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New Arrivals
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Aquatic Life
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Octopus: The Ocean's Intelligent Invertebrate
Octopus: The Ocean's Intelligent Invertebrate
by Jennifer A Mather
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The visually arresting and often misunderstood octopus has long captured popular imagination. With an alien appearance and an uncanny intellect, this exceptional sea creature has inspired fear in famous lore and legends - from the giant octopus attack in... (read more)

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Edibles of the Sea
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Pacific Feast: A Field Guide to Coastal Foraging and Cuisine
Pacific Feast: A Field Guide to Coastal Foraging and Cuisine
by Jennifer Hahn
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* Features more than 60 recipes from some of the Pacific Coast's best chefs, including David Tanis, Maria Hines, Dustin Clark, Kirsten Dixon, and Tom Douglas * Accessible and inspiring, Pacific Feast will appeal to home cooks and nature lovers alike... (read more)

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Fish
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Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
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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General
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Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools,
Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools,
by Donovan Hohn
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A compulsively readable narrative of whimsy and curiosity- andquot;adventurous, inquisitive, and brightly illuminatingandquot; (Janet Maslin, The New York Times). When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea,... (read more)

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Marine Mammals
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Grayson
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, 17-year-old long-distance swimmer Lynne Cox, training one morning off the California coast, discovered a baby gray whale that had... (read more)

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Fisheries
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Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food
Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food
by Paul Greenberg
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"A necessary book for anyone truly interested in what we take from the sea to eat, and how, and why." -Sam Sifton, The New York Times Book Review. Writer and life-long fisherman Paul Greenberg takes us on a journey, examining the four fish that dominate... (read more)

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Coral Reefs
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Reef Life: Natural History and Behaviors of Marine Fishes and Invertebrates
Reef Life: Natural History and Behaviors of Marine Fishes and Invertebrates
by Denise Niel Tackett
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An eye-opening look at what really goes on in the lives of coral reef fishes and invertebrates. Unforgettable photographs illustrate marine biology in action for all aquarists and underwater naturalists.... (read more)

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Coasts
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Exploring the Seashore in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon: A Guide to Shorebirds and Intertidal Plants and Animals
Exploring the Seashore in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon: A Guide to Shorebirds and Intertidal Plants and Animals
by Gloria Snively
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This easy-to-use guidebook, now in its 11th printing, enables anyone, from beginner to expert, to identify 285 shorebirds and intertidal plants and animals. Beautifully illustrated with 94 colour photographs.... (read more)

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Sale Books
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Vanished Ocean: How Tethys Reshaped the World
Vanished Ocean: How Tethys Reshaped the World
by Dorrik Stow
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Six million years ago, a vast ocean--which scientists have named Tethys--vanished from the face of the earth. How could such a huge body of water simply disappear? More interesting, how is it possible for scientists to know with certainty that Tethys... (read more)

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Used Books
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Sandcastles: Great Projects: From Mermaids to Monuments
Sandcastles: Great Projects: From Mermaids to Monuments
by Patti Mitchell
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Sandcastles is the ultimate guide to the ultimate summer pastime--playing in the sand. Featuring the wonderful photographs of Frankie Frankeny (Snowmen), Sandcastles includes over 30 sand sculptures from the whimsical to the majestic, complete with easy... (read more)

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