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Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King by Brad 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) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover 
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The Silent World (National Geographic Adventure Classics) by Jacques Cousteau Publisher Comments Before becoming the man who introduced us to the wonders of the sea through his beloved television series, Jacques Cousteau was better known as an engineer and the inventor of scuba. He chronicled his early days of underwater adventure in The Silent... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Silent Landscape: the Scientific Voyage of HMS Challenger by R. M. Corfield Publisher Comments Richard Corfield uses the expedition of HMS Challenger to explore one of the most mysterious and arguably fascinating terrain: the ocean's floor. It. Advertising.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Eternal Darkness: A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration by Robert D Ballard Publisher Comments Until a few decades ago, the ocean depths were almost as mysterious and inaccessible as outer space. Oceans cover two-thirds of the earth's surface with an average depth of more than two miles--yet humans had never ventured more than a few hundred feet... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Sunken Cities, Sacred Cenotes, and Golden Sharks: Travels of a Water-Bound Adventurer by Bill Belleville Publisher Comments Nature and travel writer Bill Belleville has inspired and informed countless readers through his books and magazine articles. "River of Lakes, praised as "erudite" "(Publishers Weekly), and "elegiac" "(Florida Today), has spurred a resurgence of interest... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss by Brad Matsen Publisher Comments In Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss, Brad Matsen brings to vivid life the famous deep-sea expeditions of Otis Barton and William Beebe. At a time when no one had traveled deeper than a few hundred feet, they took the world to a half mile down... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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America's Ocean Wilderness by Gary Kroll Publisher Comments From whaling museums to National Geographic television specials to tiki bars, the high seas have enchanted modern Americans as an adventurous frontier. And as contemporary explorers have discovered a new wilderness in the world's oceans, their depictions... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $23.50 Sale - Hardcover
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Living Mirrors: A Coral Reef Adventure by Jack Stephens Publisher Comments This breathtaking book guides us into the secrets of the reef: gemlike crystals, rainbow colors, a wild profusion of fish and marine animals, deep blue pools that yield their treasures here as nowhere before. Accompanies an award-winning IMAX film.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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James Cameron's Aliens of the Deep: Voyages to the Strange World of the Deep Ocean by Joseph Macinnis Publisher Comments ALIENS OF THE DEEP The search for life in space begins on the ocean floor... Far beneath the ocean's surface, beyond the reach of the sun, an astonishing community of animals lives in a world of searing heat, intense pressure, and absolute darkness. In... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $6.63 Used - Hardcover
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Adventures in Ocean Exploration: From the Discovery of the Titanic to the Search for Noah's Flood by Robert D Ballard Publisher Comments For decades, Robert Ballard has pursued a dual career as a marine scientist and a pioneering discoverer, locating scores of wrecks all over the world, including the Titanic and the battleship Bismarck. In this lavishly illustrated chronicle, he uses his... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $11.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Eternal Darkness: A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration by Robert D Ballard Publisher Comments Ballard's perspective on specific events in the history of deep-sea explorations is fresh and exciting. This is an important record of the remarkable progression in technology from extremely primitive underwater diving bells to a multiplicity of manned... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Silent Deep: The Discovery, Ecology, and Conservation of the Deep Sea by Julian Antho Koslow Publisher Comments The Silent Deep tells the story of the exploration and discovery of the deep sea, the ecology of its diverse environments, and the impact of humans, highlighting the importance of global stewardship in keeping this delicate ecosystem alive and well... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $23.50 Sale - Hardcover
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Deep Cuba: The Inside Story of an American Oceanographic Expedition by Bill Belleville Publisher Comments Geography, politics, and other factors have allowed Cuba to preserve the region's most pristine coast and offshore marine environment. Deep Cuba recounts Bill Belleville's month-long journey around the island in the company of American and Cuban marine... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Place Matters: Geospatial Tools for Marine Science, Conservation, and Management in the Pacific Northwest by Dawn J Wright Publisher Comments Although the ocean provides living space for about 97 percent of life on Earth, less than 5 percent of the ocean below the surface has actually been seen, let alone explored. Now, using the geogrpahic information system (GIS), marine scientists are... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Sea's Enthrall: Memoirs of an Oceanographer by Tim Parsons Publisher Comments The tale of one of Canada's most respected scientists, The Sea's Enthrall recounts a personal journey from a childhood passion for rock pools, to an illustrious award and an audience with the Emperor of Japan. It is a witty, often philosophical... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $4.88 Used - Trade Paper
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Sea of Dreamers: Travels with Famous Ocean Explorers by Philip Z Trupp Publisher Comments Today, we know more about the dark side of the moon than we do about the Earth's seafloor, which covers three-quarters of our planet. In an effort to clear up some of the mysteries of the deep, noted explorer and author Phil Trupp takes us to another... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Deep Atlantic: Life, Death, and Exploration in the Abyss by Richard Ellis Publisher Comments From the author of Monsters of the Sea and The Book of Whales comes an exhilarating armchair expedition to the last frontier on earth--the bottom of the sea. Ellis first surveys the history of deep-sea exploration, then plunges into the Atlantic's great... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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There Are Giants in the Sea: Monsters & Mysteries of the Depths Explored by Michael Bright Description Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]) and index.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.88 Used - Hardcover
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Mysteries of the Deep by Joseph Thorndike TOC Sunken treasure -- Under ancient seas -- Undersea adventure -- Mysterious voyages -- Mysterious disappearances -- On distant seas -- Mysterious creatures -- Land below, sea above.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $5.75 Used - Hardcover
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The History of Underwater Exploration by Robert F Marx Publisher Comments Fascinating account of diving, from free dives of ancient world to modern techniques. Diving bells, SCUBA equipment, submarines, deep-sea research capsules, underwater habitats, more. "An absorbing history..." -- "Publishers Weekly."... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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