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Coral Reefs of the World
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes: Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas and Bermu
C. Lavett Smith
FIELD GUIDE
1997
FLEXI-BOUND
720 PAGES
A photographic guide to coral reef fishes found in the Caribbean, Florida, the Bahamas and Bermuda. This portable, pocket-size book features 417 excellent color photographs, each with a range map and description. Species are grouped according to taxonomy and shape.
(FG24, $19.95) |
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Coral Reef Fishes
Ewald Lieske
Robert Myers
FIELD GUIDE
2002
PAPER
400 PAGES
A convenient handbook to shallow-water fishes associated with coral reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean, compact and comprehensive. With 2,500 illustrations covering 2,100 species worldwide.
(DIV05, $24.95) |
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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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Dive, The Ultimate Guide To 60 Of The Worlds Top Dive Locations
Monty Halls
GUIDEBOOK
A glossy, over-size compendium of dive sites worldwide with chapters on the Caribbean, Europe, Mediterranean, Red Sea and Indian Ocean, and the Pacific. Each site gets four pages with a map, overview, color photographs and travel information.
(DIV50, $29.95) |
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Footprint Diving the World
Beth Tierney
Shaun Tierney
GUIDEBOOK
This beautifully illustrated guide covers 220 favorite dive sites in Australia and the Pacific, Central America, the Red Sea, East Africa, Thailand, Indonesia and the South Pacific.
(OCE102, $29.95) |
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The Diver's Handbook
Alan Mountain
GUIDEBOOK
Designed for beginning divers, this illustrated handbook covers everything from equipment and health to conservation.
(DIV26, $24.95) |
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Underwater to Get Out of the Rain, A Love Affair With the Sea
Trevor Norton
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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
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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A Natural History of Shells
Geerat Vermeij
NATURAL HISTORY
A beautifully illustrated look at the biology of shells.
(CRB14, $24.95) |
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Coral Fish
Linda Pitkin
NATURAL HISTORY
COMING IN
An illustrated survey of the diversity and ecology of coral reef fishes, featuring 135 color photographs.
(DIV44, $16.95) |
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Deep Blue Home, An Intimate Ecology of Our Wild Ocean
Julia Whitty
SCIENCE
COMING IN JULY
This latest by the adventurous, amphibious Whitty (The Fragile Edge, The Queen of Tonga) takes her to the Sea of Cortez, Newfoundland, Antarctica and Galapagos.
(OCE151, $24.00) |
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Ocean Duets
Michele Westmoreland
Sylvia Earle
NATURAL HISTORY
This stunning portfolio of color photographs celebrates the diversity of marine life.
(OCE107, $12.95) |
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Planet Ocean, A Voyage to the Heart of the Marine Realm
Laurent Ballesta
Pierre Descamp
Jean-Michel Cousteau
NATURAL HISTORY
A dizzyingly colorful tour of marine life, featuring 25 expert essays and 400 color photographs. Ballesta's exquisite 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
With splendid color photographs of the reef and its denizens from algae, sponges, and mollusks to fish.
(GEN535, $24.95) |
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Shells, Guide to the Jewels of the Sea
Giorgio Gabbi
SCIENCE
A nicely illustrated overview of the biology, habitats and beauty of shells, featuring color photographs of marine mollusks in their natural habitat.
(OCE52, $45.00) |
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The Art of Diving, Adventure in the Underwater World
Nick Hanna
NATURAL HISTORY
This handsomely illustrated celebration of the underwater world includes chapters on The Art of Fish Watching and Meetings With Remarkable Creatures. Alexander Mustard provides the excellent color photographs.
(DIV53, $45.00) |
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The Blue Planet
Alastair Fothergill
NATURAL HISTORY
COMING IN
The companion volume to the documentary series produced by the BBC.
(OCE87, $40.00) |
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The Blue Planet, Seas of Life
BBC
NATURAL HISTORY
Narrated by David Attenborough, this four-DVD boxed set features all eight extraordinary episodes of the BBC/Discovery documentary.
(OCE88, $59.99) |
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The Edge of the Sea
Rachel Carson
NATURAL HISTORY
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, $14.00) |
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The Ocean World
Jacques Cousteau
NATURAL HISTORY
COMING IN
The classic gorgeously illustrated overview of ocean life by Jacques Cousteau and his team.
(OCE40, $34.98) |
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The Sea Around Us
Rachel Carson
NATURAL HISTORY
The beautifully illustrated edition of Carson's hugely popular, influential paean to the sea, featuring 130 luminous color photographs.
(OCE05, $49.95) |
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The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean
Paddy Ryan
Peter Atkinson
NATURAL HISTORY
The best-selling, take-along guide to coral reefs, coral reef fishes, invertebrates and plants of the Indo-Pacific. With 200 color photographs.
(DIV18, $21.99) |
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The Unnatural History of the Sea
Robert Callum
NATURAL HISTORY
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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Wondrous Secrets of the Ocean Realm
Howard Hall
NATURAL HISTORY
A PBS documentary filmed among the corals, fishes, sharks, whales and other wonders of the underwater world.
(OCE116, $59.99) |
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Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific
Terence M. Gosliner
FIELD GUIDE
A comprehensive handbook to 1,000 marine invertebrates by a leading expert from the California Academy of Sciences.
(DIV19, $45.00) |
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Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea
Roger Steene
Gerald Allen
John E. Randall
FIELD GUIDE
The beautifully illustrated, authoritative guide to all the fishes of the Great Barrier Reef.
(DIV55, $87.00) |
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Fishwatcher's Field Guide Caribbean
Idaz Greenberg
FIELD GUIDE
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
(PAC167, $8.50) |
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Marine Invertebrates of Florida, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean
Idaz Greenberg
FIELD GUIDE
A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 61 invertebrates of the Caribbean.
(DIV12, $7.50) |
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Reef Coral Identification
Paul Humann
FIELD GUIDE
An invaluable reference featuring 530 color photographs.
(DIV09, $34.95) |
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Reef Fish Identification
Paul Humann
FIELD GUIDE
This definitive guide for underwater enthusiasts features 670 stunning color photographs.
(DIV03, $39.95) |
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Reef Fish Identification, Tropical Pacific
Paul Humann
Ned Deloach
Gerald Allen
Roger Steene
FIELD GUIDE
This comprehensive guide to Indo-Pacific reef fishes features 2,500 color photographs.
(DIV49, $45.00) |
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Reef Identification, Galapagos
Paul Humann
FIELD GUIDE
Sturdy enough to take along on boat, this comprehensive photographic guide includes a map, checklist and brief overview of the archipelago.
(DIV04, $39.95) |
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Reefcomber's Guide, Caribbean
Idaz Greenberg
FIELD GUIDE
This double-sided laminated card depicts fish, corals and other invertebrates of the Caribbean.
(DIV46, $7.50) |
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