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  • In the Heart of the Sea

    The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (National Book Award Winner)

    **From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye--the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick.Winner of the National Book Award, Nathaniel Philbrick's book is a fantastic saga of survival and adventure, steeped in the lore of whaling, with deep resonance in American literature and history.In 1820, the whaleship Essex was ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Wildlife of Florida's Springs

    An Illustrated Field Guide to Over 150 Species

    Florida is home to no fewer than 700 freshwater springs, more than any place in the world! From the famed manatee to the obscure freshwater jellyfish, the springs provide sustenance to an abundance of wild, marine and insect life. This beautiful guide features over 150 species, over 130 original illustrations, and includes listings of commonly and not-so-commonly encountered “critters” living in ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Secrets of the Octopus

    Remarkable new discoveries affirm the octopus as one of nature’s most intelligent and complex animals.This new book—written by the beloved author of the international bestseller The Soul of an Octopus and enhanced with vivid National Geographic photography—brings us closer than ever to these elusive creatures.The companion to the highly-anticipated National Geographic television special, this ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Razor Clams

    Buried Treasure of the Pacific Northwest

    by David Berger ...
    In this lively history and celebration of the Pacific razor clam, David Berger shares with us his love affair with the glossy, gold-colored Siliqua patula and gets into the nitty-gritty of how to dig, clean, and cook them using his favorite recipes. In the course of his investigation, Berger brings to light the long history of razor clamming as a subsistence, commercial, and recreational activity, ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Jellyfish

    Series series Animal
    Jellyfish are, like the mythical Medusa, both beautiful and potentially dangerous. Found from pole to tropic, these mesmeric creatures form an important part of the sea’s plankton and vary in size from the gigantic to the minute. Perceived as almost alien creatures and seen as best avoided, jellyfish nevertheless have the power to fascinate: with the sheer beauty of their translucent bells and ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Undrowned

    Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals

    Series Book 2 - Emergent Strategy
    Undrowned is a book-length meditation for social movements and our whole species based on the subversive and transformative guidance of marine mammals. Our aquatic cousins are queer, fierce, protective of each other, complex, shaped by conflict, and struggling to survive the extractive and militarized conditions our species has imposed on the ocean. Gumbs employs a brilliant mix of poetic ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Castle Beach Murders

    A gripping, page-turning crime mystery thriller from John Nicholl

    by John Nicholl ...
    Series Book 3 - Carmarthen Crime
    It’s different when it’s your daughter.DI Gravel’s daughter Emily has landed her dream job working for high profile solicitor Charles Turner. But the job turns deadly when she attracts the attention of a serial killer.Gravel is already on the case, the bodies are piling up and the killer’s sick fantasies are enough to give the detective nightmares. However, the killer’s obsession with Emily raises ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Soul of an Octopus

    A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

    by Sy Montgomery ...
    Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction * New York Times Bestseller * A Huffington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the Year * One of the Best Books of the Month on Goodreads * Library Journal Best Sci-Tech Book of the Year * An American Library Association Notable Book of the Year“Sy Montgomery’s The Soul of an Octopus does for the creature what Helen Macdonald’s H Is for Hawk did for ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Beyond Words

    What Animals Think and Feel

    by Carl Safina ...
    I wanted to know what they were experiencing, and why to us they feel so compelling, and so-close. This time I allowed myself to ask them the question that for a scientist was forbidden fruit: Who are you?Weaving decades of field observations with exciting new discoveries about the brain, Carl Safina's landmark book offers an intimate view of animal behavior to challenge the fixed boundary between ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Eels

    An Exploration, from New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the World's Most Mysterious Fish

    by James Prosek ...
    “Eels [is] more than a fish book. It is an impassioned defense of nature itself. . . . [Prosek] passes on the truth that the often disdained eel, like all migratory fish, is vital and mysterious and worthy of our full effort to bring it back.” — New York Times Book Review“A wonderful account of far-flung travels in pursuit of the secrets of the earth’s most mysterious fish. . . . Fascinating and ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Devil's Teeth

    A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks

    by Susan Casey ...
    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 themSusan Casey was in her living room when she first saw the great white sharks of the Farallon Islands, their dark fins swirling around a small motorboat in a documentary. These sharks were the alphas ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Brilliant Abyss

    Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It

    by Helen Scales ...
    A journey into the alien depths of the sea, and into our possible future, from a marine biologist known for “nature writing at its most engaging” (Sunday Express).A golden era of deep-sea discovery is underway as revolutionary studies rewrite the very notion of life on Earth and the rules of what is possible. In the process, the abyss is being revealed as perhaps the most amazing part of our ... Read more

    $18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Breath of a Whale

    The Science and Spirit of Pacific Ocean Giants

    by Leigh Calvez ...
    **An ode to marine life and the natural world, from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Hidden Life of OwlsThis “intimate and spirited” essay collection “offers us the whale watch most of us can only dream of” as they reveal the elusive lives of whales in the Pacific Ocean—home to orcas, humpbacks, blue, gray, and sperm whales (Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus).**Leigh ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Beneath the Surface

    Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish

    *Now a New York Times Best Seller*Over the course of two decades, John Hargrove worked with 20 different whales on two continents and at two of SeaWorld's U.S. facilities. For Hargrove, becoming an orca trainer fulfilled a childhood dream. However, as his experience with the whales deepened, Hargrove came to doubt that their needs could ever be met in captivity. When two fellow trainers were ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Death at SeaWorld

    Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity

    by David Kirby ...
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Evidence of Harm and *Animal Factory—*a groundbreaking scientific thriller that exposes the dark side of SeaWorld, America's most beloved marine mammal parkDeath at SeaWorld centers on the battle with the multimillion-dollar marine park industry over the controversial and even lethal ramifications of keeping killer whales in captivity. Following the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Edge of the Sea

    by Rachel Carson ...
    From the National Book Award–winning author of Silent Spring: An exploration of marine life that takes us into “a truly extraordinary world” (The Atlantic Monthly).Known for “catching the life breath of science on the still glass of poetry,” nature writer and marine biologist Rachel Carson is an icon of environmentalism, and her first love was the sea (Time). In this book, she explores rocky ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Whale

    In Search of the Giants of the Sea

    by Philip Hoare ...
    A travelogue through the history, literature, and lore of the remarkable mammals that we long have been fascinated with, from Moby-Dick to Free Willy.From his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale, to his abiding love of Moby-Dick, to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Spying on Whales

    The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures

    by Nick Pyenson ...
    “A palaeontological howdunnit…[Spying on Whales] captures the excitement of…seeking answers to deep questions in cetacean science.” —NatureCalled “the best of science writing” (Edward O. Wilson) and named a best book by Popular Science, a dive into the secret lives of whales, from their four-legged past to their perilous present.Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Amazing Sea Animals

    Amazing Animals Adventure Series, #1

    by Selena Dale ...
    Series Book 1 - Amazing Animals Adventure Series
    Welcome to the Amazing Animals Adventure Series!Come with us around the globe to explore the animal world.In this book we will be visiting our underwater friends.You will dive into the deep to swim with the fishes and other amazing sea creatures.The salty ocean is vast, deep and full of variety. Water near the surface is lit by the sun and is warm. Water deeper down is dark and cold. In this book ... Read more

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  • Octopus, Squid & Cuttlefish

    A Visual, Scientific Guide to the Oceans’ Most Advanced Invertebrates

    “Cephalopods are often misunderstood creatures. Three biologists set the record straight on the behaviors and evolution of these invertebrates of the sea.” —Science NewsLargely shell-less relatives of clams and snails, the marine mollusks in the class Cephalopoda—Greek for “head-foot” —are colorful creatures of many-armed dexterity, often inky self-defense, and highly evolved cognition. They are ... Read more

    $28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lakes

    Their Birth, Life, and Death

    “Lakes is my favorite kind of natural history: meticulously researched, timely, comprehensive, and written with imagination and verve.”—Jerry Dennis, author of The Living Great LakesLakes might be the most misunderstood bodies of water on earth. And while they may seem commonplace, without lakes our world would never be the same. In this revealing look at these lifegiving treasures, John Richard ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Pressure Falling: Short Stories of Stormy Seas

    by Mark Chisnell ...
    Are you warm, safe and dry?Good - because the ocean can be a dangerous place and never more so than when the barometric pressure plummets and huge waves start to rise up from the deep. These five short stories - chilling, funny and scary in turns - will show you just how ugly and dangerous the sea can become. Make sure you are wrapped up warm and safe when you read this book, because the raw power ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Big Miracle

    Inspired by the Incredible True Story that United the World

    by Tom Rose ...
    Now a major motion picture starring Drew Barrymore, Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, Tim Blake Nelson, John Krasinski, and Vinessa Shaw—an account of the dramatic rescue of three gray whales trapped under the ice in Alaska in 1988.Set in Cold War–era 1988, Big Miracle tells the real story behind the remarkable, bizarre, and oftentimes uproarious event that mesmerized the world for weeks. On October 7, an ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Encyclopedia of Sharks

    Read all about the fascinating world of sharks. There are over 500 species of sharks, and there is a great deal of diversity among them. Sharks include the world's largest fish, the Whale Shark, as well as some as small as a few inches. Most are predators, but a few filter plankton from the seawater. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus