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"The oceans have always shaped human lives," writes marine biologist Helen Scales in her vibrant new book The Brilliant Abyss, but the surface and the very edges have so far mattered the most. "However, one way or another, the future ocean is the deep ocean." A golden era of deep-sea discovery is underway. Revolutionary studies in the deep are rewriting the very notion of life on Earth and the rules of what is possible. In the process, the abyss is...
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"From New York Times 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 For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular, compelling question: What's down there? Unable to answer this for centuries, people believed the deep was a sinister realm of fiendish creatures and deadly...
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Blackstone Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
2021
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Unabridged.
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1 sound media player (660 min.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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English
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The riveting story of the history-making mission to reach the bottom of all five of the world's oceans - the ultimate frontier of our planet.Humankind has explored every continent on earth, climbed its tallest mountains, and gone into space. But the largest areas of our planet remain a mystery: the deep oceans. At over 36,000 feet deep, these areas closest to earth's core have remained nearly impossible to reach--until now.Technological innovations,...
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Dirk Pitt adventures volume 13
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 30
Lexile measure
1010L
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English
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Dirk Pitt meets the most intriguing and sinister villain of his adventurous career, Arthur Dorsett, a billionaire Australian diamond king. Pitt discovers that a deadly plague, which is killing dolphins and seals, is caused by Dorsetts̀ diamond-mining technology. A deadly race develops to stop the murderous mining operations and to head off a disaster that will kill millions.
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Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2008]
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2 sound discs (approximately 78 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Monday with a mad genius: Jack and Annie travel 500 years back in time to Florence, Italy, and spend a day helping Leonardo da Vinci in the hope of learning another secret of happiness.
Dark day in the deep sea: When eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, join a group of nineteenth-century explorers aboard the H.M.S. Challenger, they learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their...
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Dirk Pitt adventures volume 17
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 25
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English
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After NUMA hero Dirk Pitt's daughter, a marine biologist, discovers an ancient artifact off the coast of Nicaragua, the sea crew and a floating resort hotel find themselves in the path of a terrible storm and someone's dangerous designs.
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