Diving for Starfish

Diving for Starfish
Author: Cherie Burns
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2018-03-20
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1250056209

In the mid 1930s, in the workroom of Parisian jeweler Boivin, a jewelry designer created one of the most coveted pieces of jewelry in the world: the famous starfish pin. Created out of gold and encrusted with 71 cabochon rubies and 241 small amethysts, the starfish was distinctive because its five rays were articulated, meaning that they could curl and conform to the bustline or shoulder of the women who wore it. The House of Boivin made three of them. After seeing it in the showroom of a Manhattan jewelry merchant, Burns set off on a journey to find out all she could about the elusive pins and the women who owned them.

Starfish

Starfish
Author: Peter Watts
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2014-09-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466881151

A huge international corporation has developed a facility along the Juan de Fuca Ridge at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean to exploit geothermal power. They send a bio-engineered crew--people who have been altered to withstand the pressure and breathe the seawater--down to live and work in this weird, fertile undersea darkness. Unfortunately the only people suitable for long-term employment in these experimental power stations are crazy, some of them in unpleasant ways. How many of them can survive, or will be allowed to survive, while worldwide disaster approaches from below? Starfish, the first installment in Peter Watts' Rifters Trilogy At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Great Barrier Thief

The Great Barrier Thief
Author: Sue Pillans
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2022-02-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780648964049

This story illustrates the impacts of climate change on our Great Barrier Reef. It is told through the eyes of a feisty fish called Anthia who starts to see the disappearing colours of the reef as a warning sign that the reef is in trouble

Neutral Buoyancy

Neutral Buoyancy
Author: Tim Ecott
Publisher: Grove Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2002-06-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780802139078

"Neutral Buoyancy is a journey filled with exotic, eccentric human characters competing for space with misunderstood sharks, weeping turtles, smiling dolphins and erotically shaped sea slugs. This unique and inspiring insight into our relationship with the deep will allow even the most timid swimmer to lose themselves underwater."--Jacket.

Menorah Under the Sea

Menorah Under the Sea
Author: Esther Susan Heller
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0822573865

Describes how, while studying sea urchins in Antarctica, marine biologist David Ginsburg celebrated Hanukkah by creating his own menorah on the sea floor.

Starfish Pickle: A Goan Adventure

Starfish Pickle: A Goan Adventure
Author: Bina Nayak
Publisher: Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2021-09-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9390441641

It wasn’t time to fly. Besides, she prefers the ocean to the sky. A skilled commercial diver in Goa, Tara Salgaonkar is a mystery to everyone around her. A strong girl who defies social conventions, she is trying to come to terms with her dark past. Her life takes an unpredictable turn when she visits Bholenath Guruji at one of his trance parties. What happens when she enters his realm? How does that fateful encounter change her life? Set in the vibrant locales of Goa, Starfish Pickle is an adventurous story which revolves around the impact of past secrets and unconventional life choices.

The Great Hurricane: 1938

The Great Hurricane: 1938
Author: Cherie Burns
Publisher: Grove Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2006-06-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780802142542

With masterful storytelling skill, Burns follows the punishing path of the Great Hurricane of 1938, which hit the eastern seaboard, from Long Island to Connecticut and Rhode Island, in a seamless and suspenseful narrative, preserving for posterity the personal stories of survivors and the legend of the storm.

Starfish

Starfish
Author: Akemi Dawn Bowman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2017-09-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481487728

From a debut author comes a gorgeous and emotionally resonant debut novel about a half-Japanese teen who grapples with social anxiety and her narcissist mother in the wake of a crushing rejection from art school. 5 1/2 x 8 5/16.

An Underwater Guide to Indonesia

An Underwater Guide to Indonesia
Author: R. Charles Anderson
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2000-05-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780824823689

"Too many divers and snorkelers pass their time in a daze, swimming blindly from one big object to the next. They miss out on the myriad beautiful and fascinating small creatures that are there on show for anyone who takes the time to look." The marine life of Indonesia is second to none in terms of both the number of species and diversity of forms. There are more species of fish, coral, and more of almost all marine life groups present in Indonesian waters than in any other country. Here is a colorful and scintillating introduction to an astounding array of marine life that will arouse the interest of marine enthusiasts, divers, and snorkelers alike. The guide includes more than 250 magnificent color photographs that explore the wonderous underwater world of the Indonesian archipelago; essential information on the marine life of the Archipelago, from corals to marine reptiles, sea snails to lobsters, bottomhuggers to pufferfishes, starfish to sea slugs; a comprehensive marine life section that will help readers identify each particular species and its habitat.

Secret Sea

Secret Sea
Author: Burt Jones
Publisher: Fourth Day Pub Incorporated
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1995
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9780964273672