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Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey
Category: Travel Literature
The Farallon Islands lie just 30 miles west of one of the most densely populated urban landscapes on earth - San Francisco. Yet these jagged rock outcrops rising from the Pacific Ocean are among the wildest and most untamed areas in the world - haunted by storm, fog and current. The islands are also hom ...Show more
Kids Invent!: A Handbook for Young Inventors by Susan Casey
Category: Children's Educational
A one-of-a kind guide to inventing that features inspiring stories of real kid inventors This step-by-step guide will help kids become real inventors. They will learn how to come up with a great idea, do the research needed, work with mentors, and create a model of their idea, whether for school, for a ...Show more
The Devil's Teeth: The True Story of Great White Sharks by Susan Casey
Category: Science & Natural History
Great white sharks are enigmas. They ruled the oceans long before dinosaurs inhabited the earth. Yet we know nothing about them. Scientists speculate they can live for 60 years and grow to a massive 20 feet long. They heal miraculously from severe injuries and can sense a heartbeat from miles. There is ...Show more
The Underworld - Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey
Category: Flora & Fauna
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets. ______________________________________________ 'Fantastical and forbidding' Washington Post A fascinating history' Time 'Entralling' Boston G ...Show more
The Underworld - Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey
Category: ANIMALS AND NATURE
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK TO READ THIS SUMMER * 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 irresistible mix of splendid scholarship, heart-stopping adventure writing, and vivid, visceral ...Show more
The Wave: A Journey into the Dark Heart of the Ocean by Susan Casey
Category: Sports and Hobbies
Our oceans are once more haunted by monsters. Dramatically larger in size, power and frequency, today's rogue waves pumell everything in their path. These 100-foot demons flatten oil rigs and sink massive ships. More disturbingly still, they seem to disobey nature herself, swelling when logic shows they ...Show more
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Oceans' Greatest Furies by Susan Casey
Category: Sports and Hobbies
Colossal rogue waves are nature's most deadly new phenomena - meet the obsessed super surfers and scientists who dare to cross their path. This is a story about hunting for a monster. Unlike many monsters, however, this one is known to exist: the 100-foot wave. In recent years waves have been record ...Show more
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey
Category: Sport
In her astonishing new book Susan Casey 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 Hamilt ...Show more
Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins by Susan Casey
Category: Science
From Susan Casey, the New York Times bestselling author of The Devil's Teeth and The Wave, a breathtaking look into the mysterious world of dolphins and their conflicted history with man--now in paperback Since the dawn of recorded history, humans have felt a kinship with the sleek and beautiful do ...Show more
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