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Wuss, the Giant Sea Monster

Author : G G Royal
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1543466796
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Wuss, the Giant Sea Monster written by G G Royal and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-11-27 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Wuss, the Giant Sea Monster is unlike any other. It is a tragic love story that highlights the less talked-about problem of binge drinking and the destruction it can cause in a relationship, plus it has a true sea . . . monster! Brad Reno is in love. The woman he is in love with, Candy Cotton, is a binge drinker. This creates many problems for Brad. She does not see it as a problem and is unwilling to discuss it. Brad soon realizes this is the woman your mother should have warned you about. During an overnight trip on their new boat, as he is planning in his mind how to confront Candy face-to-face to deal with this issue, they are attacked by a sea monster unlike anything that has ever been seen in the Gulf of Mexico. Wuss is the largest of God's most frightening creations. No one would ever try to take this monster alone . . . unless one has no choice. Wuss, the Giant Sea Monster A tragic story of love and tragedy

Kraken

Author : Wendy Williams
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1613120850
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Kraken written by Wendy Williams and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enthralling examination of one of the most popular and most intriguing animals in the deep blue sea The ocean is the last remaining source of profound mystery and discovery on Earth with eighty percent of it still largely unexplored; thus, it is of perennial fascination. In Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid, journalist Wendy Williams introduces one of the ocean’s most charismatic, monstrous, enigmatic, and curious inhabitants: the squid. More than just calamari, squid species are fascinatingly odd creatures, with much to teach us about our own species, not to mention the obsessive interest so many of us can't help but have for the enormous beast that is the giant squid, which is quick to attack sperm whales, and even submarines and boats. Williams also examines other equally enthralling cephalopods, including the octopus and the cuttlefish, and explores their otherworldly abilities, such as camouflage and bioluminescence. Kraken takes the reader on a wild ride through the world of squid science and adventure, along the way answering some riddles about how the human brain works, what intelligence really is, and what monsters lie in the deep. Wendy Williams weaves a rich narrative tapestry around her subject, drawing powerfully on the passions and discoveries of scientists, fisherman, and squid enthusiasts around the world.

The Drift House

Author : Dale Peck
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 159990005X
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book The Drift House written by Dale Peck and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sent to stay with their uncle in a ship-like home called Drift House, twelve-year-old Susan and her stepbrothers embark on an adventure involving duplicitous mermaids, pirates, and an attempt to stop time forever.

Drift

Author : Jim Miller
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806194545
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Drift written by Jim Miller and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2024-01-04 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exposes the hollowness of a city’s boom years Joe Blake is searching for something real in a seemingly depthless world. An alienated, underemployed professor and aspiring poet, Joe roams San Diego in his own personal disquiet and discovers that agony and ecstasy coexist all around him. Joe has fallen in love with Theresa Sanchez, a single mother cultivating her own garden of doubts. As Joe and Theresa negotiate their intimacy amid bouts of passion and lines of Neruda, they find common ground in their yearning for a more authentic life. But what they later discover along a lonely stretch of highway is almost too real for them to bear. As Drift uncovers the hidden past of this southwestern mecca—a history inhabited by the likes of Emma Goldman, Henry Miller, Mission Indians, and Theosophists—it captures the underlying emptiness and unease of San Diego circa 2000. Blake plays the postmodern flâneur in a theme-park city, drifting with the poetic eye of Baudelaire and the critical sensibilities of Walter Benjamin and the Situationist avant-garde. Depicting the sex, drugs, and death found in the borderlands, author Jim Miller portrays a city where cultures sometimes clash but more often pass one another almost wholly unaffected. Drift features original art by Perry Vasquez and photography by Jennifer Cost. A startling work laced with premonitions of dread, Drift is a Whitmanesque journey that puts readers squarely in its moment as it exposes the seamy underside of modern America.

Drift

Author : Jim Miller
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806194553
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Drift written by Jim Miller and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2024-01-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exposes the hollowness of a city’s boom years Joe Blake is searching for something real in a seemingly depthless world. An alienated, underemployed professor and aspiring poet, Joe roams San Diego in his own personal disquiet and discovers that agony and ecstasy coexist all around him. Joe has fallen in love with Theresa Sanchez, a single mother cultivating her own garden of doubts. As Joe and Theresa negotiate their intimacy amid bouts of passion and lines of Neruda, they find common ground in their yearning for a more authentic life. But what they later discover along a lonely stretch of highway is almost too real for them to bear. As Drift uncovers the hidden past of this southwestern mecca—a history inhabited by the likes of Emma Goldman, Henry Miller, Mission Indians, and Theosophists—it captures the underlying emptiness and unease of San Diego circa 2000. Blake plays the postmodern flâneur in a theme-park city, drifting with the poetic eye of Baudelaire and the critical sensibilities of Walter Benjamin and the Situationist avant-garde. Depicting the sex, drugs, and death found in the borderlands, author Jim Miller portrays a city where cultures sometimes clash but more often pass one another almost wholly unaffected. Drift features original art by Perry Vasquez and photography by Jennifer Cost. A startling work laced with premonitions of dread, Drift is a Whitmanesque journey that puts readers squarely in its moment as it exposes the seamy underside of modern America.

The Biology of the Deep Ocean

Author : Peter Herring
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198549563
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Biology of the Deep Ocean written by Peter Herring and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erratum: Table 11.1 on page 241 has been mis-set. The entries for the phyla Annelida, Bryozoa, Cnidaria, Echiura, Mollusca, Placozoa, Porifera and Rotifera should all be moved one column to the right. The deep sea environment is the most extensive on our planet. Its denizens are normally unseen but whenever they are exposed to view they are regarded as bizarre aliens from a different world. The Biology of the Deep Ocean takes a close look at this apparently hostile world and explains how its inhabitants are exquisitely adapted to survive and flourish within it.

Below the Edge of Darkness

Author : Edith Widder, Ph.D.
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0525509259
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Below the Edge of Darkness written by Edith Widder, Ph.D. and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering marine biologist takes us down into the deep ocean to understand bioluminescence—the language of light that helps life communicate in the darkness—and what it tells us about the future of life on Earth in this “thrilling blend of hard science and high adventure” (The New York Times Book Review). NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BOOKLIST • “Edith Widder’s story is one of hardscrabble optimism, two-fisted exploration, and groundbreaking research. She’s done things I dream of doing.”—James Cameron Edith Widder’s childhood dream of becoming a marine biologist was almost derailed in college, when complications from a surgery gone wrong caused temporary blindness. A new reality of shifting shadows drew her fascination to the power of light—as well as the importance of optimism. As her vision cleared, Widder found the intersection of her two passions in oceanic bioluminescence, a little-explored scientific field within Earth’s last great unknown frontier: the deep ocean. With little promise of funding or employment, she leaped at the first opportunity to train as a submersible pilot and dove into the darkness. Widder’s first journey into the deep ocean, in a diving suit that resembled a suit of armor, took her to a depth of eight hundred feet. She turned off the lights and witnessed breathtaking underwater fireworks: explosions of bioluminescent activity. Concerns about her future career vanished. She only wanted to know one thing: Why was there so much light down there? Below the Edge of Darkness takes readers deep into our planet’s oceans as Widder pursues her questions about one of the most important and widely used forms of communication in nature. In the process, she reveals hidden worlds and a dazzling menagerie of behaviors and animals, from microbes to leviathans, many never before seen or, like the legendary giant squid, never before filmed in their deep-sea lairs. Alongside Widder, we experience life-and-death equipment malfunctions and witness breakthroughs in technology and understanding, all set against a growing awareness of the deteriorating health of our largest and least understood ecosystem. A thrilling adventure story as well as a scientific revelation, Below the Edge of Darkness reckons with the complicated and sometimes dangerous realities of exploration. Widder shows us how when we push our boundaries and expand our worlds, discovery and wonder follow. These are the ultimate keys to the ocean’s salvation—and thus to our future on this planet.

The Search for the Giant Squid

Author : Richard Ellis
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0140286764
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book The Search for the Giant Squid written by Richard Ellis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1999-10-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most mysterious and elusive of all sea creatures, the giant squid--at least sixty feet long and weighing nearly a ton--is also one of the largest. Yet for all its magnificent size and threatening undersea presence, Architeuthis has remained a mystery. Until now. In this marvelous and beautifully illustrated book, marine biologist, explorer, and artist Richard Ellis presents all that is known about the giant squid. Delving into myth, literature, popular culture, and science, he brings readers face to face with this remarkable creature. He also provides a thorough, compelling study of what is known and what is still to be discovered about this exotic animal that has never been studied alive. Interweaving his engrossing narrative with a wealth of fascinating illustrations and photographs, Ellis gives us the first comprehensive history of the only living creature that can truly be called a "sea monster."

Deep Water

Author : Riley Black
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226827313
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book Deep Water written by Riley Black and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What lies beneath the surface of the ocean has mystified humankind for millennia. Today, we have explored more of the surface of the Moon than we have of the deep sea. What thrives in these mysterious depths, how did these life forms evolve from ancient life, and how has this environment changed over time as our planet has developed? Organized by ocean depth and with "fossil fanatic" science writer Riley Black as our guide, Deep Water explains the origins of this unique habitat, what lives there, how it has evolved, and what the future will bring to this dark and mysterious environment"--

Do Whales Get the Bends?

Author : Tony Rice
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408197944
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Do Whales Get the Bends? written by Tony Rice and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-01-15 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a question and answer format, this entertaining narrative addresses a multitude of general interest questions about the sea, sea life, seabirds and man's relationship with the sea. Have you ever wondered: Does drinking seawater drive you mad? Do fish drink water? Does anything eat jellyfish? How do flying fish fly? Why do icebergs float? Do Whales Get the Bends? will answer these and over a hundred other intriguing questions. Inspired by questions raised whilst the author was guest lecturer on cruise ships, this fascinating and informative book is a light-hearted, surprising and entertaining read for anyone interested in the sea in its many forms. Each bite-sized entry is no more than two or three pages long, making it an ideal book to dip into for anyone interested in the oceans and the teeming life above and below them.

See for Yourself: Water

Author : Trevor Day
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756643945
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book See for Yourself: Water written by Trevor Day and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-03-19 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the oceans to the clouds, water is everywhere. See for Yourself: Water uses incredible images and amazing facts and features to show you how water shapes our planet and how vital it is to Earth's future. How does water drive our weather? Why is the sea blue? Why does ice float? Find out how water affects your daily life and see for yourself how it has shaped our planet in See for Yourself: Water.

Greatest Mysteries of the Unexplained

Author : Andrew Holland
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788882792
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (888 download)

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Download or read book Greatest Mysteries of the Unexplained written by Andrew Holland and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-13 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many strange events defy explanation. This book is a compendium of some of the world's most mystifying conundrums, which are guaranteed to bewilder and intrigue. From the mysterious disappearance of Lord Lucan, by way of paranormal powers, to bizarre phenomena thrown up by nature, this fantastic collection of off-the-wall investigations also features scary curses, uncanny prophecies, weird medical marvels, alien abductions, lost worlds, and much more.

Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology

Author : Michael Newton
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786491531
Total Pages : 585 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology written by Michael Newton and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On every continent and in every nation, animals unrecognized by modern science are reported on a daily basis. People passionately pursue these creatures--the name given to their field of study is cryptozoology. Coined in the 1950s, the term literally means the science of hidden animals. When the International Society of Cryptozoology (ISC) was formed in 1982, the founders declared that the branch of science is also concerned with "the possible existence of known animals in areas where they are not supposed to occur (either now or in the past) as well as the unknown persistence of presumed extinct animals to the present time or to the recent past...what makes an animal of interest to cryptology is that it is unexpected." This reference work presents a "flesh and blood" view of cryptozoology. Here, 2,744 entries are listed, the majority of which each describe one specific creature or type of creature. Other entries cover 742 places where unnamed cryptids are said to appear; profiles of 77 groups and 112 individuals who have contributed to the field; descriptions of objects and events important to the subject; and essays on cryptotourism and hoaxes, for example. Appendices offer a timeline of zoological discoveries, annotated lists of movies and television series with cryptozoological themes, a list of crypto-fiction titles and a list of Internet websites devoted to cryptozoology.

Poetics of the Elements in the Human Condition: The Sea

Author : Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940153960X
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Poetics of the Elements in the Human Condition: The Sea written by Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Marine World

Author : Frances Dipper
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069123244X
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book The Marine World written by Frances Dipper and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Marine World is a book for everyone with an interest in the ocean, from the marine biologist or student wanting expert knowledge of a particular group to the naturalist or diver exploring the seashore and beyond. With colour illustrations, line drawings, more than 1,500 colour photographs, and with clear accessible text, this book encompasses all those organisms that live in, on and around the ocean, bringing together in a single text everything from the minuscule to the immense. It includes sections on all but the most obscure marine groups, covering invertebrate phyla from sponges to sea squirts, as well as plants, fungi, bacteria, fish, reptiles, mammals and birds. It incorporates information on identification, distribution, structure, biology, ecology, classification and conservation of each group, addressing the questions of ‘what?’, ‘where?’ and ‘how?’. Today global warming, overfishing, ocean acidification and pollution are just a few of the ever increasing number of threats and challenges faced by ocean life. Without knowledge of the animals, plants and other organisms that live in the marine world, we cannot hope to support or implement successful conservation and management measures, nor truly appreciate the incredible wealth and variety of marine life. The Marine World is the product of a lifetime spent by Frances Dipper happily observing and studying marine organisms the world over. It has been brought to colourful life by a myriad of enthusiastic underwater photographers and by Marc Dando, the renowned natural history illustrator.

Investigating Seafloors and Oceans

Author : Antony Joseph
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128093633
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Investigating Seafloors and Oceans written by Antony Joseph and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-12-08 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigating Seafloors and Oceans: From Mud Volcanoes to Giant Squid offers a bottom-to-top tour of the world's oceans, exposing the secrets hidden therein from a variety of scientific perspectives. Opening with a discussion of the earth's formation, hot spots, ridges, plate tectonics, submarine trenches, and cold seeps, the text goes on to address such topics as the role of oceans in the origin of life, tidal bore, thermal effects, ecosystem services, marine creatures, and nutraceutical and pharmaceutical resources. This unique reference provides insight into a wide array of questions that researchers continue to ask about the vast study of oceans and the seafloor. It is a one-of-a-kind examination of oceans that offers important perspectives for researchers, practitioners, and academics in all marine-related fields. - Includes chapters addressing various scientific disciplines, offering the opportunity for readers to gain insights on diverse topics in the study of oceans - Provides scientific discussion on thermo-tolerant microbial life in sub-seafloor hot sediments and vent fields, as well as the origin of life debates and the puzzles revolving around how life originated - Includes detailed information on the origin of dreaded episodes, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, internal waves and tidal bores - Contains information on the contribution of the oceans in terms of providing useful nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products

Chicken Soup for the Ocean Lover's Soul

Author : Jack Canfield
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1453280626
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book Chicken Soup for the Ocean Lover's Soul written by Jack Canfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All of us, at one time or another, find ourselves inexplicably drawn to the sea. For some, it's a place for reflection or romance. For others, it's the thrill of watching surf crash against a sandy white beach or studying the kaleidoscope of life among a tropical coral reef.