Master Guide for Underwater Digital Photography12 reviews Jack Drafahl, Sue Drafahl Amherst Media, 2005 Underwater photography guide for beginner intermediate + Husband Loves It + good intro Found this book very helpful. Have some experience with underwater digital photography but found the explainations and examples very helpful. Took it to Palau...and left it with the captain who kept picking it up to read. So am ordering my replacement!             Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans8 reviews Sylvia Earle Ballantine Books, 1996 Learn from one of the best + The history and science of oceanography + A message of The Oceans + Excellent story about the Oceans and the environment             Marine Conservation Biology: The Science of Maintaining the Sea's Biodiversity Island Press, 2005 Humans are terrestrial animals, and our capacity to see and understand the importance and vulnerability of life in the sea has trailed our growing ability to harm it. While conservation biologists are working to address environmental problems humans have created on land, loss of marine biodiversity, including extinctions and habitat degradation, has received much less attention. At the same time, ...             Jacques Cousteau: The Ocean World (Abradale)11 reviews Jacques-Yves Cousteau Harry N. Abrams, 1985 Wonderful and complete + WONDERS OF SILENT WORLD + The most complete appraisal of our Oceans. + A PERFECT 5 - WISH I COULD GIVE IT MORE + I'd give it 4 stars right away!             Water Light Time27 reviews David Doubilet Phaidon Press, 1999 Absolutely amazing! + Beautiful + Incredible photography! + beauty out of the water + Absolutely breathtaking!             Reef Fish Identification - Tropical Pacific11 reviews Gerald Allen, Roger Steene, ... New World Publications, 2003 Excellent reference for identification of my species in Pacific area + Lots of Fish Photos from the Pacific + most comprehensive tropical pacific fish book + An ambitious work + Excellent fish guide for the Pacific             Whale Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife (Firefly Animal Rescue) Erich Hoyt Firefly Books, 2005 Whale Rescue is the latest addition to the acclaimed Firefly Animal Rescue series. Written by an accomplished expert and illustrated with color photographs, this book is a solid reference on both whales and the ongoing efforts to protect them. This book covers whale physiology, diet, lifespan, complex behaviors and habitats. Specific whale species covered in detail are: Gray whales ...             Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas32 reviews Carl Safina Holt Paperbacks, 1999 Absolute poetry + Faulous book - a must read + First Impression + What if we don't? + Beauty beyond compare             The Empty Ocean7 reviews Richard Ellis Island Press, 2003 What 'bury my heart at wounded knee' was for the sea. + A truly disturbing book + NO MORE SUSHI FOR ME ! + A win for the environment, A look at our Marine Ecosystem + Enlightening             The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef5 reviews Osha Gray Davidson Wiley, 1998 Great book! Educational and engaging. + Great book for a layman! + Every marine life and coral lover should read this book + Excellent read + A great book for the sport diver and reef lover.             Secrets of the Ocean Realm3 reviews Michele Hall, Howard Hall Atria Books/Beyond Words, 1997 A Must Read for Fin Fans! + 10 stars for this book + A poetic underwater journey! For those of us who read everything we can on underwater photography, this book provides an added dimension and delightful reprieve from the technical how-to's of most underwater photography books. This book is a series of fascinating stories about the adventures and mis-adventures Howard and ...             An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It322 reviews Al Gore Rodale Books, 2006 Book Inconvenient Truth Should be read very carefully by ALL AMERICANS! Save this earth, it could be so easy             Marine Biology: An Ecological Approach (6th Edition)3 reviews James W. Nybakken, Mark D. Bertness Benjamin Cummings, 2004 A great text + Marine Biology: An Ecological Approach Most marine biology texts on the market are designed to support lower division courses for non-majors. Nybakken's text, however, is designed with the upper division biology major as its primary audience. This book is, in my opinion, the best book on the market to support an undergraduate course ...             The Blue Planet - Seas of Life Collector's Set (Parts 1-4)227 reviews BBC Video, 2002 Incredible + Blue Planet - Seas of Life + Incredible scenery beneath the sea + Visually stunning! + Great for lazy Sundays!             Reef Fish Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas39 reviews Paul Humann, Ned DeLoach New World Publications, 2002 Beautiful reef fish guide + When you want to know what you've been watching (or what was watching you)! + Impressive book. + Fish ID "Bible" + Caribbean Fish             Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises: A World Handbook for Cetacean Habitat Conservation2 reviews Erich Hoyt Earthscan Publications Ltd., 2004 Recommended reading + My Bible for MPA for cetacean management! In this excellent and definitive book, the author makes clear that Marine Protected Areas, even in the earliest stages of full evaluation, offer a realistic and informed approach to immediate and future marine conservation. Whilst the science and logisitcs are complex, the theory behind MPAs is ...             To Follow the Water: Exploring the Ocean to Discover Climate11 reviews Dallas Murphy Basic Books, 2007 A MarineBio "must-have" for every ocean lover's library! + Engaging History of European Discovery of Ocean Currents + A thought-provoking study of climate and oceans + An entertaining and provocative look at the world's oceans             Whales and Seals: Biology and Ecology1 review Pierre-henry Fontaine Schiffer Publishing, 2007 Excellent resource and fascinating read! This book is a fascinating look at the biology and ecology of a variety of whale and seal species. Not for the squeamish, the book has an abundance of color photographs depicting all aspects of whale and seal biology from morphology to anatomy, dentition, habitat, behavior etc. The photos alone ...             The Edge of the Sea4 reviews Rachel Carson Mariner Books, 1998 Simply Beautiful + Informative as a textbook, entertainment like a novel Having never heard of Rachel Carson except in relation to "Silent Spring", I was pleasantly surprised on first reading her writing in this book by the masterly and near-poetic elegance of her prose. Written in the 1950s, before nature documentaries allowed most of us to see the wonders of marine ...             Boiling Point: How Politicians, Big Oil and Coal, Journalists, and Activists Have Fueled a Climate Crisis -- ...25 reviews Ross Gelbspan Basic Books, 2004 The Cusp of a Change + Incendiary Indictment of Big Business and the Press + If global warming is myth, why are the insurers hedging towards disaster? + Enviro-skeptics are barbarians at the gate!