Ocean Discovery

David L. Mearns has discovered some of the world's most fascinating and elusive shipwrecks. The Shipwreck Hunter chronicles his most intriguing finds. It describes the extraordinary techniques used, the detailed research, and mid-ocean stamina and courage required to find a wreck thousands of feet beneath the sea, plus the moving human stories that lie behind each of these oceanic tragedies. Combining the adventuring derring-do of Indiana Jones with the precision of a scientist, The Shipwreck Hunter opens an illuminating porthole into the shadowy depths of the ocean.

What if the last great frontier wasn't space—but the depths below? Meet Theodore. Explorer, scientist, dreamer. With two master’s degrees—one in bioscience and one in mechanical engineering—and a PhD in oceanography, he's not just prepared for adventure; he was born for it. In Theodore The Explorer: Born To Discover, follow a man whose heart beats to the rhythm of curiosity and whose compass points toward the unknown. From lost civilizations beneath the sea to untold tales whispered by the wind, Theodore journeys across jungles, deserts, ruins, reefs, and into the hearts of people ...

A true story of making a dream come true. An inspiring tale of risk, sacrifice, determination and achievement in an epic journey around the world. An extraordinary effort to rescue and restore a legendary yacht. A first hand account of a great sea adventure. A west to east circumnavigation against the odds through the traitorous Sothern ocean, around three great capes (cape of Good Hope, Leeuwin and Cape Horn) on a tiny 10-meter, 40-year old boat. Five ocean crossings and 38.000+ nautical miles sailed in two and a half years.

AN AUDIBLE BEST AUDIOBOOK OF 2025 Award-winning broadcaster and natural historian David Attenborough and longtime collaborator Colin Butfield present a powerful call to action focused on our planet's oceans, exploring how critical this habitat is for the survival of humanity and the earth's...

EDITORIAL REVIEW Dark Oxygen is a masterfully crafted Documented Terror that transforms a real scientific mystery into a breathtaking journey of suspense, discovery, and existential dread. Combining deep-sea exploration, unforgettable characters, escalating mystery, and an awe-inspiring finale, Ted Lazaris delivers a page-turning thriller that keeps readers questioning what may be hidden beneath our world. Equal parts scientific intrigue, oceanic horror, and epic mystery, Dark Oxygen is a haunting and unforgettable adventure that lingers long after the final page. DARK OXYGEN A True ...

LEARN ABOUT THE GIANTS OF THE OCEAN AND DIVE DEEP INTO OCEANS WHERE THESE GIGANTIC CREATURES THRIVE! Take a journey into the depths of the ocean to explore Earth’s most remarkable giants. This book shows a close look at these colossal beings—from gentle blue whales to the great white sharks, elusive giant squids and powerful orcas. With vivid illustrations and details, this book uncovers the mysteries of the ocean's largest creatures, revealing how they survive, feed, and affect their environments. What You’ll Discover: Masters of Survival: How these giants adapt to the extreme ...

"Variably genial, cautionary, lyrical, admonitory, terrifying, horrifying and inspiring…A lifetime of thought, travel, reading, imagination and memory inform this affecting account." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and...

Embark on a voyage where the known world melts into the liquid twilight, and whispers of forgotten ages echo from the abyss. "The Oceans' Hidden Mysteries" by Mirela Gorjanu is not merely a book, but a deep breath before a plunge into the profound, enigmatic heart of our planet's last true wilderness. Beneath the shimmering veil of the surface lies a realm of breathtaking wonder and unsettling beauty. Here, bioluminescent dreams drift through sunken cities, where the ghosts of leviathans glide past secrets older than time. Discover creatures born of liquid night, whose forms defy ...

"An Ocean Life" is a gripping odyssey brimming with twists in cinematic prose into a harrowing fight for life and self-discovery. "An epic ocean voyage unlike any other" Following years of grappling with financial challenges, Mark at last secures the vital funding required to sustain his ailing company. Filled with a profound sense of relief and newfound optimism, Mark decides to celebrate by treating his family to a long-awaited vacation—a chance to temporarily escape the pressures that have weighed heavily on them for so long. He also yearns to reignite the spark in his marriage. ...

In the bestselling tradition of Hampton Sides’s In the Kingdom of Ice, a “gripping adventure tale” (The Boston Globe) recounting Dutch polar explorer William Barents’ three harrowing Arctic expeditions—the last of which resulted in a relentlessly challenging year-long fight for...

ALIENS ON EARTH The Terrifying Creatures Hidden in Our Oceans You don’t need to search the stars to find alien life. The most terrifying creatures on Earth are already here—lurking in the deepest parts of our oceans. Far below the sunlight, where pressure can crush steel and darkness never ends, strange lifeforms survive in ways that seem impossible. Fish with transparent heads. Squid with glowing eyes. Worms that eat bones. Creatures so bizarre they look like they came from another planet. In Aliens on Earth, descend into the mysterious world of the deep sea and discover the real ...

Three scientists. One submersible. Twenty-two kilometers of ice between them and everything they know. Dr. Sable Morrow has spent eight years fighting for one shot at Europa's subsurface ocean. Now she's in it — descending through the dark beneath Jupiter's frozen moon with a pilot she trusts and a geochemist she doesn't. What they find will rewrite the history of life in the universe. What finds them will try to make sure no one ever knows. The Living Dark is a propulsive, technically precise survival thriller in the tradition of Andy Weir and James S.A. Corey — where the science is ...

Plunge back into the mystical waves with Mira Starling and the Mermaid Diaries: Story 2: The Tides of the Ocean's Embrace, where the adventure continues for our resilient cheerleader and recently awakened mermaid. As Mira grapples with her dual existence, she must navigate the tumultuous waters of high school while uncovering ancient secrets and deepening her connection to the mermaid realm. But Mira's journey takes an unexpected dive when she uncovers the existence of the mermaid council, thrusting her into the heart of mermaid politics and ancient traditions. Balancing her life above ...

If your child loves ocean animals and exciting stories, this book turns real ocean science into an unforgettable adventure. Unlike fact-heavy textbooks, this is a story-driven STEM adventure where science is woven naturally into the plot, dialogue, and discoveries. Kids join Max, a curious explorer, and Atlas, his friendly robot guide, as they dive into coral reefs, explore ocean zones, meet deep sea creatures, and learn simple ways to protect the ocean.

Forgotten memories resurface and more secrets are revealed as Kannon struggles to keep himself and his team safe and focused. The key to Atlantis feels tantalizing near as the team continues to uncover artifacts in the balmy waters around Cardea Island. However, the mission faces new challenges when the growing numbers of wave riders become increasingly more unsettling and predatory. Meanwhile, relationships onboard the Voyager remain tense and sensitive and when Amy makes a startling admission, Kannon is torn between skepticism and a niggling suspicion that she might be onto something. Can...

The PLACE with NO DOORS The bathysphere Persephone plummets into the crushing blackness of the Mariana Trench, its reinforced windows the only barrier between humanity's fragile curiosity and pressures that can crush a submarine like a soda can, yet as the depth gauge creeps past thousands of feet into measurements that have never been christened with names, one of the team members notices something that makes her blood run cold in the tropical warmth of the vessel above: geometric patterns emerging from the sediment, perfectly symmetrical lines that no geological process could have carved,...

Trade is a lifeline, and it shapes the world. Big businesses contributed to the building of empires, and the empires, in turn, aided in the development of trade. From this, we know that a nexus was always there between big business and the kings. Trade binds people together and brings prosperity to all members of society. A common spice, pepper, had caused the Europeans to come to India and eventually rule it for over two hundred years. The Portuguese found a sea route to India thanks to Pepper, and the British and other European nations followed suit. The trade of pepper, sandal, and agar ...

A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes—from an award-winning science writer “Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world differently.”—Mark...

A dazzling and ambitious history of the pre-Columbian Atlantic seas, Ocean is a story that begins with the formation of the mid-Atlantic ridge some 200 million years ago and ends with the Castilian conquest of the Canary Islands in the fifteenth century, providing a template for the methods used by the Spanish in their colonization of the New World.

In Beyond the Blue Horizon, best-selling science historian Brian Fagan tackles his richest topic yet: the enduring mystery of the oceans, the planet’s most forbidding terrain. This is not a tale of Columbus or Hudson, but of much earlier mariners. From the moment when ancient Polynesians first dared to sail beyond the horizon, Fagan vividly explains how our mastery of the oceans has changed history, even before history was written.