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  • Death and Oil

    A True Story of the Piper Alpha Disaster on the North Sea

    by Brad Matsen ...
    The first full account of the most tragic oil rig disaster in history, the human story behind it, and the true nature of its legacy.July 6, 1988, began as a normal day on Piper Alpha, the biggest offshore oil rig on the North Sea. But just after 10:00 p.m., a series of explosions rocked the platform, and the inferno continued to burn for weeks. Of the 226 men working on the platform, 162 died, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Amphibious Soul

    Finding the Wild in a Tame World

    by Craig Foster ...
    “An important book that will transform how we think about being human. … that will inspire hope.”—Jane GoodallHow can we reclaim the soul-deepening wildness that grounds us and energizes us when so much of the modern world seems designed to tame us?In this thrilling memoir of a life spent exploring the most incredible places on Earth—from the Great African Seaforest to the crocodile lairs of the ... Read more

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  • Shearwater

    A Bird, an Ocean, and a Long Way Home

    'Shearwater is sheer delight, a luminous portrait of a magical seabird which spans the watery globe' Daily Mail.'Charming and impassioned ... a rich tribute to an extraordinary bird.' Horatio Clare, author of A Single Swallow and Heavy Light.A very personal mix of memoir and natural history from the author of Liquid Gold.Ten weeks into its life, a Manx shearwater chick will emerge from its burrow ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Herzenssache

    Mein Leben mit den Walen und Delfinen in der Straße von Gibraltar

    Katharina Heyer hatte sich als Designerin von modischen Accessoires einen Namen gemacht und ein erfolgreiches Geschäft aufgebaut, für das sie die ganze Welt bereiste; sie hatte mit ihrem geschiedenen Mann nach wie vor eine gute Beziehung, zwei wunderbare, erwachsene Söhne und ein Haus am Stadtrand von Zürich. Katharina Heyer hatte all das, was man sich gemeinhin so ersehnt. Und doch war da der ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The World Beneath

    The Life and Times of Unknown Sea Creatures and Coral Reefs

    Meet the world's most fascinating sea creatures—see the lives and curiosities of colorful fish and coral reefs—this spectacular volume has more than 300 color photos and extraordinary text from a leading marine biologist and underwater photographer, and the international expert on seahorses.In this richly informative volume, brimming with new discoveries and more than three hundred colorful images ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tides and the Ocean

    Water's Movement Around the World, from Waves to Whirlpools

    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 around the world's coastline in a camper van with his young family, William Thomson captures the cycles ... Read more

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  • The Ominous Ocean

    Rogue Waves, Rip Currents and Other Dangers Along the Shoreline and in the Sea

    by Gary Griggs ...
    The oceans cover 71% of the planet and pose a myriad of hazards to everyone from blue-water sailors to the casual beachcomber. From rip currents to rogue waves, the possibilities for some water-borne calamity seem endless, but in most cases a deadly outcome can be avoided or at least mitigated by having a better understanding of the risks involved. This book presents cautionary tales of the most ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Reef Libre

    Cuba—The Last, Best Reefs in the World

    Decades of isolation from tourism and development have left Cuba’s coral reefs among the most pristine in the world, an “exceptionalism” that stands in stark contrast to the island nation’s poverty and political situation. Famed diver/photographer Robert “Snorkel Bob” Wintner showcases these magnificent reefs with his astounding underwater images, while also capturing terrestrial life in the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Underwater Museum

    The Submerged Sculptures of Jason deCaires Taylor

    A guide to the undersea sculptures of the award-winning British artist whose works “are both enchanting and ecologically meaningful” (Discover).A one-of-a-kind blend of art, nature, and conservation, The Underwater Museum re-creates an awe-inspiring dive into the dazzling under-ocean sculpture parks of artist Jason deCaires Taylor. Taylor casts his life-size statues from a special kind of cement ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Oceans of Kansas

    A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea

    Series series Life of the Past
    “Excellent . . . Those who are interested in vertebrate paleontology or in the scientific history of the American midwest should really get a copy.” —PalArch’s Journal of Vertebrate PaleontologyRevised, updated, and expanded with the latest interpretations and fossil discoveries, the second edition of Oceans of Kansas adds new twists to the fascinating story of the vast inland sea that engulfed ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

    Sentinel of the Shoals

    by Dawson Carr ...
    Since 1871 the Cape Hatteras lighthouse has been a welcome sight for sailors entering the treacherous region off North Carolina's Outer Banks known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. At 208 feet high, it is the tallest lighthouse in the country and one of the state's most famous landmarks. Through the years, it has withstood the ravages of both humans and nature, weathering numerous violent storms ... Read more

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  • The Gulf Stream

    Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and the Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic

    by Stan Ulanski ...
    Coursing through the Atlantic Ocean is a powerful current with a force 300 times that of the mighty Amazon. Ulanski explores the fascinating science and history of this sea highway known as the Gulf Stream, a watery wilderness that stretches from the Caribbean to the North Atlantic. Spanning both distance and time, Ulanski's investigation reveals how the Gulf Stream affects and is affected by ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Shark Man

    One Kiwi Man's Mission to Save Our Most Feared and Misunderstood Predator

    by Riley Elliott ...
    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 fascination with sharks, raise the profile of their dwindling numbers and question the legitimacy of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Off the Deep End

    A History of Madness at Sea

    by Nic Compton ...
    Confined in a small space for months on end, subject to ship's discipline and living on limited food supplies, many sailors of old lost their minds – and no wonder. Many still do.The result in some instances was bloodthirsty mutinies, such as the whaleboat Sharon whose captain was butchered and fed to the ship's pigs in a crazed attack in the Pacific. Or mob violence, such as the 147 survivors on ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Whales Calling

    My life with the Whales and Dolphins in the Strait of Gibraltar

    Katharina Heyer had made a name for herself as a designer of fashion accessories and had built up a successful business, for which she travelled the world; she still had a good relationship with her divorced husband, two wonderful adult sons and a house on the outskirts of Zurich. Katharina Heyer had all the things you could wish for. And yet she was filled with one strong desire: to break out of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea (Natural Navigation)

    Series Book 0 - Natural Navigation
    **Hone your senses and learn to read the hidden signs of nature—from master outdoorsman Tristan Gooley, New York Times-bestselling author of How to Read a Tree and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs“Equal parts alfresco inspiration, interesting factoids, how-to instructions and self-help advice.”—The Wall Street Journal**When most of us go for a walk, a single sense—sight—tends to dominate our ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Under the Sea Wind

    by Rachel Carson ...
    This New York Times bestseller by the author of the environmental classic Silent Spring beautifully details the coastal ecosystem of birds and the sea.In her first book, preeminent nature writer Rachel Carson tells the story of the sea creatures and birds that dwell in and around the waters along North America’s eastern coast—and the delicately balanced ecosystem that sustains them. Following the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Black Wave

    A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them

    “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 dark at the mad beauty of it.”–Jean SilverwoodAn exhilarating true-life adventure of one family’s ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Blue Commons

    Rescuing the Economy of the Sea

    by Guy Standing ...
    Series series Pelican Books
    A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST ECONOMICS BOOK OF 2022'A landmark book... The Blue Commons is at once a brilliant synthesis, a searing analysis, and an inspiring call to action.' - David Bollier'With remarkable erudition, passion and lyricism, Guy Standing commands the reader to wake up to the threat posed by rentier capitalism's violent policies for extraction, exploitation and depletion of that which is ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Rescue of the Bounty

    Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy

    From the author of the Fall 2015 Disney movie The Finest Hours, the “thrilling and perfectly paced” (Booklist) story of the sinking and rescue of Bounty—the tall ship used in the classic 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty—which was caught in the path of Hurricane Sandy with sixteen aboard.On Thursday, October 25, 2012, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail Bounty from New London, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Into the Mysterium

    A book that reveals the wondrous marine creatures deep in the heart of the endangered oceans that cover most of our planet.With the oceans covering over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, our planet can be called a marine planet. Beneath the waves are millions of remarkable creatures—beautiful big whales, dangerous jellyfish, legions of phytoplankton—but also, perhaps least known, are the marine ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Jellyfish

    A Natural History

    An introduction to these bizarre and beautiful creatures of the sea, filled with color photos and illustrations: “Fascinating.”—Boing BoingJellyfish are the oldest multi-organed life form on the planet, having inhabited the ocean for more than five hundred million years. With their undulating umbrella-shaped bells and sprawling tentacles, they are compelling and gorgeous, strange and dangerous. In ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sharks in the Shallows

    Attacks on the Carolina Coast

    A detailed account of over one hundred shark-related incidents on the coast of the Carolinas from a shark-bite investigatorPowerful and mysterious, sharks inspire both fascination and fear. Worldwide, oceans are home to some five-hundred species, and of those, fifty-six are known to reside in or pass through the waters off the coast of both North and South Carolina. At any given time, waders, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ecology of the Indonesian Seas Part 1

    Series Book 1 - Ecology Of Indonesia Series
    The Ecology of the Indonesian Seas distills for the first time the information found in thousands of scholarly works relevant to an understanding of the sustainable use of marine and coastal resources in these islands-many of them available up to now only in Dutch, German or Indonesian. It is an invaluable tool for government planners, resource managers, ecologists, university students, scuba ... Read more

    $14.99 USD