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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xxii, 265 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Description
A history of climate change describes the dramatic evolution and stabilization of the oceans before the rise of humans approximately 6,000 years ago, tracing a significant rise in global temperatures since 1860 and how a rising sea level is affecting world populations. By the best-selling author of The Great Warming.
Series
Film Movement volume 8, film 10
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (130, 16 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On a desolate island in the Arctic Circle, two men work at a small meteorological station, taking readings from their radioactive surroundings. One day while Sergei is out, inexperienced Pavel receives terrible news for Sergei from HQ. Intimidated, Pavel can't bring himself to disclose the information. When the truth is finally revealed, the consequences explode against a chilling backdrop of thick fog, sharp rocks, and the merciless Arctic Sea.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Jay Gardiner has given himself a fool's errand-to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Monastery Beach. He knows it's a long shot, but Jay feels it's the only way for him to lift the weight of guilt he has carriedsince his dad's death by suicide the previous year. The dive begins well enough, but the sudden appearance of a giant squid puts Jay in very real jeopardy, made infinitely worse by the arrival of...
68) Ghosts at sea
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Description
"Engaging images accompany information about ghosts at sea. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
69) Oceans & seas
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Series
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by Macmillan
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Describes marine environments, wildlife, and humans' changing relationship with the oceans, and explores such topics as ocean currents, coral reefs, marine wildlife migrations, and ocean pollution.
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Series
KEY News thrillers volume 8
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
343 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
Setting aside her vacation plans to interview a kidnapping victim whose story was not believed by authorities, news correspondent Diane Mayfield becomes increasingly alarmed when subsequent victims are discovered murdered.
71) Deep water
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Responding to a rescue call in the Indian Ocean, Captain Daniel Tengky discovers a mortally injured man and his traumatized wife. Jake and Virginia had put all their money into a yacht, planning to explore the high seas together. On the beaches of Amarante, they became entangled with a motley crew of expat sailors. When Tengky arrives, she confesses: "It's all my fault. I killed them." Now it's up to Danial to determine just how much truth there...
Author
Series
Mariners library volume 19
Publisher
Rupert Hart-Davis
Pub. Date
1952
Physical Desc
190 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 21 cm.
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Series
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
278 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
A prehistoric shark surfaces off California and proceeds to wreck havoc. Sixty feet long, it is a member of a species living in the ocean depths for the last 100,000 years. Jonas Taylor, a paleontologist and deep-sea submariner, tries to capture it for an aquarium.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
256 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Description
A hundred miles off the California coastline, a fabled peak rises from the depths of the North Pacific, stopping just fifteen feet short of the ocean's surface. Legends and grave warnings surround this submerged mountain, known as Cortes Bank-- rumors of lost ships, spinning compasses, of bus-size sharks and man-size lobsters. Yet, the most daring of big wave surfers head out to the Bank for one simple reason-- it is home to the biggest rideable wave...
76) Ocean
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Series
Publisher
Kingfisher Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Description
Biodiversity in the ocean is critical to the health of the planet, yet very few texts are available that explain the variety of aquatic food chains. Through appealing photography, clear text, and engaging design, this book examines one lifecycle in each of three oceans.
78) A Viking voyage: in which an unlikely crew of adventurers attempts an epic journey to the new world
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
80) Burn: a novel
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Description
When Jenner Redwine wins the lottery, she never imagined how much it would cost her. Luckily she finds an ally-and a guide to the rarefied realm of privilege in a shy, kind-hearted heiress who invites Jenner on a charity cruise. But what should have been a "Love Boat" cruise suddenly turns into a game of dizzying intrigue and harrowing danger, and Jenner finds herself taken hostage by a menacing stranger--a stranger that helps her rediscover feelings...
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