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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... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The World Is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One by Sylvia A. Earle Publisher Comments A Silent Spring for our era, this eloquent, urgent, fascinating book reveals how just 50 years of swift and dangerous oceanic change threatens the very existence of life on Earth. Legendary marine scientist Sylvia Earle portrays a planet teetering on the... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King by Bradford Matsen Publisher Comments Jacques Cousteau opened up the undersea world as no one has done before or since. But not generally know is the fascinating and compelling individual behind the acclaimed television personality. With the cooperation of many of Jacques Cousteau's... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $18.73 New - Hardcover
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Flotsametrics and the Floating World Signed Edition 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: $26.99 New - Hardcover
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Hooked: Pirates, Poaching, and the Perfect Fish by G Bruce Knecht Publisher Comments This modern pirate yarn has all the makings of a great true adventure tale and is also an exploration of the ways our culinary tastes have all manner of unintended consequences for the world around us. Hooked is a story about the poaching of the... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Watching Giants: The Secret Lives of Whales by Elin Kelsey Publisher Comments Personal, anecdotal, and highly engaging, Watching Giants opens a window on a world that seems quite like our own, yet is so different that understanding it pushes the very limits of our senses. Elin Kelsey's colorful first-person account, drawing from... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas by Sylvia Earle Publisher Comments Detailing a mysterious realm that's as vital to our existence as the air we breathe, this new atlas immerses readers in the wonders of the deep through more than 250 up-to-the-minute maps, photographs, and satellite images. Deep-sea pioneer and National... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price: $45.00 Used - 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 and Eric Scigliano 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) List Price $26.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Seasick: Ocean Change and the Extinction of Life on Earth by Alanna Mitchell Publisher Comments We have long lorded over the ocean. But only recently have we become aware of the myriad life-forms beneath its waves. We now know that this delicate ecosystem is our life-support system; it regulates the earth's temperatures and climate and comprises 99... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Under the Sea-Wind by Rachel L. Carson Publisher Comments For the centennial of the birth of "Silent Spring" author Rachel Carson, a new edition of her groundbreaking paean to the sea Celebrating the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, "Under the Sea-Wind"Rachel Carsons... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus: Exploring and Conserving Our Natural World by Jacques Cousteau Publisher Comments An electrifying, many-faceted masterwork.--Booklist The beloved explorer Jacques Cousteau witnessed firsthand the complexity and beauty of life on earth and undersea--and watched the toll taken by human activity in the twentieth century. In this... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson Publisher Comments Published in 1951, The Sea Around Us was a phenomenal success. Rachel Carson's rare ability to combine scientific insight with moving, poetic prose catapulted her book to first place on the New York Times bestseller list, where it remained on top for... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Strand: An Odyssey of Pacific Ocean Debris by Bonnie Henderson Publisher Comments In Strand, travel writer and amateur naturalist Bonnie Henderson traces the stories of wrack washed up on the mile-long stretch of Oregon beach she walked has regularly for more than a decade. Henderson's writing conveys both a keen attention to the... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Poseidon's Steed: The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality by Helen Scales Publisher Comments A fascinating journey with the sea creature that has captured human imagination for thousands of years Poseidonas Steed trails the seahorse through secluded waters across the globe in a kaleidoscopic history that mirrors manas centuries-old fascination... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $15.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Essentials of Oceanography (5TH 09 Edition) by Tom Garrison Publisher Comments The fifth edition of ESSENTIALS OF OCEANOGRAPHY conveys Garrison's enthusiasm for oceanography to non-science students taking the introductory course. It is a streamlined version of his bestselling OCEANOGRAPHY text, but was created specifically to meet... (read more) List Price $146.90 Your price: $118.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-317).... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ocean Circulation (2ND 01 Edition) by Open University Staff Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 256) and index.... (read more) List Price $48.95 Your price: $37.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Rising Sea by Orrin Pilkey Publisher Comments On Shishmaref Island in Alaska, homes are being washed into the sea. In the South Pacific, small island nations face annihilation by encroaching waters. In coastal Louisiana, an area the size of a football field disappears every day. For these... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $19.50 Sale - Hardcover
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The Eternal Sea by Christian Buchet Publisher Comments In the much-anticipated follow-up to his 2002 international triumph The Sea, photographer Philip Plisson figuratively widens his lens to provide a more global focus on the sea and the humans who depend on it for survival. As magnificent as its... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Field Guide to Southeastern and Caribbean Seashores: Cape Hatteras to the Gulf Coast, Florida, and the Caribbean (Peterson Field Guides) by Eugene H Kaplan 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 $21.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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