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Fundamentals of Oceanography (5TH 06 Edition)
by Keith A. Sverdrup  Publisher Comments Fundamentals of Oceanography is intended for less intensive college oceanography courses, courses for non-science majors and advanced placement oceanography programs for high school students. To meet the needs of these groups, this text has numerous...
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Corals: A Quick Reference Guide (Oceanographic Series)
by Julian Sprung Publisher Comments Defines corals and distinguishes them from similar antipatharians, hydrozoans, zoanthids, and corallimorpharia. Shows many rare and unusual forms, including species new to science that have never been depicted in any other book.<P>Range extensions:...
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Nights of Ice: True Stories of Disaster and Survival on Alaska's High Seas
by Spike Walker Publisher Comments Collected for the first time in Nights of Ice, these eight true stories recount the harrowing ordeals of those who haul fish aboard Alaskan fishing vessels. As workers in one of the world's most dangerous - and lucrative - professions, the crewmen in...
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Changing Sea Levels: Effects of Tides, Weather and Climate
by David Pugh Publisher Comments A textbook that explains the causes of potentially devastating changes in sea level....
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Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas
by Carl Safina Publisher Comments Part odyssey, part pilgrimage, this epic personal narrative follows the author's exploration of coasts, islands, reefs, and the sea's abyssal depths. Scientist and fisherman Carl Safina takes readers on a global journey of discovery, probing for truth...
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Water Chemistry (02 Edition)
by Mark Benjamin Publisher Comments This book effectively conveys the key concepts of equilibrium chemistry, particularly as they apply to natural and engineered aquatic systems. The coverage is rigorous and thorough, but the author assumes little prior knowledge of chemistry on the part...
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A Field Guide to Coral Reefs: Caribbean and Florida (Peterson Field Guides)
by Eugene H. Kaplan Publisher Comments With more than 500 species described and more than 400 illustrations, this guide provides quick and easy visual identification of fishes, mollusks, sponges, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, and much more of the fauna found on the coral reefs of the Caribbean...
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Oceanography & Seamanship 2ND Edition
by William Van Dorn Publisher Comments Written by an engineer-sailor-oceanographer and based on the premise that all who go to sea will benefit from a broader interpretation of seamanship, this book attempts in simple terms to explain the ocean as an operating environment, how boats and ships...
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How the Ocean Works: An Introduction to Oceanography
by Mark Denny Publisher Comments The world's oceans account for roughly 71 percent of the planet's surface and 99 percent of its livable volume. Any study of this huge habitat requires a solid foundation in the principles that underlie marine biology and physical and chemical...
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Introductory Oceanography
by Harold V. Thurman Synopsis Coastal Population Growth: A Global Ecosystem at Risk Coral Rocks! The Value of the World's Coral Reefs Global Warming and Sea Level Rise Human Impacts on Estuaries Ballast Water and Exotic Species Sharks Catch of the Day: Chilean Sea Bass Beaches or...
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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...
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Eye of Albatross (02 Edition)
by Safina Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-356) and index....
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The Raging Sea: The Powerful Account of the Worst Tsunami in U.S. History
by Dennis M Powers Publisher Comments - Will engage readers of The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger and The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough.<BR>- Includes never-before-published photographs<BR>- The author has been featured on The O'Reilly Report, Extra! and Hardcopy and has...
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Washed Up: The Curious Journeys of Flotsam and Jetsam
by Skye Moody 
Publisher Comments Where does it all come from? From tennis shoes, gold doubloons, and rubber ducks to ambergris, seedpods, and dead whales, the ocean gives up many curious prizes. In Washed Up, author Skye Moody walks the coast, dons her wet suit, and heads out to sea to...
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The Last Run: A True Story of Rescue and Redemption on the Alaska Seas
by Todd Lewan Publisher Comments Now in paperback--the epic tale of the oldest registered fishing vessel in Alaska, which wrecked in the Gulf of Alaska in 1998 during the worst Arctic storm in years, and the heroic efforts of three teams of Coast Guard aviators to rescue the survivors...
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Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916
by Michael Capuzzo
Powells.com Staff Pick Michael Capuzzo has skillfully recreated the summer of 1916, when a rogue great white shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey shore. Recounting in chilling detail the terrifying attacks, the ensuing panic, and the incredible hunt for the...
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The Anatomy of the Sea: Over 600 Creatures of the Deep
by David Ponsonby Publisher Comments From sharks, star-fish, and sea squirts to porpoises, penguins, and plankton, this charming compendium is swimming with exotic sea life. Over 600 specimens are presented in page after page of intricate engravings, woodcuts, and drawings from the...
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The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss
by Claire Nouvian
Powells.com Staff Pick The Deep is one of the most beautiful and bizarre books I've ever seen. You will not be able to put it down, and none of your friends will be able to resist picking it up. Recommended by Jill, Powells.com...
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The Corps and the Shore
by Orrin H. Pilkey Publisher Comments For more than a century, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been building fortifications along the American coastline in an effort to protect our vulnerable shores. With the prospect of seaborne invasion becoming increasingly unlikely, the Corps has...
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The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat
by Charles Clover Publisher Comments Ninety percent of the large fish in the world's oceans have disappeared in the past half century, causing the collapse of fisheries along with numerous fish species. In this hard-hitting, provocative expose, Charles Clover reveals the dark underbelly and...
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