Books–US Navy Patrol Vessels: A History and Directory from World War I to Today
A new book by Ken W. Sayers provides a comprehensive overview of the U.S. Navy’s small combatant vessels.
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New Book: Robert Ballard Memoir
Legendary ocean explorer Robert Ballard has released “Into the Deep: A Memoir from the Man Who Found Titanic.” The book shares inside stories of danger, suspense and discovery—plus previously untold stories about Ballard’s dyslexia and how it has shaped his life. Twice a New York Times best-selling author, for his memoir, Ballard partnered with investigative reporter and bestselling author Christopher Drew to tell
Read moreAutobiography: ‘Taking the Tide Where It Serves’ by Dave Adamson
“Taking the Tide Where It Serves” is a new autobiography by Dave Adamson about his life in salvage, deep diving and offshore field construction. He wishes the book to give hope to anyone who thinks the lack of a university degree somehow condemns them to a humdrum life. Adamson tells how, from simple beginnings, he managed to serve an apprenticeship
Read moreBook: Guy Harvey’s Underwater World
Stackpole Books will release “Guy Harvey’s Underwater World” on June 1. This large-format book showcases Harvey’s around-the-world fishing and diving adventures. Drawing from notes, photographs and his signature artwork, Harvey weaves together stories, scientific discoveries and insights into the behavior of dozens of gamefish species to give us an up-close picture of his time on and in the water. Chapters
Read moreWaves and Beaches: The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast–Updated Edition
For nearly 60 years, Willard Bascom’s bestselling book “Waves and Beaches: The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast” (Patagonia, March 16, 2021) has been a go-to resource of surfers, sailors, oceanographers and anyone with an appreciation for the sea. But since the book’s original 1963 publication, a new wave–the wave of climate change–has vastly impacted ocean dynamics, coastlines and coastal
Read moreNew Book: Design of Coastal Hazard Mitigation Alternatives for Rising Seas
“Design of Coastal Hazard Mitigation Alternatives for Rising Seas” is a new book by David Basco (dbasco@odu.edu) about how to design alternatives to reduce coastal flood and wave damage, erosion and loss of ecosystems facing an unknown future of sea level rise. The latest theories are interlaced with applied examples from the author’s 48 years of experience in teaching, research
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