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The Girl of the Sea of Cortez

Author : Peter Benchley
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345544137
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book The Girl of the Sea of Cortez written by Peter Benchley and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Benchley’s fascination with the sea and its magnificent inhabitants inspired such classic novels as Jaws and The Deep, making him the preeminent author of ocean adventure and suspense. The Girl of the Sea of Cortez was his most heartfelt, cherished story of the relationship between man and the sea, both those that live in it and those who love it. On an island in the Gulf of California, an intrepid young woman named Paloma carries a special legacy from her father—a deep understanding of the sea and a sixth sense about the need to protect it. Every day, Paloma paddles her tiny boat into the ocean and anchors over a seamount—a submerged volcanic peak sixty feet underwater that is clustered with spectacular sea animals and a wondrous web of marine life. It is there that an astonishing event takes place, when on one of her dives Paloma is shadowed by a manta ray—an animal so large it blocks the sun. She develops an extraordinary relationship with this luminous, gentle creature, but instinctively knows its existence is a secret she must fiercely protect. Benchley’s novel paints a poignant picture of humanity’s precarious relationship with the ocean, which unfolds alongside a heartrending story of familial bonds, often revealing that the ignorance of man is far more dangerous than the sea. Full of beauty, danger, and adventure, The Girl of the Sea of Cortez is triumphant—a novel to fall in love with. Praise for The Girl of the Sea of Cortez “It’s hard not to compare Benchley’s tale . . . with Hemingway’s classic The Old Man and the Sea.”—The Christian Science Monitor “Charming.”—The New York Times Book Review “For a hot summer’s day, The Girl of the Sea of Cortez is the next best thing to looking through a clear face mask into blue water swimming with fish.”—United Press International

The Girl of the Sea of Cortez

Author : Peter Benchley
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345544153
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Nowhere Near the Sea of Cortez

Author : Jim Harris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781930008014
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Nowhere Near the Sea of Cortez written by Jim Harris and published by . This book was released on 2001-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A phone call reunites Jacob Belmo and his cousin Dorina after fifteen years apart. Dorina has been unjustly imprisoned for shooting a naked lawyer in a parking lot, but Dorina isn't angry. She just wants to talk about old times. The most magical time of t

The Girl of the Sea of Cortez

Author : Peter Benchley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (961 download)

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Download or read book The Girl of the Sea of Cortez written by Peter Benchley and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Telling Our Way to the Sea

Author : Aaron Hirsh
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429947934
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Telling Our Way to the Sea written by Aaron Hirsh and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A luminous and revelatory journey into the science of life and the depths of the human experience By turns epic and intimate, Telling Our Way to the Sea is both a staggering revelation of unraveling ecosystems and a profound meditation on our changing relationships with nature—and with one another. When the biologists Aaron Hirsh and Veronica Volny, along with their friend Graham Burnett, a historian of science, lead twelve college students to a remote fishing village on the Sea of Cortez, they come upon a bay of dazzling beauty and richness. But as the group pursues various threads of investigation—ecological and evolutionary studies of the sea, the desert, and their various species of animals and plants; the stories of local villagers; the journals of conquistadors and explorers—they recognize that the bay, spectacular and pristine though it seems, is but a ghost of what it once was. Life in the Sea of Cortez, they realize, has been reshaped by complex human ideas and decisions—the laws and economics of fishing, property, and water; the dreams of developers and the fantasies of tourists seeking the wild; even efforts to retrieve species from the brink of extinction—all of which have caused dramatic upheavals in the ecosystem. It is a painful realization, but the students discover a way forward. After weathering a hurricane and encountering a rare whale in its wake, they come to see that the bay's best chance of recovery may in fact reside in our own human stories, which can weave a compelling memory of the place. Glimpsing the intricate and ever-shifting web of human connections with the Sea of Cortez, the students comprehend anew their own place in the natural world—suspended between past and future, teetering between abundance and loss. The redemption in their difficult realization is that as they find their places in a profoundly altered environment, they also recognize their roles in the path ahead, and ultimately come to see one another, and themselves, in a new light. In Telling Our Way to the Sea, Hirsh's voice resounds with compassionate humanity, capturing the complex beauty of both the marine world he explores and the people he explores it with. Vibrantly alive with sensitivity and nuance, Telling Our Way to the Sea transcends its genre to become literature.

Vaquita

Author : Brooke Bessesen
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610919319
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Vaquita written by Brooke Bessesen and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Intrepid conservation detective story." --Nature "A lucid, informed, and gripping account...a must-read." --Science "Passionate...a heartfelt and alarming tale." --Publishers Weekly "Gripping...a well-told and moving tale of environmentalism and conservation." --Kirkus "Compelling." --Library Journal In 2006, vaquita, a diminutive porpoise making its home in the Upper Gulf of California, inherited the dubious title of world's most endangered marine mammal. Vaquita have been in decline for decades, dying in illegal gillnets intended for a giant fish, totoaba. Author Brooke Bessesen takes us to the Upper Gulf region in search of answers to a heart-wrenching dilemma. When diplomatic efforts to save the porpoise failed, Bessesen followed a scientific team in a binational effort to capture remaining vaquita and breed them in captivity--the only hope for their survival. In this fast-paced, soul-searing tale, she learned that there are no easy answers when extinction is profitable.

Shark Trouble

Author : Peter Benchley
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0812966333
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Shark Trouble written by Peter Benchley and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master storyteller Benchley ("Jaws") combines high adventure with down-to-earth advice in a book that is at once a thriller and a valuable book about being safe in, on, under, and around the shark infested ocean.

Cruise of the Gringo Vagabundos

Author : Bud Hedrick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781364929527
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Cruise of the Gringo Vagabundos written by Bud Hedrick and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bud Hedrick and his life-long pal flip Hoffman take us on an exciting, wonder – filled voyage – a gunk-hole cruise the length of the Sea of Cortez, across the Gulf and down the mainland coast of Mexico in an open catamaran powered by two outboard engines, fishing, diving, surfing. This trip wasn't about cheating death, but expanding life.….Kevin Short,artist, author "Trestles"

Jaws

Author : Peter Benchley
Publisher : Pan Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781447220039
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Jaws written by Peter Benchley and published by Pan Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's never safe to go back in the water... It was just another day in the life of a small Atlantic resort until the terror from the deep came to prey on unwary holiday makers. The first sign of trouble – a warning of what was to come – took the form of a young woman's body, or what was left of it, washed up on the long, white stretch of beach... A summer of terror has begun. Peter Benchley's Jaws first appeared in 1974, creating a legend that refuses to die. For a new generation, the ultimate holiday nightmare is about to begin all over again...

Wildpreneurs

Author : Tamara Jacobi
Publisher : HarperCollins Leadership
ISBN 13 : 1400216338
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Wildpreneurs written by Tamara Jacobi and published by HarperCollins Leadership. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real-life “wildpreneur” Tamara Jacobi shares her insights on what it takes to successfully make the leap from a safe yet soul-crushing day job to chasing your dreams. This book illuminates how surf guides, ski builders, yoga and wellness instructors, environmental activists, nature lovers, podcasters, artisans, and other creatives achieve an adventurous lifestyle and financial viability. Whether you’re stuck in the nine-to-five grind, are an enterprising college grad, a dynamic retiree, or are just an out-of-the-box thinker, it’s time to embrace your free spirit and become a Wildpreneur! Entrepreneur and author Tamara Jacobi understands the challenge and reward of turning your passion into a business. Over ten years ago, she and her family started the Tailwind Jungle Lodge, a treehouse style eco-lodge in the jungle on the Mexican Pacific coastline. Jacobi shares the lessons she’s learned, alongside stories and wisdom from other Wildpreneurs. In Wildpreneurs, you will: Access a practical blueprint for starting and managing an unconventional business. Receive the support needed to stay on track with what can be a difficult path filled with unexpected challenges and is worth it in the end. Gain insights into the world of Wildpreneurship, its characters, and the lifestyle that is within anyone’s grasp. Discover an alternative to living on autopilot, an opportunity to move beyond fear, come alive, and tune into inspiration while also making a living. Let Wildpreneurs help you blaze the path to your own journey of meaning, purposefulness, and adventure—and start living the life of your dreams.

A Trout in the Sea of Cortez

Author : John Salter
Publisher : Counterpoint LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A Trout in the Sea of Cortez written by John Salter and published by Counterpoint LLC. This book was released on 2006 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Dennis Pratt reluctantly prepares for an anniversary trip to Mexico with his wife, Patricia, he becomes convinced that she is having an affair when she loses twenty pounds--an obsession that changes the whole course of their lives.

Hooked on Baja

Author : Tom Gatch
Publisher : Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 9780881507263
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Hooked on Baja written by Tom Gatch and published by Countryman Press. This book was released on 2007-08-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to fishing and exploring the coasts of the Baja California Peninsula Much more than a simple fishing guide, Hooked on Baja incorporates many true-life adventures from some of Baja\'s foremost outdoors personalities along with travel information, deliciously authentic south-of-the-border recipes and, for those who end up being "hooked on Baja" themselves, vital information on how to go about purchasing and legally securing real estate property along the picturesque coast of the Baja California peninsula. 75 black & white photos, 10 maps.

The Peter Benchley Collection

Author : Peter Benchley
Publisher : Reader's Digest
ISBN 13 : 9781606525500
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book The Peter Benchley Collection written by Peter Benchley and published by Reader's Digest. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Peter Benchley Collection Three exciting novels of danger and adventure Peter Benchley took the reading world by storm with the publication of Jaws, the first of his megathrillers that not only kept readers on the edge of their seats (and away from the water), but also were regularly turned into blockbuster movies. Here are three of his most memorable. Jaws A great white shark terrorizes a Long Island beach community. One of the scariest, most thrilling novels ever written. Beast Benchley returns to the rollercoaster excitement of his first novel, only this time the villain is a giant squid threatening the island of Bermuda. The Girl of the Sea of Cortez Benchley’s most well-reviewed book. A fable about man's complicated relationship with the sea, highlighting the author’s dedication to protecting the marine environment—while still telling a corker of a story.

Shark Life

Author : Peter Benchley
Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 0307545741
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Shark Life written by Peter Benchley and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Jaws comes a firsthand guide to one of the most feared—and often misunderstood—animals: sharks! In direct and accessible prose, Peter Benchley sets the record straight about the many types of sharks (including the ones that pose a genuine threat to us), the behavior of sharks and other sea creatures we fear, the odds against an attack, and how to improve them even further. He also teaches us how to swim safely in the ocean by reading the tides and currents and respecting all the inhabitants. Here are the lessons Peter has learned, the mistakes he has made, the danger he has faced—and the spectacular sights he has seen in the world’s largest environment. The book includes 16 pages of black-and-white photographs.

Golden Ax

Author : Rio Cortez
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143137131
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Golden Ax written by Rio Cortez and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY “Outstanding . . . the poetry in these pages is intelligent, lyrical, as invested in the past as the present and future with witty nods to pop culture.” —Roxane Gay, author of Hunger “I’ve never read anything like it. Truly a sublime experience.” —Jason Reynolds, author of Ain’t Burned All the Bright A groundbreaking collection about Afropioneerism past and present from Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and New York Times bestselling author Rio Cortez From a visionary writer praised for her captivating work on Black history and experience comes a poetry collection exploring personal, political, and artistic frontiers, journeying from her family's history as "Afropioneers" in the American West to shimmering glimpses of transcendent, liberated futures. In poems that range from wry, tongue-in-cheek observations about contemporary life to more nuanced meditations on her ancestors—some of the earliest Black pioneers to settle in the western United States after Reconstruction—Golden Ax invites readers to re-imagine the West, Black womanhood, and the legacies that shape and sustain the pursuit of freedom.

Gordo

Author : Jaime Cortez
Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 0802158099
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Gordo written by Jaime Cortez and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This debut story collection “masterfully navigates adverse conditions of migrant life while . . . managing to find joy and amusement, love and triumph” (San Francisco Chronicle). Gordo brings readers inside a migrant workers camp near Watsonville, California in the 1970s. At the heart of these interrelated stories is a young, probably gay, boy named Gordo, who must find a way to contend with the notions of manhood imposed on him by his father. As he comes of age, Gordo learns about sex, watches his father’s drunken fights, and discovers even his own documented Mexican-American parents are wary of illegal migrants. We also meet Fat Cookie, high schooler and resident artist who runs away from home one day with her mother’s boyfriend, Manny. And then there are Los Tigres, the twins who show up every season and whose drunken brawl ends with one of them rushed to the emergency room in an upholstered chair tied to the back of a pick-up truck. These scenes from Steinbeck Country are full of humor, family drama, and a sweet frankness about serious questions: Who belongs to America and how are they treated? How does one learn decency when grown adults must fear for their lives and livelihoods? Gordo “announces a vibrant new voice on the literary scene, at once wise and authentic and supremely gifted” (Booklist, starred review). Finalist for the 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction

Oasis of Stone

Author : Bruce Berger
Publisher : Sunbelt Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780916251765
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Oasis of Stone written by Bruce Berger and published by Sunbelt Publications. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gorgeous full-color photography by award-winning photographer Miguel Angel de la Cueva, and evocative text by Bruce Berger, bring the southern half of Baja California to life. Beginning with its unique geology, and moving on to the coastal, desert, and mountain ecosystems of Mexico's little-known peninsula, this lush coffee-table book highlights the flora and fauna of the region.