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Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans 9 reviews
Sylvia Earle
Ballantine Books, 1996
Learn from one of the best
+ The Vanishing Oceans
+ The history and science of oceanography
+ A message of The Oceans
+ Excellent story about the Oceans and the environment
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Introductory Oceanography (10th Edition) (Introductory Oceanography) 1 review
Harold V. Thurman, Alan P. Trujillo
Prentice Hall, 2003
overillustrated, overpriced
Might there be an economic incentive for textbook to be in its tenth edition? Probably 20% of the illustrations are unncesessary. Photographs of pretty girls pulling up a bucket of water and scientists are a waste of ink, the reader's time and money. Dimensions are always given in metric, ...
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Blue Planet 12 reviews
DK Publishing, Alastair Fothergill, ...
DK ADULT, 2002
"The Blue Planet - Seas of Life"!
+ Great Book
+ The Book of the Ocean
+ Beautiful Book
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The Edge of the Sea 4 reviews
Rachel Carson
Mariner Books, 1998
Simply Beautiful
+ Informative as a textbook, entertainment like a novel
Having never heard of Rachel Carson except in relation to "Silent Spring", I was pleasantly surprised on first reading her writing in this book by the masterly and near-poetic elegance of her prose. Written in the 1950s, before nature documentaries allowed most of us to see the wonders of marine ...
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The Empty Ocean8 reviews
Richard Ellis
Island Press, 2003
What 'bury my heart at wounded knee' was for the sea.
+ Stopped eating Tuna...
+ A truly disturbing book
+ NO MORE SUSHI FOR ME !
+ A win for the environment, A look at our Marine Ecosystem
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It324 reviews
Al Gore
Rodale Books, 2006
This is a book that every American should read!
Although i was well aware of global warming, the scientific evidence and the real statistics of the global warming from this book definitely raised my awareness even more. I mainly bought this book because i am very interested from saving the earth from the global warming. This book is informative ...
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Marine Biology: An Ecological Approach (6th Edition)3 reviews
James W. Nybakken, Mark D. Bertness
Benjamin Cummings, 2004
A great text
+ Marine Biology: An Ecological Approach
Most marine biology texts on the market are designed to support lower division courses for non-majors. Nybakken's text, however, is designed with the upper division biology major as its primary audience. This book is, in my opinion, the best book on the market to support an undergraduate course ...
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Blue Frontier : Saving America's Living Seas4 reviews
David Helvarg
W. H. Freeman, 2001
America's Great Ocean Adventure
+ Core Information is Brilliant, Presentation is Marginal
+ Waxing poetic on oil rigs
+ THIS BOOK IS GREAT!!!!
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Reef Fish Identification - Tropical Pacific11 reviews
Gerald Allen, Roger Steene, ...
New World Publications, 2003
Excellent reference for identification of my species in Pacific area
+ Lots of Fish Photos from the Pacific
+ most comprehensive tropical pacific fish book
+ An ambitious work
+ Excellent fish guide for the Pacific
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50 Ways to Save the Ocean (Inner Ocean Action Guide) (Inner Ocean Action Guide)5 reviews
David Helvarg
New World Library, 2006
An Inconvenient Truth
+ Many ideas for protecting the world's oceans and the creatures therein...
+ An informed introduction to the innovative ways anyone can use to help preserve Earth's oceans and aquatic-life
+ Great Family Book!
+ Excellent Resource!
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Master Guide for Underwater Digital Photography13 reviews
Jack Drafahl, Sue Drafahl
Amherst Media, 2005
Underwater photography guide for beginner intermediate
+ Husband Loves It
+ good intro
Found this book very helpful. Have some experience with underwater digital photography but found the explainations and examples very helpful. Took it to Palau...and left it with the captain who kept picking it up to read. So am ordering my replacement!
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Secrets of the Ocean Realm2 reviews
Michele Hall, Howard Hall
Atria Books/Beyond Words, 1997
A poetic underwater journey!
+ 10 stars for this book
Stare at the beautiful underwater photographs. Sitback, relax and gently discover the Ocean Realm with the still images of Howard Hall and his wife Michele, images that, as Peter Benchley (Jaws, The Deep) writes in the foreword, are among the finest in the world. Dive. Wander through the Kelp ...
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The Living Ocean: Understanding and Protecting Marine Biodiversity3 reviews
Boyce Thorne-Miller, Sylvia Earle
Island Press, 1999
Great book, but may need some marine science knowledge
+ Not an easy read or pretty picture book
This book clearly summarizes all the threats our oceans face today from human activities. I have a BS in Marine Science and I found that this book shows the reader how complex and inter-related the oceanic systems are and how many of our activities can, AND DO, adversely affect those ecosystems. ...
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Fire In The Turtle House: The Green Sea Turtle and the Fate of the Ocean9 reviews
Osha Gray Davidson
PublicAffairs, 2003
Mysterious Waters....
+ Fantastic Book
+ fascinating and heartbreaking
+ An Honest, Inside Account about the Fate of the Sea Turtle
+ Compelling Read About Fate of Sea Turtles and the Oceans
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The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef5 reviews
Osha Gray Davidson
Wiley, 1998
Great book! Educational and engaging.
+ Great book for a layman!
+ Every marine life and coral lover should read this book
+ Excellent read
+ A great book for the sport diver and reef lover.
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Reef Fish Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas41 reviews
Paul Humann, Ned DeLoach
New World Publications, 2002
pleased
+ Great Book
+ Beautiful reef fish guide
+ When you want to know what you've been watching (or what was watching you)!
+ Impressive book.
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Sea Turtles: A Complete Guide to Their Biology, Behavior, and Conservation16 reviews
James R. Spotila
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004
Beautiful and educational
+ Turtle watcher
+ Absolutely wonderful!!!!!
+ EVERYTHING You need to know about Sea Turtles
+ Superb book
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Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises: A World Handbook for Cetacean Habitat Conservation2 reviews
Erich Hoyt
Earthscan Publications Ltd., 2004
Recommended reading
+ My Bible for MPA for cetacean management!
In this excellent and definitive book, the author makes clear that Marine Protected Areas, even in the earliest stages of full evaluation, offer a realistic and informed approach to immediate and future marine conservation. Whilst the science and logisitcs are complex, the theory behind MPAs is ...
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Eye of the Albatross: Visions of Hope and Survival13 reviews
Carl Safina
Holt Paperbacks, 2003
Fabulous soarings, fishing sensibly and . . . frozen skivvies??
+ Please read this book.
+ A Classic
+ Eye of the Albatross
+ Fantastic - a must read!
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Boiling Point: How Politicians, Big Oil and Coal, Journalists, and Activists Have Fueled a Climate Crisis -- ...25 reviews
Ross Gelbspan
Basic Books, 2004
The Cusp of a Change
+ Incendiary Indictment of Big Business and the Press
+ If global warming is myth, why are the insurers hedging towards disaster?
+ Enviro-skeptics are barbarians at the gate!
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