Books
Featured Books—October 2011 Issue
Defending Against Pirates: The International Law Of Small Arms, Armed Guards And Privateers
By Christian Cartner, John Cartner and Richard P. Fiske Hardcover and PDF. 434 pp. Intershipmaster Press. $270. Written to complement The International Law of the Shipmaster, this book extracts the relevant laws of 167 states and analyzes the problems inherent in carrying armed guards on ships. It is designed to assist owners, operators, managers, coast guards, foreign ministries and charterers in planning, executing or managing international voyages where the carriage of small arms or armed guards is an important component. The book identifies various risks of sureties, owners, masters, other exercitors, armed guards and interested parties.
By Christian Cartner, John Cartner and Richard P. Fiske Hardcover and PDF. 434 pp. Intershipmaster Press. $270. Written to complement The International Law of the Shipmaster, this book extracts the relevant laws of 167 states and analyzes the problems inherent in carrying armed guards on ships. It is designed to assist owners, operators, managers, coast guards, foreign ministries and charterers in planning, executing or managing international voyages where the carriage of small arms or armed guards is an important component. The book identifies various risks of sureties, owners, masters, other exercitors, armed guards and interested parties.
Coastal Processes II
Edited by G. Benassai, C.A. Brebbia and G. Rodriguez
Hardcover. 368 pp. WIT Press. $316.
Comprised of papers from the second International Conference in Coastal Processes, this book covers the following topics: coastal management; coastal processes and GIS; coastal geomorphology; extreme events and sea-level rise; coastal processes and navigation; sediment transport and erosion; interaction between coastal defenses and processes; pollution and dispersion; and hydrodynamic forces. Coastal regions present a complex dynamic web of natural and human-related processes. The book is designed to help the reader understand the interdisciplinary problems facing coastal zones and the need for scientists to be able to exchange ideas with colleagues.
Edited by G. Benassai, C.A. Brebbia and G. Rodriguez
Hardcover. 368 pp. WIT Press. $316.
Comprised of papers from the second International Conference in Coastal Processes, this book covers the following topics: coastal management; coastal processes and GIS; coastal geomorphology; extreme events and sea-level rise; coastal processes and navigation; sediment transport and erosion; interaction between coastal defenses and processes; pollution and dispersion; and hydrodynamic forces. Coastal regions present a complex dynamic web of natural and human-related processes. The book is designed to help the reader understand the interdisciplinary problems facing coastal zones and the need for scientists to be able to exchange ideas with colleagues.
Demon Fish: Travels Through The Hidden World of Sharks
By Juliet Eilperin
Hardcover. 320pp. Pantheon. $26.95.
With a reporter’s instinct for a good story and a scientist’s curiosity, the author provides a worldwide examination of the often surprising and inexplicable ways people and cultures relate to and engage with sharks. The book examines the ways in which the mythological significance attributed to sharks has made them objects of reverence, fear and fascination across the globe in places such as Papua New Guinea, China, Japan, the Yucatan Peninsula, Indonesia, South Africa and Florida.
By Juliet Eilperin
Hardcover. 320pp. Pantheon. $26.95.
With a reporter’s instinct for a good story and a scientist’s curiosity, the author provides a worldwide examination of the often surprising and inexplicable ways people and cultures relate to and engage with sharks. The book examines the ways in which the mythological significance attributed to sharks has made them objects of reverence, fear and fascination across the globe in places such as Papua New Guinea, China, Japan, the Yucatan Peninsula, Indonesia, South Africa and Florida.
Certainly More Than You Want to Know About the Fishes of the Pacific Coast
By Milton Love
Paperback. 672 pp. Really Big Press. $29.95.
This compendium of fish facts details 490 species that live in the waters along the Pacific Coast. Each entry includes the fish’s etymology and colloquial names, statistics, salient characteristics, reproduction and life history. Along with photographs, still-life reproductions and cartoons, the book also features fish-related historical and biographical data, with tributes to naturalist Alexander Collie, ichthyologist William Lockington and the artist and naturalist John William Lewin.
By Milton Love
Paperback. 672 pp. Really Big Press. $29.95.
This compendium of fish facts details 490 species that live in the waters along the Pacific Coast. Each entry includes the fish’s etymology and colloquial names, statistics, salient characteristics, reproduction and life history. Along with photographs, still-life reproductions and cartoons, the book also features fish-related historical and biographical data, with tributes to naturalist Alexander Collie, ichthyologist William Lockington and the artist and naturalist John William Lewin.
Sea Technology is read worldwide in more than 110 countries by management, engineers, scientists and technical personnel working in industry, government and educational research institutions. Readers are involved with oceanographic research, fisheries management, offshore oil and gas exploration and production, undersea defense including antisubmarine warfare, ocean mining and commercial diving.
