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1	The Sea Around Us more books like this by Rachel Carson Here is the strange story of the seas - how they were born, how life emerged from them, and the marine world within them. Rachel Carson's writing teems with images - the newly-formed Earth cooling beneath an endlessly overcast sky; volcanic action throwing up huge masses on the ocean floor to create immense mountains and desolate canyons; giant ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Nights of Ice: True Stories of Disaster and Survival on Alaska's High Seas more books like this by Spike Walker Collected for the first time in Nights of Ice, these eight true stories recount the harrowing ordeals of those who haul fish aboard Alaskan fishing vessels. As workers in one of the world's most dangerous - and lucrative - professions, the crewmen in Nights of Ice face a constant onslaught of roaring waves, stories-high swells, and life-stealing ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $6.44! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Under the Sea Wind more books like this by Rachel L Carson "Under the Sea-Wind" presents a naturalist's picture of ocean life. This book is her breathtaking canvas of the fierce, competitive struggle for life takes place along the shore, in the open sea, and along the sea bottom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	A Voyage for Madmen more books like this by Peter Nichols Nine people comprised of two Frenchmen, an Italian and six Englishmen, began the 1967 Golden Globe around the world yacht race. Only one completed the journey. This is the story of this endeavour. The goal was to sail around the world solo, a feat no one had yet achieved; to make matters just that extra bit tricky some of the sailors were total ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $3.37! \| first editions \| SVS
5	National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashore Creatures more books like this by Norman A Meinkoth see all copies from $3.48! new only from $8.95! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The perfect storm more books like this by Sebastian Junger The "perfect storm" was a once-in-a-hundred-years combination: a high-pressure system from the Great Lakes running into storm winds over an Atlantic island - Sable Island - and colliding with a weather system from the Caribbean - "Hurricane Grace". This is the story of that storm, told through the accounts of fishermen at sea caught up in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Lost at Sea more books like this by Patrick Dillon On February 3, 1983, the men aboard "Americus" and "Altair," two state-of-the-art crabbing vessels, docked in their home port of Anacortes, Washington, prepared to begin a grueling three-month season fishing in the notorious Bering Sea. Eleven days later, on Valentine's Day, the overturned hull of the "Americus" was found drifting in calm seas, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.14! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat more books like this by Charles Clover In this vivid, eye-opening book--first published in the UK to wide acclaim and now extensively revised for an American audience--environmental journalist Charles Clover argues that our passion for fish is unsustainable. Seventy-five percent of the world's fish stocks are now fully exploited or overfished; the most popular varieties risk extinction ... see all copies from $2.39! new only from $9.21! \| first editions \| SVS
9	An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas more books like this by Diane Wilson Set in Seadrift, Texas, this book tells the gripping true story about one woman's heroic battle against Formosa Plastics, a giant chemical corporation poisoning her town, its sea life and its people. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Pacific coast more books like this by McConnaughey, National Audubon Society see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| SVS
11 view cover	Return to Treasure Island and the Search for Captain Kidd more books like this by Barry Clifford, Paul Perry America's top underwater archaeologist interweaves legend, history, and literature in this riveting story of the discovery of Captain Kidd's pirate ship. Photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
12 view cover	Ocean: The World's Last Wilderness Revealed more books like this by Robert Dinwiddie, Louise Thomas, Fabien Cousteau (Foreword by) From the geological and physical processes that affect the ocean floor to thekey habitat zones, this is the definitive reference to the world's oceans forthe entire family. see all copies from $24.12! new only from $32.13! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Unnatural History of the Sea more books like this by Callum Roberts A fascinating journey through 1,000 years of human exploitation and exploration of the sea. see all copies from $10.93! new only from $10.93! \| SVS
14 view cover	Peter Freuchen's Book of the Seven Seas more books like this by Peter Freuchen, David Loth Discover the great mysteries of the sea with one of the most famous explorers of our time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas more books like this by Carl Safina To help readers understand the connections between habitat protection and long-term survival, a world-class scientist and fisherman probes for truth in this world tour of marine resources. 4 maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.70! \| SVS
16	The Ocean World more books like this by Jacques Cousteau see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.00! \| first editions
17 view cover	Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore: From the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras more books like this by Roger Tory Peterson More than 1,000 illustrations, arranged according to visual similarities, show plant and animal species of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. This guide includes information on how to locate each species by geographic range, tidal range, tidal level, season, topography, and climate. see all copies from $8.08! new only from $14.53! \| SVS
18 view cover	Florida's Living Beaches: A Guide for the Curious Beachcomber more books like this by Blair Witherington, Dawn Witherington Florida has 1200 miles of coastline, almost 700 miles of which are sancy beaches. Exploring along those beaches offers encounters with myriads of plants, animals, minerals, and manmade objects--all are covered in this comprehensive guide with descriptive accounts of 822 items, 983 color images, and 431 maps. Beginning with the premise that beaches ... see all copies from $15.81! new only from $15.81! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Beach: 1the History of Paradise on Earth more books like this by Lena Lencek, Gideon Bosker Paintings, lithographs, photographs, and advertising art pay tribute to the social history of the beach, with an appendix listing the world's most beautiful beach spots. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.25! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Underwater to Get Out of the Rain: A Love Affair with the Sea more books like this by Trevor Norton On a hot summer's day there could be no quicker transport to the seaside than Trevor Norton's cool and entrancing account of a lifetime's adventures under or near the water. Norton's eye for the bizarre, amazing, and beautiful inhabitants of the oceans, and the eccentric characters who work, study, and live by the shore make his book a wonder ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Book of Waves: Form and Beauty on the Ocean more books like this by Drew Kampion This beautiful--and educational--book taps into the endless fascination that ocean waves hold for people worldwide, even those who don't live near a coastline. With page after page of stunning photos, it is a one-of-a-kind collection of wave phenomena, together with scientific background on the interaction between land and sea. 143 color photos. see all copies from $6.66! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	A Field Guide to Coral Reefs: Caribbean and Florida more books like this by Roger Tory Peterson (Editor), Eugene H Kaplan, M.D, Susan L Kaplan (Illustrator) With more than 500 species described and more than 400 illustrations, this guide provides quick and easy visual identification of fishes, mollusks, sponges, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, and much more of the fauna found on the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Florida. see all copies from $4.72! new only from $10.49! \| first editions
23 view cover	Reef more books like this by Scubazoo (Creator) This unique pictorial celebration of the worlds reefs progresses through an ecological chain that goes from algae, sponges, and mollusks to the thousands of fish that make their homes there. This vivid collection of photographs reveals reefs as theyve never been seen before.DK see all copies from $14.49! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Fire in the Turtle House: The Green Sea Turtle and the Fate of the Ocean more books like this by Osha Gray Davidson A scientific detective story, grippingly told by an award-winning journalist: A mysterious, deadly infection is killing off one of the ocean's most beloved and ancient creatures. Why? And what does it mean about the fate of the oceans?. Sea turtles have existed since the time of the dinosaurs. But now they are dying, ravaged by a gruesome plague ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.39! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Shark Trouble more books like this by Benchley 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 under the sea to share stories and information about sharks and other marine animals, and to help the reader approach the ocean and its creatures with understanding and respect. Photo insert. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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