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HMS Warrior, 1860

Built to underline Victorian Britain's supremacy at sea, HMS Warrior was the world's first iron-hulled, armored warship. In 1979 she was rescued from ignominy as an oil jetty in Milford Haven to become the subject of an ambitious restoration programme,...

Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War against Japan

With the content of an authoritative reference and the excitement of a thriller, this history of the U.S. submarine war is one of the most informative and entertaining books written on the Pacific campaign. The author, a respected journalist and World...

Take Her Deep

On 12 August 1943, on Midway Island, Lt. Cdr. I. J. Galantin took command of the fleet submarine USS Halibut. For the next fourteen months, Galantin and his officers and crew would play their part in the unrelenting attack on Japan's navy and merchant...

Dutton's Nautical Navigation, 15th edition

An extensive update of this classic textbook covering all aspects of contemporary marine navigation. While still covering traditional topics such as celestial navigation, this new edition gives full due to 21st century electronics and techniques. Fully...

Back Under Sail

An experienced sailor goes racing for the first time, searching for victory and a renewed love of life. This is a moving portrayal of a frayed life being made whole again in the comradeship of a grueling race through hauntingly beautiful surrounds.

A Field Guide to Medicinal Mushrooms of North America

A convenient, light-weight, pocket-sized, laminated field guide that offers an overview of the 33 most important medicinal fungi in the US & Canada and helps uncover their healing powers. Each mushroom is presented with clear photographs that show...

A Field Guide to Tropical Amazon Mushrooms

The convenient, light-weight, pocket-sized, laminated field guide contains high qualityimages and brief descriptions of over 80 fungi includingtheir ecological niches and human usesfrom all major fungal groups. It is based on over a dozen visits to the...

Eye of the Shoal: A Fishwatcher's Guide to Life, the Ocean and Everything PAPERBACK

There's something about fish that leaves a cold, slimy whiff in many people's minds. Either that, or fish are simply “food”; catching fish to eat is so deeply ingrained that we fish for fish, but we don't pigeon a pigeon or deer a deer. It's...

Outdoor School: Tree, Wildflower, and Mushroom Spotting: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide

With 448 full-color, highly-illustrated pages, Outdoor School is your indispensable tool for the outdoors.This interactive field guide to plant and mushroom spotting includes:- Immersive activities to get you exploring- Write-in sections to journal about...

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

Winner of the 2020 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book MedalA 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Winner“A wonderful and sweet book . . . Lovely stuff.” ―The New York Times Book ReviewTold in lively and powerful verse by debut...

We Are Water Protectors

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America,We Are Water Protectorsissues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption―a bold and lyrical picture book written by Carole Lindstrom and vibrantly...

What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses: Updated and Expanded Edition

Thoroughly updated from root to leaf, this revised edition of the groundbreakingWhat a Plant Knowsincludes new revelations for lovers of all that is vegetal and verdant.Plantscanhear―and taste things, too!The renowned biologist Daniel Chamovitz builds...