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  • The Ominous Ocean

    Rogue Waves, Rip Currents and Other Dangers Along the Shoreline and in the Sea

    by Gary Griggs ...
    The oceans cover 71% of the planet and pose a myriad of hazards to everyone from blue-water sailors to the casual beachcomber. From rip currents to rogue waves, the possibilities for some water-borne calamity seem endless, but in most cases a deadly outcome can be avoided or at least mitigated by having a better understanding of the risks involved. This book presents cautionary tales of the most ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Edge

    The Pressured Past and Precarious Future of California's Coast

    The first book on 3D printing just for woodworkers, with practical advice on how to fabricate your own tools and parts … and save money!The blossoming technology of 3D printing isn't just for techies—a 3D printer is also the ideal tool for the traditional woodworker. Why waste money buying tools and parts when you can fabricate them yourself with your own 3D printer? You can save hundreds or even ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • California Catastrophes

    The Natural Disaster History of the Golden State

    by Gary Griggs ...
    This comprehensive account of California’s numerous and perilous natural disasters explores how a unique combination of forces has affected Californians throughout the state's history and carries a sobering message about our short disaster memories.California has more natural hazards per square mile than any other state, but this hasn’t deterred people from moving here. Entire California towns and ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • California Coast from the Air

    Images of a Changing Landscape

    In a state identified with change, California’s 1,100-mile coastline lives up to the reputation. Storm waves attack sea cliffs, earthquakes trigger landslides, and ocean waves relentlessly move sand. Over the past century, humans have changed the coast too, particularly in Southern California, where some stretches of coastline have been completely altered.Thanks to the California Coastal Records ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Coasts in Crisis

    A Global Challenge

    by Gary Griggs ...
    Coastal regions around the world have become increasingly crowded, intensively developed, and severely exploited. Hundreds of millions of people living in these low-lying areas are subject to short-term coastal hazards such as cyclones, hurricanes, and destruction due to El Niño, and are also exposed to the long-term threat of global sea-level rise. These massive concentrations of people expose ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Muslim Minorities in the West

    Visible and Invisible

    Although they are typically portrayed by the media as dangerous extremists in distant lands, Muslims in fact form a permanent, peaceful and growing population in nearly every Western country. While Westerners are now more commonly seeing mosques in their neighborhoods or scarved Muslim women in their streets, misperceptions and stereotypes remain. With expanding numbers and desires to protect ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

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  • Disappearing Destinations

    Series series Vintage Departures
    A beautiful and memorable look at some of the most gorgeous endangered places on the planet.Machu Picchu is a mesmerizing, ancient Incan city tucked away in the mountains of Peru, but it is rapidly being worn down by the thousands of feet treading across its stones. Glacier National Park is a destination long known for the stunning beauty of its ice floes, but in our lifetimes it will have no ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Seeing the Universe From Here

    Field Notes from My Smithsonian Travels

    As the Smithsonian Institution's twelfth Secretary, Dr. G. Wayne Clough traveled extensively to connect with researchers and gain a better understanding of the scope of the Institution's work. While the Smithsonian is comprised of nineteen museums and galleries, a National Zoological Park, and nine research facilities, it also has a research presence in more than one hundred countries.During his ... Read more

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  • Four Fish

    The Future of the Last Wild Food

    “A necessary book for anyone truly interested in what we take from the sea to eat, and how, and why.” —Sam Sifton, The New York Times Book ReviewAcclaimed author of American Catch and The Omega Princple and life-long fisherman, Paul Greenberg takes us on a journey, examining the four fish that dominate our menus: salmon, sea bass, cod, and tuna.Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The World Is Blue

    How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One

    A Silent Spring for our era, this eloquent, urgent, fascinating book reveals how just 50 years of swift and dangerous oceanic change threatens the very existence of life on Earth. Legendary marine scientist Sylvia Earle portrays a planet teetering on the brink of irreversible environmental crisis. In recent decades we've learned more about the ocean than in all previous human history combined. But ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Birds of Costa Rica

    A Field Guide

    Series series Corrie Herring Hooks Series
    At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts an astonishing array of plants and animals—over half a million species! Ecotourists, birders, and biologists come from around the world, drawn by the likelihood of seeing more than three or four hundred species of birds and other animals during even a short stay. To help all of these visitors, as well as local residents, identify and ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Emperors of the Deep

    Sharks—The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians

    What we can learn from sharks—evolutionary marvels that have survived for 450 million years, and are essential to our planet's ecosystem.We're conditioned to see sharks as terrifying, cold-blooded underwater predators. But as Ocean Guardian founder William McKeever reveals, we need to ensure that their remarkable longevity continues. The first book to reveal in full the hidden lives of sharks, ... Read more

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