The Oxford Book of the Sea

Author: Jonathan Raban
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 552

Book Description
Inveterate sailor and bestselling author of Hunting Mister Heartbreak Jonathan Raban has compiled a remarkable anthology of our changing visions of the sea--a rich treasury of writings as varied and enthralling as the ocean itself. Arranged chronologically and spanning everything from Anglo-Saxon poetry to modern oceanography.

The Oxford Book of Sea Stories

Author: Tony Tanner
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 9780192803702
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 410

Book Description
Malevolent, mysterious, vast, the ocean has always sparked our fascination and sense of adventure, giving rise to a remarkable vein of narrative deftly mined here by editor Tony Tanner. In the twenty-seven tales of The Oxford Book of the Sea, masters of the art tell of men on ships, grappling with themselves, their fellow sailors, and the trials of the sea: from hurricane winds to the frustrating calm, from swirling currents to rampaging whales. Here is the work of Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, Stephen Crane, C.S. Forester, Ernest Hemingway, and of course Conrad. Along with the essential stories come unexpected gems by writers not known for their seafaring bent such as William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, E.M. Forster, and Edgar Allan Poe. Some of the finest writers in the English language have been drawn to the subject of life at sea, with its dangers, loneliness, and triumphs. The Oxford Book of the Sea gathers together some of the best examples of the form, offering moving prose, fascinating insight into the human condition, and the simple pleasure of tales of high adventure.

The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea

Author: Peter Kemp
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198800507
Category : Marine sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 688

Book Description
"This second edition provides significant new material on topics that have come to prominence in recent times, such as oceanography and marine archaeology: key contributions on these subjects from marine expert Dr. Martin Angel at Southampton Oceanography Centre include climate change, environmental issues, marine pollution, and marine wildlife. Among the many brand new entries to this edition are up-to-the-minute articles on underwater vehicles, tsunamis, warfare at sea, marine pollution, the Economic Exclustion Zone, and ship preservation." "This Companion also includes authoritative entries on maritime history: its naval battles, including Pearl Harbour and Trafalgar; its great ships, from Noah's Ark and the Bounty to the Titanic and the Mary Rose; and its most famous individuals, both real and fictional, including Christopher Columbus, Horatio Nelson, and Robinson Crusoe."--Jacket.

The Oxford Handbook of the Law of the Sea

Author: Donald Rothwell
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019871548X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1073

Book Description
Recent maritime disputes, environmental disasters, and piracy have raised the profile of the law of the sea. This Oxford Handbook brings together high-level analysis of all of its key aspects, examining the role of particular regions in the development of the law of the sea, management of the oceans' resources, and critical contemporary debates.

The Oxford Handbook of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Author: Timothy H. Lim
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0199207232
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 806

Book Description
Thirty international scholars probe the main disputed issues in the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Essays engage with the lively debate continues over the archaeology and history of the site, the nature and identity of the sect, and its relation to the broader world of Second Temple Judaism and to later Jewish and Christian tradition.

A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea

Author: Jessica Law
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1782854835
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
Discover amazing and fascinating sea creatures in the hole in the bottom of the sea! Based on the traditional cumulative song, each verse introduces a new creature and its place in the food chain, with the shark chasing the eel, who chases the squid, who chases the snail. Enhanced CD includes videso animation and audio singalong.

The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing

Author: Richard Dawkins
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199216819
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 439

Book Description
Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a celebration of the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that many of the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory.This is a rich and vibrant collection that captures the poetry and excitement of communicating scientific understanding and scientific effort from 1900 to the present day. Professor Dawkins has included writing from a diverse range of scientists, some of whom need no introduction, and some of whoseworks have become modern classics, while others may be less familiar - but all convey the passion of great scientists writing about their science.

Danger at Sea

Author: David Oakden
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199161256
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description

The Oxford Book of Work

Author: Keith Thomas
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 664

Book Description
Compiled by a respected social historian, this unique anthology on the changing experience of work draws upon more than 500 writers from classical antiquity to modern times.

The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories

Author: T. A. Shippey
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192823984
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532

Book Description
A century's worth of the exotic and the fantastic. The stories range from Richard Garnett's "The Demon Pope," a story on soul-selling, to Terry Prachett's amusing "Troll Bridge, " in which Cohen the Barbarian philosophizes on the decline of magic.