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Pacific Northwest Beachcomber: A Waterproof Reference to Beach Habitats, Plants & Animals (Duraguide) by James Kavanagh Publisher Comments Providing essential guidance for a myriad of circumstances and skill levels, this virtually indestructible series of pocket guides includes tips and tricks for exploring the outdoors as well as preparing for natural disasters. From studying wildlife... (read more) Your price: $7.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Swell: A Year of Waves by Evan Slater Publisher Comments Wave watchers around the world know that no two waves are the same. Yet each and every wave that rises, peaks, and crashes onto the beach is generated by a much larger force originating thousands of miles away. Surf journalist team Evan Slater and Peter... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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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, by Donovan Hohn Publisher Comments 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) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Vanished Ocean: How Tethys Reshaped the World by Dorrik Stow Publisher Comments Six million years ago, a vast ocean--which scientists have named Tethys--vanished from the face of the earth. Vanished Ocean tells the fascinating story of Tethys, offering an illuminating account of the scientific evidence for the ocean's existence... (read more) Your price: $22.50 New - Trade Paper
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The Log from the Sea of Cortez (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by John Steinbeck Publisher Comments Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of Americas greatest writers and cultural figures. Over the next year, his many works published as black-spine Penguin Classics for the first time and will feature... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea by Callum Roberts Publisher Comments A Silent Spring for oceans, written by "the Rachel Carson of the fish world" (The New York Times) Who can forget the sense of wonder with which they discovered the creatures of the deep? In this vibrant hymn to the sea, Callum Roberts&mdash... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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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, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them by Donovan Hohn Publisher Comments A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth. When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey Staff Pick It has long been asserted that we know more about the surface of the moon than we do the vast seascapes that cover some 70 percent of our planet. Susan Casey's seductive book, The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean, goes a... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks by Susan Casey Publisher Comments 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 first saw... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson Publisher Comments First published in 1951, this work won the National Book Award.... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Field Guide to Marine Mammals of the Pacific Coast: Baja, California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia (California Natural History Guides) by Sarah Allen Publisher Comments From gray whales giving birth in the lagoons of Baja California to sea otters nestled in kelp beds off California to killer whales living around Vancouver Island--this spectacular stretch of the Pacific Coast boasts one of the most abundant populations... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey Staff Pick It has long been asserted that we know more about the surface of the moon than we do the vast seascapes that cover some 70 percent of our planet. Susan Casey's seductive book, The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean, goes a... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Sea (Green Integer) by Jules Michellet Synopsis First English language publication of the great popular historian's description of The... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Ocean Almanac by Robert Hendrickson Publisher Comments As expansive as the ocean itself, this entertaining, informative almanac offers hundreds of fascinating essays, anecdotes, facts, legends, and mysteries concerning the sea, its amazing inhabitants--both real and apocryphal--and the men and ships who have... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Exploring the Seashore in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon: A Guide to Shorebirds and Intertidal Plants and Animals by Gloria Snively Synopsis 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) List Price $19.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Power of the Sea: Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Our Quest To Predict Disasters (10 Edition) by Bruce B. Parker Publisher Comments The Power of the Sea describes our struggle to understand the physics of the sea, so we can use that knowledge to predict when the sea will unleash its fury against us. In a wide-sweeping narrative spanning much of human history, Bruce Parker, former... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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Southeastern and Caribbean Seashores (88 Edition) by Peterson Field Guides Publishing Staff Publisher Comments With more than 750 illustrations, including 300 color photographs, this guide covers more than 1,000 species, such as shoreside plants, clams, shrimps, crabs, corals, seaweeds, sponges, and sea urchins, as well as all of the common seashore communities... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Gulf Coast Studies, Sponsored by Texas A&m University--Corpu #11: The Formation and Future of the Upper Texas Coast: A Geologist Answers Questions about Sand, Storms, and Living by the Sea by John B. Anderson Publisher Comments With strong personal and professional ties to the Gulf of Mexico, marine geologist John B. Anderson has spent two decades studying the Texas coastline and continental shelf. In this book, he sets out to answer fundamental questions that are frequently... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Sea Otters (Worldlife Library) by Glenn Van Blaricom Publisher Comments Sea otters are one of the most charismatic marine mammals. Capable of living their entire lives free of contact with land, they eat, sleep, and give birth at sea. Hunted relentlessly for centuries, these appealing creatures were brought back from the... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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 Pioneering oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer unravels the mystery of marine currents, uncovers the astonishing story of flotsam, and changes the world's view of trash, the ocean, and our global environment. Curtis Ebbesmeyer is no ordinary scientist. He's... (read more) Your price: $10.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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