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THE NATURALIST'S BOOKSHELF
Diving & Snorkeling
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/LO22603. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
Sea of Cortez Marine Animals
• Daniel W. Gotshall
FIELD GUIDE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 112 PAGES
A handy photographic guide to 191 common species of fish and 65 kinds of marine invertebrates from Baja to Panama. Essential for snorkelers.
(BJA06, $24.95) |
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Reef Fish Identification Caribbean
• Paul Humann
FIELD GUIDE •
2002 •
FLEXI-BOUND
• 400 PAGES
The serious underwater enthusiast will enjoy Paul Humann's Reef Fish Identification, a 400-page essential reference with 670 color photographs. It includes all the fishes associated with Atlantic Ocean reefs along with those of neighboring marine habitats and several first-ever photographs of elusive species.
(DIV03, $39.95) |
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Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life
• Paul Humann
FIELD GUIDE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 80 PAGES
A compact guide illustrating all the fishes, corals, invertebrates and plants you are most likely to encounter in less than 15 feet of water in the Caribbean. Humann's photographs are among the best we've seen for identification -- and its handy size makes it perfect to take along in the boat or to the beach.
(DIV02, $14.95) |
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The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean
• Paddy Ryan
NATURAL HISTORY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 184 PAGES
An illustrated overview of coral reefs, coral-reef fishes, invertebrates and plants of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, this compact book is an excellent resource for anyone thinking of exploring the underwater world. Beginners will appreciate the chapters on learning to snorkel, reef etiquette, photography hints and first aid. With 200 color photographs.
(DIV18, $21.99) |
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The Art of Diving
• Nick Hanna
NATURAL HISTORY •
2007 •
HARD COVER
• 272 PAGES
With chapters on the lure of the underwater world, where and how we dive, fish watching, meeting with remarkable creatures, the spirit of the seas and fate of the ocean, this artfully composed book is an inspiring as it is informative. Alex Mustard provides the hundreds of accompanying photographs of underswater denizens (including us mammals).
(DIV53, $45.00) |
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Water Light Time
• David Doubilet
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
The master of underwater photography presents 200 magnificent color photographs spanning the world's oceans and seas in this elegant, oversized collection.
(OCE106, $35.00) |
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Also Recommended
The Diver's Handbook
• Alan Mountain
• GUIDEBOOK
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Designed for beginning divers, this illustrated handbook covers everything from equipment and health to conservation.
(DIV26, $24.95)
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Dive Atlas of the World
• Jack Jackson
• SPORT
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With contributions by local experts, this oversized guide -- equipped with superb maps and hundreds of photographs -- highlights coral reefs and dive sites world wide. Edited and with spectacular underwater photography by Jack Jackson.
(OCE152, $49.95)
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Dive Atlas of the World
• Jack Jackson
• SPORT
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With contributions by local experts, this oversized guide -- equipped with superb maps and hundreds of photographs -- highlights coral reefs and dive sites world wide. Edited and with spectacular underwater photography by Jack Jackson.
(OCE152, $49.95)
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Underwater to Get Out of the Rain, A Love Affair with the Sea
• Trevor Norton
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Marine biologist Norton deftly writes of a life enchanted by the sea, weaving tales of adventure and science with memoir and nature.
(OCE108, $14.95)
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Down Time, Great Writers on Diving
• Ed Kittrell
• Casey Kittrell
• Jim Kittrell
• ANTHOLOGY
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A diverse anthology on the experience, pleasures and peril of diving by great writers, including Diane Ackerman and William Beebe. A thoughtful collection that communicates the rewards of being underwater.
(DIV40, $15.95)
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Deep Blue Home
• Julia Whitty
• SCIENCE
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A series of intimate, interconnected essays, this latest by the adventurous, amphibious Julia Whitty (The Fragile Edge, The Queen of Tonga) finds her among the seabirds at Isla Rasa in the Sea of Cortez, sailing Newfoundland's Grand Banks, cruising to Bermuda on an oceanographic research vessel and among the sperm whales in Galapagos but her real interest, marvelously explained, are the great currents that connect the world's oceans.
(OCE151, $14.95)
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Ocean Duets
• Michele Westmoreland
• Sylvia Earle
• NATURAL HISTORY
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This stunning portfolio of color photographs celebrates the diversity of marine life.
(OCE107, $12.95)
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Planet Ocean
• Laurent Ballesta
• Pierre Descamp
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Ballesta's exquisite photographic portraits celebrate the diversity of life under the sea, from bizarre Antarctic fish and odd benthic creatures to multi-colored reef beauties, turtles, sharks and rays.
(OCE115, $40.00)
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Reef
• Scubazoo
• NATURAL HISTORY
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With splendid color photographs of the reef and its denizens from algae, sponges, and mollusks to fish.
(GEN535, $24.95)
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The Edge of the Sea
• Rachel Carson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Barnacle, the rock weeds, mussels, starfish, snails and crabs, Rachel Carson animates the splendid creatures of the intertidal, covering the Atlantic Coast of the United States from Maine to the Florida keys.
(OCE112, $14.95)
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The Sea Around Us
• Rachel Carson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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The beautifully illustrated edition of Carson's hugely popular, influential paean to the sea, featuring 130 luminous color photographs.
(OCE05, $75.00)
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The Unnatural History of the Sea
• Callum Roberts
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Roberts brings rigor and anecdote to this persuasive account of the decline of once abundant fisheries in the North Sea, Grand Banks, Chesapeake Bay and other waters.
(CON40, $28.00)
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Coral Reef Fishes
• Ewald Lieske
• Robert Myers
• FIELD GUIDE
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This compact handbook features 2,500 illustrations of shallow-water fishes around the world.
(DIV05, $24.95)
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Fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific
• Gerald Allen
• D.R. Robertson
• FIELD GUIDE
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An oversize, beautifully illustrated and authoritative survey of Pacific fishes from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Revillagigedos, Cliperton, Cocos Island and Galapagos.
(FG50, $87.00)
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Fishwatcher's Field Guide Caribbean
• Idaz Greenberg
• FIELD GUIDE
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A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 75 reef fish of the Caribbean.
(DIV11, $7.50)
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Handy Pocket Guide To Tropical Coral Reef Fishes
• Gerald Allen
• FIELD GUIDE
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An introduction to 68 tropical fish with stunning color photographs.
(PAC167, $8.50)
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Marine Invertebrates of Florida, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean
• Idaz Greenberg
• FIELD GUIDE
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A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 61 invertebrates of the Caribbean.
(DIV12, $7.50)
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes
• C. Lavett Smith
• FIELD GUIDE
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A photographic guide to coral reef fishes found in the Caribbean, Florida, the Bahamas and Bermuda.
(FG24, $21.95)
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Reef Coral Identification
• Paul Humann
• FIELD GUIDE
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An invaluable reference featuring 530 color photographs.
(DIV09, $34.95)
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Reef Fish Identification, Galapagos
• Paul Humann
• FIELD GUIDE
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With its hundreds of well chosen color photographs and descriptions, this field guide is essential for underwater enthusiasts.
(DIV04, $39.95)
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Reef Fish Identification, Tropical Pacific
• Paul Humann
• Ned Deloach
• Gerald Allen
• Roger Steene
• FIELD GUIDE
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This comprehensive guide to Indo-Pacific reef fishes features 2,500 color photographs.
(DIV49, $48.00)
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Reefcomber's Guide, Caribbean
• Idaz Greenberg
• FIELD GUIDE
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This double-sided laminated card depicts fish, corals and other invertebrates of the Caribbean.
(DIV46, $7.50)
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