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  • The Power of the Sea

    Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Our Quest to Predict Disasters

    by Bruce Parker ...
    Series series MacSci
    The Power of the Sea describes our struggle to understand the physics of the sea, so we can use that knowledge to predict when the sea will unleash its fury against us. In a wide-sweeping narrative spanning much of human history, Bruce Parker, former chief scientist of the National Ocean Service, interweaves thrilling and often moving stories of unpredicted natural disaster with an accessible ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Wave

    In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean

    by Susan Casey ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this "wonderfully vivid, kinetic narrative" (The New York Times), the bestselling author of Voices in the Ocean captures colossal, ship-swallowing waves, and the surfers and scientists who seek them out.For legendary surfer Laird Hamilton, hundred foot waves represent the ultimate challenge. As Susan Casey travels the globe, hunting these monsters of the ocean with ... Read more

    Was $13.99 USD Now $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Girt

    The Unauthorised History of Australia

    by David Hunt ...
    Series Book 1 - The Unauthorised History of Australia
    Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia...In this hilarious history, David Hunt tells the real story of Australia's past from megafauna to Macquarie ... the cock-ups and curiosities, the forgotten eccentrics and Eureka moments that have made us who we are.Mark Twain wrote of Australian history: 'It does not read like history, but like the most beautiful lies ... but they are ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Better Than Before

    What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life

    by Gretchen Rubin ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Happiness Project and “a force for real change” (Brené Brown) examines how changing our habits can change our lives.“If anyone can help us stop procrastinating, start exercising, or get organized, it’s Gretchen Rubin. The happiness guru takes a sledgehammer to old-fashioned notions about change.”—ParadeMost of us have a habit we’d like to change, and ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • And Hell Followed With It: Life And Death In A Kansas Tornado

    by Bonar Menninger ...
    A Stunning, Illustrated Account of Devastation and Survival in the Wake of One of America's Most Destructive TornadosColossal trees snap like matchsticks. A gigantic orange fireball explodes in the funnel's black core. Horses are sucked up and spit out alive by 200-mile-per-hour winds. These were just a few of the scenes that unfolded on June 8, 1966, when a massive EF-5 tornado cut a 22-mile ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Gathering Wind

    Hurricane Sandy, the Sailing Ship Bounty, and a Courageous Rescue at Sea

    by Gregory A. Freeman ...
    October 2012. A replica of the famous HMS Bounty, an eighteenth-century tall sailing ship, set a collision course with a storm that became the largest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic—a clash that proved to be one of the most unforgettable stories of Superstorm Sandy.The Bounty, crewed by an eclectic team of seafarers and led by highly respected captain Robin Walbridge, departed from ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Jumping Fire

    A Smokejumper's Memoir of Fighting Wildfire

    by Murry A. Taylor ...
    This "terrifying, grimly funny" memoir about fighting forest fires in Alaska offers "an affectionate portrait of a fraternity of daredevils" ( The New Yorker).A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the YearFighting fires since 1965, legendary smokejumper Murry A. Taylor finally hung up his chute after the summer of 2000—the worst fire season in more than fifty years. In Jumping Fire, Taylor recounts in ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Polar Swap

    by Arthur Herzog ...
    Four Americans seek refuge from skin cancer which has become an epidemic in the US. They meet in Canada where one has rented a gothic house close to the Eskimo village which add to the trouble. They fear the earths magnetic pole reversal. Then the polar swap actually happens. Will these engaging characters survive? Also in paperback, film script written, film rights available. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • EARTHSOUND

    by Arthur Herzog ...
    You are an expert on earthquakes and you fear their awesome power to the point of insanity. Now you are sure that an earthquake is building below your very feet. Your house, your family, your friends, your town, are about to be destroyed.The cracks appearing in the walls..the strange movements of inanimate objects all increase the certainty of your belief and urgency of your warnings to those ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook

    by Victoria Todd, Ian Todd, Jane Gardiner, Erica Morrin ...
    Series series Conservation Handbooks
    Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook is the ultimate instruction manual for mitigation measures to minimise man-made acoustical and physical disturbances to marine mammals from industrial and defence activities.Based on more than two decades of offshore experience, and a decade of supplying MMO and PAM services (commercial and scientific), the Handbook is a long-overdue ... Read more

    $61.19 USD

  • Three Great Tsunamis: Lisbon (1755), Sumatra-Andaman (2004) and Japan (2011)

    by Vineet K. Gahalaut, Harsh K. Gupta ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Tsunamis are primarily caused by earthquakes. Under favourable geological conditions, when a large earthquake occurs below the sea bed and the resultant rupture causes a vertical displacement of the ocean bed, the entire column of water above it is displaced, causing a tsunami. In the ocean, tsunamis do not reach great heights but can travel at velocities of up to 1000 km/hour. As a tsunami ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Third Grade Geography: Earthquakes and Volcanoes

    Natural Disaster Books for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Earthquake & Volcano Books
    Do you know why the ground shake during earthquakes and volcanoes erupt? Hurry up and open the pages of this book to reveal their secrets! This big book of geography is perfect for the young minds of your third grade. Using select text and powerful images, this educational book is definitely a must-have! Grab a copy now! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD