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Drawn to the Deep

The Remarkable Underwater Explorations of Wes Skiles

By: Julie Hauserman

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Drawn to the Deep

The Remarkable Underwater Explorations of Wes Skiles

By: Julie Hauserman

National Outdoor Book Award, History/Biography Category Dan's Cave looks like the entrance to the underworld. Two divers swim along a luminous blue-green passage, flashlights cutting through the water, a dark mass of stalactites suspended overhead. This is the breathtaking National Geographic cover photo taken by Wes Skiles (1958–2010), a top nature photographer who died in a diving accident before the issue was published. Drawn to the Deep celebrates the life of an extraordinary adventurer who braved extreme danger to share the hidden beauty and environmental truths of the planet with others. Skiles felt a pull to the water as a child, captivated by the cobalt springs of Florida. His passion for diving and his innovative camera techniques earned him assignments with National Geographic and Outside. He also took part in creating over a hundred films, many of which won international awards and acclaim. Skiles was a self-taught expert on Florida's freshwater springs and an outspoken advocate for their conservation. He went head to head with scientists and government officials who dismissed his firsthand observations of water movement through the "Swiss-cheese" karst rock of the underground aquifer. But he never gave up on his quest to disprove the prevailing scientific models or to protest what they allowed—the unchecked pumping and depletion of Florida's groundwater. Through interviews with Skiles's friends and family, along with insights from his own journals, Julie Hauserman describes the escapades and achievements that characterized his life's work. This book is the inspiring story of an explorer and activist who uncovered environmental abuses, advanced the field of underwater photography, and astonished the world with unprecedented views of the secret depths of the planet.

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243

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University Press of Florida

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0813063507

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9780813063508

Michael Graves: Compact Design Portfolio

By: Julie V. Iovine,Marisa Bartolucci

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Michael Graves: Compact Design Portfolio

By: Julie V. Iovine,Marisa Bartolucci

A leading designer of the 20th century is profiled in this book that defies the idea that design is inacessible. Contains an introductory essay addressing Michael Graves' life, plus photos of his work in color and b&w.

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108

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Chronicle Books

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0811832511

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9780811832519

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A novel

By: Julie Myerson

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A novel

By: Julie Myerson

Her best novel yet' The Times 'Incredibly compelling' Daily Mail 'Incandescent'The Observer Two parents stand by powerlessly as their only child seems intent on destroying herself. Meanwhile the mother - a novelist - attempts to understand her uneasy, unresolved relationship with her own mother. Weaving between childhoods past and present, as well as a current narrative laced with temptation and betrayal, this is the delicate journey of a mother, daughter, wife and author struggling to make sense of her world. But can a writer ever be trusted with the truth of her own story? Clear-eyed, self-lacerating and at times frighteningly direct, Julie Myerson's latest novel explores maternal love as the emotional foundation we both crave and fear. A howl of fury, as well as a moving love letter from a mother to a daughter, this is a book about damage, addiction, recovery and creativity.

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207

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Hachette UK

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1472156765

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9781472156761

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Drawn to the Deep

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Michael Graves: Compact Design Portfolio

Michael Graves: Compact Design Portfolio

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