Author: Max Hawthorne
Publisher: Far from the Tree Press, LLC
ISBN: 9781732378575
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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An investigation into mysterious and/or unknown creatures (cryptids) both on land and sea.

Author: Mary M. Cerullo
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429675411
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 49

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

Author: James B. Sweeney
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 9780517501122
Category : Sea monsters
Languages : en
Pages : 314

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Explores the possible existence of sea monsters through a study of historical and contemporary sitings and accounts of unusual creatures that have been discovered.

Author: Lionel Fanthorpe
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1550024981
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 243

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Explores the intriguing mysteries of the sea: How were the seas formed? What gave rise to stories of mermaids, sirens, and sea monsters?

Author: Loren Coleman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110115344X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 369

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From the serpentine "Champie" of Lake Champlain to the venerable "Nessie" of Loch Ness, extraordinary-and un-explained-creatures of the deep have been reported in sightings throughout the twentieth century. Now, two of the world's leading cryptozoological investigators provide a globetrotting field guide to when, where, and what kind of mysterious aquatic beasts have gripped the public—and sometimes the scientific—imagination. Filled with comprehensive drawings, classifications, and maps, their book offers an invaluable and unusual resource for the intrepidly curious to investigate these sightings firsthand or to simply enjoy the fascinating accounts that others have given.

Author: Max Hawthorne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732378506
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Hardcover edition of Kronos Rising, book one in the KR paleo-fiction/marine terror series and Prehistoric Times Magazine's 2014 Book of the Year.

Author: Colin Speedie
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691232458
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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There are few marine creatures as spectacular as the Basking Shark. At up to 11 metres in length and seven tonnes in weight, this colossal, plankton-feeding fish is one of the largest in the world, second only to the whale shark. Historically, Basking Sharks were a familiar sight in the northern hemisphere – off the coasts of Norway, Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the USA, for example. In an 18th Century world without electricity, they became the focus of active hunting for their huge livers containing large amounts of valuable oil, primarily used in lamps. Catch numbers were small enough to leave populations largely intact, but during the 20th Century a new breed of hunter joined the fray, some driven as much by a need for adventure as for financial gain. With improved equipment and experience, they exploited the shark on an industrial scale that drastically reduced numbers, leading to localised near-extinction in some areas. From the 1970’s onward a new generation took to the seas, this time with conservation in mind to identify where the shark might still be found in the waters around the British Isles, employing new technologies to solve long-standing mysteries about the behaviour of this elusive creature. Using the best of both old and new research techniques, the case was built to justify the species becoming one of the most protected sharks in the oceans. Today, the Basking Shark is a much-loved cornerstone of our natural heritage. There are positive signs that the population has stabilised and may even be slowly recovering from the damage of the past, proving that timely conservation measures can be effective. Join us on a journey amidst wild seas, places, people and conservation history in the battle to protect this iconic creature – a true sea monster’s tale.

Author: Heather L. Montgomery
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1541528980
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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Everyone knows that butterflies and frogs go through metamorphosis. But a number of sea creatures do too Experienced science writer Heather L. Montgomery explores wacky details in the life cycles of some of the world's most bizarre and fascinating ocean animals in this fresh spin on a highly curricular topic.

Author: Graham Faiella
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750995408
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 227

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The sea realm has ever been mysterious: strange happenings upon it, an unfathomable abyss of 'The Great Unknown' below. Before the scrutiny of scientific Enlightenment and Age of Reason, in the eighteenth century, ghost ships and oceanic monsters were the stuff of superstition, myth and legend to explain the inexplicable, to enthral the imagination – and enliven the unimaginable. Narratives of phantom ships manned by ghostly (sometimes skeletal) crews, or damned like the Flying Dutchman to roam the seas forever; of sinister, sinuous sea serpents; and the lore of the terrible multi-tentacled kraken. Accounts inspired spirited controversy amongst believers and sceptics, in the awestruck thrill of such frightful enigmas.

Author: Jane Austen
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1594744424
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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New York Times bestseller An uproarious tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem inspired by the classic Jane Austen novel—from the publisher of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of the beloved Jane Austen novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities. As our story opens, the Dashwood sisters are evicted from their childhood home and sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars, her romantic sister Marianne is courted by both the handsome Willoughby and the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon. Can the Dashwood sisters triumph over meddlesome matriarchs and unscrupulous rogues to find true love? Or will they fall prey to the tentacles that are forever snapping at their heels? This masterful portrait of Regency England blends Jane Austen’s biting social commentary with ultraviolent depictions of sea monsters biting. It’s survival of the fittest—and only the swiftest swimmers will find true love!