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1) The pearl
Author
Formats
Description
"For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. Kino and his wife illustrate the fall from innocence of people who believe that wealth erases all problems"--P. [4] of cover.
2) The pearl
Publisher
Sterling Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tells the story of a poor Mexican fisherman whose dreams of wealth are both realized and shattered.
3) Open water
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Susan and Daniel are a happily married couple who are taking a much needed vacation to the islands. They are hoping for a memorable trip. However, their vacation turns tragic when their scuba diving party leaves them in the middle of the ocean by the careless diving boat crew. As the reality of isolation sets in, they turn to one another for support. Unable to flag down passing boats, they begin to panic as encircling sharks begin to appear.
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
273 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
"Jill Heinerth-the first person in history to dive deep into an Antarctic iceberg and leader of a team that discovered the ancient watery remains of Mayan civilizations-has descended farther into the inner depths of our planet than any other woman. She takes us into the harrowing split-second decisions that determine whether a diver makes it back to safety, the prejudices that prevent women from pursuing careers underwater, and her endeavor to recover...
6) The aquanaut
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Description
"A picture book autobiography about Jill Heinerth's experiences as a female diver, exploring life under the water"--
7) Pioneer
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1981 when the race to extract oil from below the North Sea leads to a tragic accident, a professional diver involved tries to find out who is responsible.
Publisher
Distributed by TGG Direct, LLC
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 975 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Danger and excitement are always lurking below the surface in this underwater adventure classic. Mike Nelson is a scuba diver in the days when it was still very new. He works alone and outwits villains, salvages anything from a bicycle to a nuclear missile from the sea, and rescues those trapped underwater.
10) The black pearl
Author
Formats
Description
In claiming as his own the magnificent black pearl he finds, a sixteen-year-old youth enrages the sea devil who legend says is its owner.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (168 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jacques and his friendly rival Enzo are considered masters of free-diving and have made a career out of this one-of-a-kind competition. Jacques' life-long obsession with diving comes from his unusual bond with the sea, while Enzo thrives on the challenges of its inherent dangers
12) The passenger
Author
Series
Passenger novels volume 1
Description
1980, PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI: It is three in the morning when Bobby Western zips the jacket of his wet suit and plunges from the Coast Guard tender into darkness. His dive light illuminates the sunken jet, nine bodies still buckled in their seats, hair floating, eyes devoid of speculation. Missing from the crash site are the pilot’s flight bag, the plane’s black box, and the tenth passenger. But how? A collateral witness to machinations that...
Author
Series
Scooby-Doo readers volume 29
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
"A ghost diver is haunting the local aquarium. Now it's up to Scooby and his friends to unmask that spooky snorkeler!"--Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"Western Australia, 1886. After months at sea, a slow boat makes its passage from London to the shores of Bannin Bay. The sea is a shocking blue, and gulls float above battered mangrove jetties. From the deck, young Eliza Brightwell and her family eye their strange new home. Here is an unforgiving land where fortune sits patiently at the bottom of the ocean. A land where pearl shells bloom to the size of soup plates. Where men are coaxed into unthinkable...
17) Gone
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2011, c2010
Physical Desc
415 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Investigating a serial carjacker whose actual targets are young children in back seats, Jack Caffery teams up once again with police diver Sergeant Flea Marley, whose life is endangered by a discovery in an abandoned, half-submerged tunnel.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Groupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
620 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"El pasajero: 1980, Mississippi. Son las tres de la madrugada cuando Bobby Western se sumerge en el mar del golfo de México con su traje de neopreno e ilumina el avión hundido con la linterna de buceo: nueve cuerpos con el cinturón de seguridad aún abrochado. Faltan la caja negra y el décimo pasajero. Pero ¿cómo es posible? Testigo colateral de maquinaciones que solo pueden perjudicarle, Bobby se ve ensombrecido en cuerpo y espíritu por hombres...
Author
Publisher
Coco Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 23 cm.
Description
Zorro es feliz paseando por los senderos marítimos. Colecciona libros de botánica y conoce casi todas las especies de flora. Pero un día Gaviota le explica que existe una flor muy extraña en las profundidades del mar que brilla en la oscuridad. Sin pensarlo, Zorro se sumerge en busca de esta belleza. Las maravillosas ilustraciones del artista Benjamin Flouw crean esta historia de amor a la naturaleza, los animales y el fondo marino para darnos...
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