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This proven text remains a bestseller because of its strong student focus, friendly writing style, and unsurpassed art and media package.

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Provides students with a basic understanding of the scientific questions, complexities, and uncertainties involved in ocean use and the role and ... More

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Casey follows a unique tribe of extreme surfers as they seek to conquer the holy grail of their sport, a 100-foot wave. In this mesmerizing account, ... More

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This complete guide covers 317 of the most common and conspicuous plants and animals of the seashores, from jellyfish and kelp to clams, gulls, and ... More

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Published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the most remarkably successful books ever written about the natural world. Reintroducing a classic ... More

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Cengage Learning in partnership with National Geographic Society brings course concepts to life with interactive learning, study, and exam ... More

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In his peerless prose, Safina captures the delicate interaction between these gentle giants--the ancient leatherback turtle whose ancestry can be ... More

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A prominent seafaring environmentalist and researcher shares his shocking discovery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean, and ... More

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Caught in mountainous seas and hurricane-force winds are the swordfishing fleet from Gloucester, Massachusetts and a sailing yacht. The rescue ... More

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Not since Jacques Cousteau has any writer so vividly captured the magic and true spirit of diving. This part travel narrative, part natural history ... More

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The sea feeds and sustains, but its future is under catastrophic threat. In this powerful and ambitious book Roberts--one of the world's foremost ... More

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This title is "Sunday Times" History Book of the Year. For over three thousand years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of ... More

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This Study Guide accompanies the Endless Voyage telecourse. Tom Garrison is a writer and science advisor for The Endless Voyage telecourse series.

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Celebrating the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, "Under the Sea-Wind"--Rachel Carson's first book and her ... More

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Actor Danson details his journey from joining a modest local protest in the mid-1980s to oppose offshore oil drilling near his Southern California ... More

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More than 1,000 illustrations, arranged according to visual similarities, show plant and animal species of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy ... More

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Although they cover only one percent of the Earth's surface, reefs are home to more than 25 percent of all marine fish species. They are the largest ... More

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Set in Seadrift, Texas, this book tells the gripping true story about one woman's heroic battle against Formosa Plastics, a giant chemical ... More

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In this call to arms for environmentalists, the author presents accounts of natural disasters, reports of human interference and construction on the ... More

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Defines corals and distinguishes them from similar antipatharians, hydrozoans, zoanthids, and corallimorpharia. Shows many rare and unusual forms, ... More

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Philip Plisson, the well-known French marine photographer, has turned his attention to his passion, the oceans of the world. Plisson's remarkable ... More

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Exploring the fascinating science and history of the sea highway known as the Gulf Stream, Ulanski examines the biological life teeming in the stream ... More

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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, ... More

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In this timely book, Tim Beatley argues that, in the face of such threats, all future coastal planning and management must reflect a commitment to ... More

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In this informative book of real-life stories and practical advice, the author of "Jaws" draws on his more than three decades of experience on and ... More

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