Catalog Search Results
44) Big Pacific
Author
Physical Desc
239 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 x 30 cm
Language
English
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young woman and her boyfriend set out on a luxurious Caribbean cruise liner, but their trip to paradise turns deadly when a lunatic computer genius takes over the boat and sets it on a course for destruction.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
In the Heart of the Sea brings to new life the incredible story of the wreck of the whaleship Essex-the inspiration for the climax of Moby-Dick. In a harrowing page-turner, Nathaniel Philbrick restores this epic story to its rightful place in American history. In 1819, the 240-ton Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routine voyage. Fifteen months later, in the farthest reaches of the South Pacific, it was repeatedly rammed and sunk by an eighty-ton...
49) Ocean
Author
Series
Physical Desc
72 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 wall chart poster.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the watery world covering most of the earth -- and the amazing wildlife in its depths."--Cover.
50) Lost liners
Author
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 x 30 cm
Language
English
52) White plague
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the remote, frozen waters of the Arctic Ocean, the high-powered and technically advanced submarine USS Montana is in peril. Adrift and in flames, the boat--and the entire crew--could be lost. The only team close enough to get to them in time is led by Marine doctor and bio-terror expert Joe Rush. With only thirty-six hours before the surviving crew perish, Joe and his team must race to rescue the Montana and ensure that the boat doesn't fall into...
53) Deep oceans
Author
Series
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Could humans one day live on the bottom of the ocean? How does water pressure affect ocean life? What is the largest type of squid? This title unlocks the mysteries of the world thousands of feet beneath the waves"--Publisher description.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Every afternoon a woman in a red headscarf walks to the end of the quay and looks out over the water, fixing her gaze 'back there' -- to Diego Garcia, one of the small islands forming the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. With no explanation, no warning, and only an hour to pack their belongings, the Chagossians were forced on a boat headed to Mauritius. Government officials tell Charlesia that the island is 'closed' -- there is no going back...
55) Oceans
Author
Series
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Can you imagine living and working under the sea? It's the reality for some scientists, who inhabit laboratories deep at the bottom of the ocean. Research on the Edge - Ocean Lab is a gripping look at the daily lives of these scientists, and the vital research they carry out in extreme conditions. Discover the difficulties of setting up an ocean lab and the challenges of supplying equipment and necessities to the workers. Children can read about the...
Author
Physical Desc
xvi, 366 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In "Monsoon," a pivotal examination of the Indian Ocean region and the countries known as "Monsoon Asia," bestselling author Robert D. Kaplan deftly shows how crucial this dynamic area has become to American power in the twenty-first century. Kaplan also offers riveting insights into the economic and naval strategies of China and India and how they will affect U.S. interests, while also providing an on-the-ground perspective on the more volatile countries...
60) Secrets at sea
Author
Physical Desc
238 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1887, the social-climbing Cranstons voyage from New York to London, where they hope to find a husband for their awkward older daughter, secretly accompanied by Helena and her mouse siblings, for whom the journey is both terrifying and wondrous as they meet an array of titled humans despite their best efforts at remaining hidden.
Looking for an older book we don’t have?
Printed books not owned by Santa Fe Public Library that were released more than 6 months ago can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup. Limit: 3 per calendar month.
Looking for a newer item we don’t have?
Suggest the library purchase a new book, DVD, audiobook, or music CD through your account. Limit: 30 active requests at a time. Submit Purchase Suggestion