Oceans & Seas
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The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean
$18.99 Add to cart“Lobster is served three ways in this fascinating book: by fisherman, scientist and the crustaceans themselves. . . . Corson, who worked aboard commercial lobster boats for two years, weaves together
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Corson, Trevor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 10, 2005
- ISBN10: 0060555599
- Language: English
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Shark: Portraits
$60.00 Add to cartThe beauty of the apex predator captured up close and unflinchingly.
A global shift from fright to endearment is happening, and the world is falling in love with sharks as risk of their endangerment i- Author: Coots, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0847873544
- Language: English
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Northwest Know-How: Beaches
$16.95 Add to cartEntertaining, educational and highly giftable, Northwest Know-How: Beaches showcases the majestic, quirky, and unique beaches of the Washington and Oregon coastline through facts, history, legend, and… [more below]
- Series: Northwest Know-How
- Author: Priest, Rena
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1632174081
- Language: English
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The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
$34.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets
“An irresist- Author: Casey, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: September 12, 2023
- ISBN10: 059374425X
- Language: English
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Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas
$30.00 Read more**THE INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**
This is a tale of human obsession, one intrepid tuna, the dedicated fisherman who caught and set her free, the promises and limits of ocean science, and the bi- Author: Pinchin, Karen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 18, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593471474
- Language: English
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Life Between the Tides
$20.00 Add to cartAdam Nicolson explores the marine life inhabiting seashore rock pools with a scientist’s curiosity and a poet’s wonder in this beautifully illustrated book.
The sea is not made of water. Creatures are- Author: Nicolson, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1250862957
- Language: English
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The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future
$30.00 Add to cartA revelatory account of how water has shaped the course of human life and history, and a positive vision of what the future can hold–if we act now
From the very creation of the planet billions of ye- Author: Gleick, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1541702271
- Language: English
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The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel
$26.95 Add to cartWith the whimsy and heart of The Soul of an Octopus and the surprising details of the very best science writing, The Curious World of Seahorses brilliantly captures the ocean’s most charismatic and my
- Author: Hein, Till
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 1771649887
- Language: English
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Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses
$28.95 Add to cartOf all the creatures of the deep blue, none is as captivating as the octopus. In Many Things Under a Rock, marine biologist David Scheel investigates four major mysteries about these elusive beings. H
- Author: Scheel, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 13, 2023
- ISBN10: 1324020695
- Language: English
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The Bathysphere Book: Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths
$29.00 Read moreWinner of the 2024 National Book Foundation’s Science + Literature Award
A Washington Post top 10 best book of 2023 A Publishers Weekly best nonfiction book of 2023 “Hypnotic . . . Beautifully written- Author: Fox, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1662601905
- Language: English
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The Deepest Map: The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World’s Oceans
$32.00 Add to cartA SCIENCE NEWS MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF 2023
A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF 2023
“Should be required reading. . . . A gripping and all-too-timely account of what in more ways than one is turning
- Author: Trethewey, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063099950
- Language: English
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The Voyage of Sorcerer II: The Expedition That Unlocked the Secrets of the Ocean’s Microbiome
$27.95 Read more“Will undoubtedly shape our understanding of the global ecosystem for decades to come.”
A celebrated genome scientist sails around the worl
–Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies- Author: Venter, J. Craig
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 0674246470
- Language: English
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Move Like Water: My Story of the Sea
$24.95 Add to cartAs a young girl, Hannah Stowe was raised at the tide’s edge on the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales, falling asleep to the sweep of the lighthouse beam. Now in her midtwenties, working as a marine biologi… [more below]
- Author: Stowe, Hannah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1959030108
- Language: English
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Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark
$29.99 Add to cart“At last: the story of tracking the ocean’s most charismatic and controversial predator, compellingly told by the man who has learned more about the Atlantic great white shark than any other person al
- Author: Skomal, Greg
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 006309083X
- Language: English
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Ocean Anatomy: The Curious Parts & Pieces of the World Under the Sea
$18.99 Add to cartJulia Rothman’s best-selling illustrated Anatomy series takes a deep dive into the wonders of the sea with Ocean Anatomy. Follow Rothman’s inquisitive mind and perceptive eye along shorelines, across
- Series: Anatomy
- Author: Rothman, Julia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 28, 2020
- ISBN10: 1635861608
- Language: English
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On Island Time: A Traveler’s Atlas: Illustrated Adventures on and Around the Islands of Washington and British Columbia
$24.95 Add to cartDream of escaping to an island, for the slower pace and stunning views? This illustrated love letter to the Pacific Northwest’s iconic islands–focusing on Puget Sound, the San Juans, and Canada’s Gul… [more below]
- Series: Drawn the Road
- Author: O’Leary, Chandler
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1632173387
- Language: English
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The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works
$32.50 Add to cartAll of Earth’s oceans, from the equator to the poles, are a single engine powered by sunlight, driving huge flows of energy, water, life, and raw materials. In The Blue Machine, physicist and oceanogr
- Author: Czerski, Helen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: October 03, 2023
- ISBN10: 1324006714
- Language: English
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The New Beachcomber’s Guide to the Pacific Northwest
$26.95 Read moreThe Pacific Northwest coast is home to one of the most diverse displays of intertidal marine life in the world, including sponges, clams, snails, crabs, sea stars, sea anemones, jellies, fishes, seawe
- Author: Sept, J. Duane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 25, 2019
- ISBN10: 1550178377
- Language: English
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Waves and Beaches: The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast
$29.95 Add to cartThe Bestselling Classic Updated for Surfers, Sailors, Oceanographers, Climate Activists, and Those Who Love the Sea
First published in 1963 and updated in 1979, this classic was an essential handbook
- Author: McCoy, Kim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1938340957
- Language: English
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Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves
$19.99 Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of Breath, a “fascinating, informative, exhilarating” voyage from the ocean’s surface to its darkest trenches (Wall Street Journal)
New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choic
- Author: Nestor, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 05, 2015
- ISBN10: 054448407X
- Language: English
