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Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth
PaperbackOriginal price $25.95Original price $25.95 - Original price $25.95Original price $25.95Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /“Superb. . . . A gently studious Bill Bryson crossed with an upbeat and relaxed WG Sebald.”—James McConnachie, Sunday Times (UK) Half of the worl...
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Tides: A Very Short Introduction
PaperbackOriginal price $11.95 - Original price $11.95Original price $11.95$13.99$13.99 - $13.99Current price $13.99| /The tide is the greatest synchronised movement of matter on our planet. Every drop of seawater takes part in tidal motion, driven by the gravitat...
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La medusa inmortal: Todo lo que hay que saber para vivir m s a os
PaperbackOriginal price $20.95Original price $20.95 - Original price $20.95Original price $20.95Current price $19.99$19.99 - $19.99Current price $19.99| /¿Podemos calcular nuestra esperanza de vida a partir del momento físico en el que estamos? ¿Se puede estimular el proceso de autorregeneración de...
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Surf, Sand, and Stone: How Waves, Earthquakes, and Other Forces Shape the Southern California Coast
PaperbackOriginal price $24.95 - Original price $24.95Original price $24.95$26.99$26.99 - $26.99Current price $26.99| /Southern California is sandwiched between two tectonic plates with an ever-shifting boundary. Over the last several million years, movements of t...
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The Eternal Darkness: A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration
PaperbackOriginal price $26.95Original price $26.95 - Original price $26.95Original price $26.95Current price $23.99$23.99 - $23.99Current price $23.99| /Until a few decades ago, the ocean depths were almost as mysterious and inaccessible as outer space. Oceans cover two-thirds of the earth's surfa...
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Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man's Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science
PaperbackOriginal price $14.99 - Original price $14.99Original price $14.99$15.99$15.99 - $15.99Current price $15.99| /“Ebbesmeyer’s goal is noble and fresh: to show how the flow of ocean debris around the world reveals ‘the music’ of the world’s oceans.” —New Yo...
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Ocean's End: Travels Through Endangered Seas
PaperbackOriginal price $21.99 - Original price $21.99Original price $21.99$30.99$30.99 - $30.99Current price $30.99| /The Black Sea is already dead. Because of sea-level rise, an entire nation in the South Pacific, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is being w...
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Tsunami: The World's Greatest Waves
HardcoverOriginal price $37.99 - Original price $37.99Original price $37.99$39.99$39.99 - $39.99Current price $39.99| /Every year that passes without a tsunami means that we're just that much closer to our next one. What can we do to ensure we're prepared when the...
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Fathoming the Ocean: The Discovery and Exploration of the Deep Sea
PaperbackOriginal price $32.00 - Original price $32.00Original price $32.00$45.99$45.99 - $45.99Current price $45.99| /By the middle of the nineteenth century, as scientists explored the frontiers of polar regions and the atmosphere, the ocean remained silent and ...
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The Sea around Us
PaperbackOriginal price $15.99 - Original price $15.99Original price $15.99$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /Originally published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the most influential books ever written about the natural world. Rachel Carson's abilit...
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Science on a Mission: How Military Funding Shaped What We Do and Don't Know about the Ocean
PaperbackOriginal price $32.00 - Original price $32.00Original price $32.00$45.99$45.99 - $45.99Current price $45.99| /A vivid portrait of how Naval oversight shaped American oceanography, revealing what difference it makes who pays for science. What difference do...
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Antarctic Marine Geology
PaperbackOriginal price $60.99 - Original price $60.99Original price $60.99$68.99$68.99 - $68.99Current price $68.99| /The fragile Antarctic environment consists of a closely linked system of the lithosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. Chan...
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Time Series Data Analysis in Oceanography
HardcoverOriginal price $59.99 - Original price $59.99Original price $59.99$67.99$67.99 - $67.99Current price $67.99| /Product DetailsISBN-13: 9781108474276 Media Type: Hardcover Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 05-05-2022 Pages: 300 Product D...
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The Deep Ocean: Life in the Abyss
HardcoverOriginal price $45.00Original price $45.00 - Original price $45.00Original price $45.00Current price $40.99$40.99 - $40.99Current price $40.99| /An epic excursion into one of the last great frontiers on Earth The deep ocean comprises more than 90 percent of our planet's biosphere and is home...
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The Deepest Map: The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World's Oceans
HardcoverOriginal price $32.00Original price $32.00 - Original price $32.00Original price $32.00Current price $27.99$27.99 - $27.99Current price $27.99| /"Should be required reading. . . . A gripping and all-too-timely account of what in more ways than one is turning out to be a very costly and quest...
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California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline
HardcoverOriginal price $30.00Original price $30.00 - Original price $30.00Original price $30.00Current price $25.99$25.99 - $25.99Current price $25.99| /From a celebrated environmental journalist, the riveting exploration of sea level rise along the West Coast through human stories and ecological dr...
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The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works
HardcoverOriginal price $32.50Original price $32.50 - Original price $32.50Original price $32.50Current price $27.99$27.99 - $27.99Current price $27.99| /All of Earth's oceans, from the equator to the poles, are a single engine powered by sunlight, driving huge flows of energy, water, life, and raw m...
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The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel
HardcoverOriginal price $26.95Original price $26.95 - Original price $26.95Original price $26.95Current price $23.99$23.99 - $23.99Current price $23.99| /With the whimsy and heart of The Soul of an Octopus and the surprising details of the very best science writing, The Curious World of Seahorses b...
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The Bathysphere Book: Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths
HardcoverOriginal price $29.00Original price $29.00 - Original price $29.00Original price $29.00Current price $25.99$25.99 - $25.99Current price $25.99| /"Hypnotic . . . Beautifully written and beautifully made." --W. M. Akers, The New York Times Book Review "Mesmerizing . . . Original and often pro...
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Reading the Glass: A Captain's View of Weather, Water, and Life on Ships
HardcoverOriginal price $30.00Original price $30.00 - Original price $30.00Original price $30.00Current price $25.99$25.99 - $25.99Current price $25.99| /A sea captain's beautifully written tour of our planet, our oceans, and our ever-changing atmosphere "An extraordinary book by a modern-day Melvill...
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Citizens of the Sea: Wondrous Creatures From the Census of Marine Life
HardcoverOriginal price $26.00Original price $26.00 - Original price $26.00Original price $26.00Current price $23.99$23.99 - $23.99Current price $23.99| /National Geographic underwater photographers and the Census of Marine Life capture the astonishing diversity and the most intriguing organisms in...
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Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea & of the Beachcombers, Oceanograp hers, Environmentalists & Fools Including the Author Who Went in Search of Them
PaperbackOriginal price $19.00Original price $19.00 - Original price $19.00Original price $19.00Current price $18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /A compulsively readable narrative of whimsy and curiosity- "adventurous, inquisitive, and brightly illuminating" (Janet Maslin, The New York Time...
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Whales: An Illustrated Celebration
HardcoverOriginal price $17.99 - Original price $17.99Original price $17.99$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /A gorgeously illustrated, entertaining, and educational guide to the wonderful whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the world.Some of the world's m...
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Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish: A Visual, Scientific Guide to the Oceans' Most Advanced Invertebrates
HardcoverOriginal price $40.00Original price $40.00 - Original price $40.00Original price $40.00Current price $36.99$36.99 - $36.99Current price $36.99| /"Cephalopods are often misunderstood creatures. Three biologists set the record straight."—Science News Largely shell-less relatives of clams and...
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