Oceans Seas category: 226 books
by George Branch
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
Originally published in 1981, Living Shores was for many years the standard reference for marine science students but was also embraced by a popular market for its fascinating insights into marine and coastal habitats and the life they support. After a long absence, this classic has been revived and...
by James Honeyborne, Mark Brownlow
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Take a deep breath and dive into the mysteries of the ocean.
Our understanding of ocean life has changed dramatically in the last decade, with new species, new behaviours, and new habitats being discovered at a rapid rate. Blue Planet II, which accompanies an epic 7-part series on BBC1, is...
Shark Man
One Kiwi Man's Mission to Save Our Most Feared and Misunderstood Predator
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2014
The adventures of a shark scientist and his mission to change our perception of New Zealand's most feared and misunderstood predator. Riley Elliott is a surfer, spear-fisherman and shark scientist from the Waikato, currently writing a PhD at Auckland University. He's also on a mission to share his...
Bringing Whales Ashore
Oceans and the Environment of Early Modern Japan
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
Today, Japan defends its controversial whaling expeditions by invoking tradition�but what was the historical reality? In examining the techniques and impacts of whaling during the Tokugawa period (1603�1868), Jakobina Arch shows that the organized, shore-based whaling that first developed during...
by David Helvarg
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
A new environmental movemis emerging to help combat threats to America's oceans and coasts, with hundreds of local and regional groups as well as dozens of national and international organizations being formed. The Ocean and Coastal Conservation Guide represents a comprehensive guide to this new "Blue...
Waltzes with Giants
The Twilight Journey of the North Atlantic Right Whale
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Waltzes with Giants is a moving portrait of one of the earth’s largest endangered mammals. Mystical and provocative, the book is inspired by a real North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) and her threatened migrations from Atlantic Canada to her calving grounds off the coasts of Georgia...
Life in the Dark
Illuminating Biodiversity in the Shadowy Haunts of Planet Earth
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Deep inside caves, at the bottoms of oceans and lakes, beneath the ground: these concealed habitats are absent of sunlight. This strange and fascinating world of complete darkness is not a solitary place—it is inhabited by millions of life forms. Yet most humans—creatures of daylight—have never...
by Rudy van der Elst
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
Anyone who spends time beside the sea knows there’s a wealth of ‘treasure’ to be found, be it natural or manufactured, living or washed up. Beachcombing in South Africa is a friendly guide to the seashore’s rich pickings. Short chapters such as Floaters and drifters, Sea-beans, Sponges, Eggs...
Oceanography and Coastal Informatics
Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2018
To date, a vast amount of the world’s oceans remains uncharted. With water covering more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, maritime and oceanographic exploration and research is vital. Oceanography and Coastal Informatics: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice is a critical source of academic...
by Peter A.J. Holst MD PhD
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2018
Increased consumption of energy, animal fat and red meat has occurred in different regions of the world after the transition to a more industrialized diet and fast food in these countries.
USA
Western Europe
The Netherlands
Middle East
East Asia
Polynesia
Fast...
by Arthur Herzog
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
Orca the killer whale is one of the most intelligent creatures in the universe. He hunts in packs, like a wol. Incredibly, he is the only animal other than man who kills for revenge. He has one mate, and if she is harmed by man, he will hunt down that person with a relentless, terrible vengenance across seas, across time, across all obstacles. Orca is in print and film.
The Dolphin in the Mirror
Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
This scientific memoir by an aquarium researcher “illuminate[s] the world of the dolphin’s amazing intelligence and playfulness.” —Temple Grandin
“One comes away from Reiss’s book agreeing that ‘dolphins are among the smartest creatures on the planet’ and that they merit not...
Unspeakable Horror
The Deadliest Shark Attacks in Maritime History
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
A chilling collection of the bloodiest shark attacks due to maritime disasters—including the legendary story of the ill-fated USS Indianapolis.
All those who go to sea—whether on a warship or a cruise ship—know in the back of their minds that there is the possibility of their boat going down....
Black Wave
A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
“I told God that if he would let us survive this night, I would make it mean something worthwhile. And then, somehow, I felt calmer than I have ever felt. Unreasonably so. Irrationally so. I looked over the scene of our wrecked life and I smiled–a crazy smile for sure–and I looked through the...