Sea Sick

Author: Alanna Mitchell
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN: 1551993414
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
All life — whether on land or in the sea — depends on the oceans for two things: • Oxygen. Most of Earth’s oxygen is produced by phytoplankton in the sea. These humble, one-celled organisms, rather than the spectacular rain forests, are the true lungs of the planet. • Climate control. Our climate is regulated by the ocean’s currents, winds, and water-cycle activity. Sea Sick is the first book to examine the current state of the world’s oceans — the great unexamined ecological crisis of the planet — and the fact that we are altering everything about them; temperature, salinity, acidity, ice cover, volume, circulation, and, of course, the life within them. Alanna Mitchell joins the crews of leading scientists in nine of the global ocean’s hotspots to see firsthand what is really happening around the world. Whether it’s the impact of coral reef bleaching, the puzzle of the oxygen-less dead zones such as the one in the Gulf of Mexico, or the shocking implications of the changing Ph balance of the sea, Mitchell explains the science behind the story to create an engaging, accessible yet authoritative account.

Sea Sick

Author: Iain Rob Wright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781913523497
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
A deadly virus has been unleashed aboard a passenger ship. Soon the ship will be overrun with blood and death. Rated 4.5 by over 700 people on Amazon

Seasick

Author: Gloria Nagy
Publisher: Jorge Pinto Books Inc.
ISBN: 1934978132
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 357

Book Description
Using her signature style of diamond sharp social satire, page-turning action and plot, humor and pathos, Gloria Nagy has written a true tour de force of a novel, set on the perfect metaphorical site; the most lavish cruise ship in the world; a symbol of a world gone mad with excess. The ship, gliding serenely, reveals nothing of the turmoil within and its human cargo, mirroring the deception. Nothing and no one on the Palace of the Dolphins is what it seems, and none of them will return (those who do) unchanged. Gloria Nagy is the author of nine previous books including the N.Y. Times best-seller, A House in the Hamptons. She lives with her husband Richard Saul Wurman in Newport, R.I. They have four children, six grandchildren and three yellow labs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who do not cruise.C Previous praise for Gloria Nagy "Hip, Hilarious, Heartbreaking" Cosmopolitan "Fabulous entertainment...an essential summer read" Kirkus Reviews" A stunning accomplishment... funny and sad, erotic and ultimately very moving" Gael Greene, New York Magazine "Nagy's style is fresh, her pace brisk and her humor delightful." Los Angeles Times "Sensitive, humorous and compassionate" Elie Weisel, Nobel Laureate

Hiccup

Author: Cressida Cowell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781844562374
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Long ago in a fierce and frosty land, there lived a small and lonely Viking and his name was Hiccup. Read superbly by Alan Davies.

Histamine Intolerance

Author: Reinhart Jarisch
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642554474
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
Histamine is an important mediator of allergic diseases, but knowledge of histamine as a cause of numerous non-allergic symptoms and signs is limited. This book offers wide-ranging coverage of histamine intolerance. There is extensive background discussion of the origin of histamine, its content in food and alcoholic beverages and intolerance to red wine. Diagnosis of histamine intolerance is explained and the various symptoms of histamine intolerance are clearly described. Subsequent chapters cover the relation of histamine to a wide variety of conditions, including drug intolerance, atopic dermatitis, seasickness and osteoporosis. This book will prove of value in clinical practice by facilitating differential diagnosis, which is by no means straightforward given the multiplicity of symptoms of histamine intolerance and by assisting in the selection of therapeutic measures.

Heave Ho

Author: Charles Mazel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964188716
Category : Motion Sickness
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Nau Sea Sea Sick

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780954502591
Category : Sea stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Stories by John Moore, Katherine Mansfield, Stephen Crane, Isabella Bird, Eileen Myles, et. al. Illustrated by Kay Rosen.

Tales of a Seasick Doctor

Author: Christine Aroney-Sine
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780310203759
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 222

Book Description
What happens when a surgeon signs up for an extended mission on a ship and then discovers she has chronic seasickness? Simple. She makes sure there's always a bucket in the operating room! With a delightful sense of humor and a true storyteller's gift, Dr. Sine makes overseas missions work on the mercy ship Anastasis come alive for Christians of all ages.

The Seasick Admiral

Author: Kevin Brown
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 9781848322172
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Horatio Nelson did not enjoy robust good health. From his childhood he was prone to many of the ailments so common in the eighteenth century, and after he joined the Navy he contracted fevers that further undermined his strength: he was even seasick whenever he first put to sea. Nevertheless, he saw more action than most officers, and was often wounded the loss of the sight in one eye and a shattered arm were the most public, but by no means his only injuries. This personal experience of sickness made him uniquely aware of the importance of health and fitness to the efficient running of a fleet, and this new book investigates Nelsons personal contribution to improving the welfare of the men he commanded.

Motion and Space Sickness

Author: George H. Crampton
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780849347030
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 464

Book Description
This compendium, written by active researchers in the field, encompasses topics ranging from anatomical and physiological subjects, through analyses of stimulus characteristics, prediction of sickness, and consideration of human factors, to pharmacological and behavioral therapeutic measures for terrestrial as well as microgravity travelers. Material often found scattered in diverse journals, paper-bound proceedings of symposia, difficult-to-find laboratory reports, or included with other topics in collections having a diffuse focus, are presented here in one volume dedicated to a single theme. The critical up-to-date- reviews are a first source for researchers and research program managers as well as an essential information source for engineers and practitioners.