David Attenborough
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corp. :b distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
"Open ocean--In the immense space of the open ocean the sea bed is a staggering five miles below the surface and the nearest island is over 300 miles away. Yet here live many of the most spectacuar predators in the ocean. Marvel as you experience ruthless and beautiful battles between hunter and prey."--Container.
"The Deep--A place of mountain ranges, perpetual night, pressure extremes and cold... and the wierdest life forms on our planet. Dive...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
"Tidal seas--The sun and moon move billions of tons of water with every turn of the tide. The strongest tides empty entire bays, smash trees on riverbanks, and strand sea creatures on suddenly dry land. Weaker tides controlthe movements of huge numbers of fish, coaxing schools of giant stingrays through astounding underwater arches. And as the water recedes, the tide can create unbelievable landscapes--like a sparkling world of salt crystals inhabited...
Author
Publisher
Clipper Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2020
Description
J. A. Baker's extraordinary classic of British nature writing was first published in 1967. Greeted with acclaim, it went on to win the Duff Cooper Prize, the pre-eminent literary prize of the time. Luminaries such as Ted Hughes, Barry Lopez and Andrew Motion have cited it as one of the most important books in twentieth-century nature writing. Despite the association of peregrines with the wild, outer reaches of the British Isles, The Peregrine is...