most rare marine creatures living in New England waters and examines the complex threats they face. In eleven chapters, each featuring a different animal or plant, McLeish takes... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $8.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Oceana: Our Planet's Endangered Oceans and What We Can Do to Save Them by Ted Danson Publisher Comments Most people know Ted Danson as the affable bartender Sam Malone in the long-running television series Cheers. But fewer realize that over the course of the past two and a half decades, Danson has tirelessly devoted himself to the cause of heading off a... (read more) List Price $32.50 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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