Oceans Seas category: 226 books
The Whale Warriors
The Battle at the Bottom of the World to Save the Planet's Largest Mammals
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2007
Author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Dog Stars
For the crew of the eco-pirate ship the Farley Mowat, any day saving a whale is a good day to die. In The Whale Warriors, veteran adventure writer Peter Heller takes us on a hair-raising journey with a vigilante crew on their mission...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
This single-volume resource explores the five major oceans of the world, addressing current issues such as sea rise and climate change and explaining the significance of the oceans from historical, geographic, and cultural perspectives. The World's Oceans: Geography, History, and Environment is a...
The Ocean of Life
The Fate of Man and the Sea
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2012
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—one of the world’s foremost conservation biologists—leads...
Oceans
and the Future of the Human Race
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
We have lived with the Oceans and utilized its services since time immemorial. We are drawn to the sea, for the coasts offer many benefits to local communities. Indeed we don't need to live near the beach to be connected to the Ocean. Oceans, a critical player in the basic elements we need to survive,...
by Frank Sherwin
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
The oceans may well be Earth’s final frontier. These dark and sometimes mysterious waters cover 71 percent of the surface area of the globe and have yet to be fully explored. Under the waves, a watery world of frail splendor, foreboding creatures, vast mountains, and sights beyond imagination awaits....
by Hseham Amrahs
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2019
It is often said that our world resides in a small seed. In the same way, a small seed has a whole tree inside it. These trees and plants are our first mothers. Their leaves, flowers, roots, fruits and seeds are a part of our daily diet and provide us nutrition. Without these trees our world is incomplete....
Voyage of the Turtle
In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
The story of an ancient sea turtle and what its survival says about our future, from the award-winning writer and naturalist
Though nature is indifferent to the struggles of her creatures, the human effect on them is often premeditated. The distressing decline of sea turtles in Pacific waters...
by Joe Kraynak, Kim W. Tetrault
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2003
Although our oceans are some of the most beautiful and diverse environments in the world, most people know very little about the ocean's ecology or just how much humans depend on the oceans for survival.
The Complete Idiot's Guide' to the Oceans will be a marine-lover's reference for mapping...
Ocean Country
One Woman's Voyage from Peril to Hope in her Quest To Save the Seas
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Ocean Countryis an adventure story, a call to action, and a poetic meditation on the state of the seas. But most importantly it is the story of finding true hope in the midst of one of the greatest crises to face humankind, the rapidly degrading state of our environment. After a near-drowning accident...
Oceans
Environmental Issues, Global Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
Covering 71 percent of the planet, these saline bodies of water provided the unique conditions necessary for the building blocks of life to form billions of years ago. This book explains how our oceans continue to support and influence life in important ways: by providing the largest global source...
Protecting the World's Oceans
From Vision to Action
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
The World Ocean Conference (WOC) 2009 and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit week was the first large-scale international event to bring together both ocean and climate change stakeholders and specialists. The presentations and panel discussions held during WOC 2009 highlighted the central role...
Saved by the Sea
Hope, Heartbreak, and Wonder in the Blue World
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Acclaimed as “the premier chronicler of America’s complex relationship with our oceans” (Honolulu Weekly), David Helvarg has also been a war correspondent, investigative journalist, documentary producer, and private investigator. The one constant in his adventurous life has been love for the...
Tides and the Ocean
Water's Movement Around the World, from Waves to Whirlpools
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Surfers, sailors, and anyone who loves the ocean will enjoy this visual exploration of the world's seas along its shores, including rip tides, swells, waves, and tsunamis.
Tide is the vertical motion of water, something so subtle it is impossible to see with the naked eye. Inspired by his travels...
Ocean Outbreak
Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
There is a growing crisis in our oceans as rates of infectious disease outbreaks are on the rise. Marine epidemics have the potential to cause a mass die-off of wildlife from the bottom to the top of the food chain, impacting the health of ocean ecosystems as well as lives on land. Fueled by sewage...