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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 551.46 EAN: 9780495112860 Edition: 6 ISBN: 0495112860 Label: Brooks Cole Manufacturer: Brooks Cole Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 608 Publication Date: December 21, 2006 Publisher: Brooks Cole Studio: Brooks Cole Accessories: Related Items:
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 Rating: - Everyhting you need to know as an intro to marine scienceThis book is very well laid out. I am a teacher and would absolutely recommend this as an intro textbook to marine science. It contains all that you would need to know. great as a first year colledge text or even an advanced high school textbook. Rating:  - Oceanography Text BookPurchase and delivery were right on key. Very pleased with whole process. Item arrived in excellent condition. My daughter received a B+ on her first Oceanography College Exam (just points away from an A). That makes all the difference in the world....................Thanks. Rating: - One of Tom Garrison's StudentsI took Tom Garrison's class at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA. Wonderful class! He taught along with the book and every session was both insightful and interesting. Dr. Garrison is without a match in instructional etiquette and eloquence. Indeed, this book showcases his best work on the subject. Read the book... Be educated by the diagrams and charts... Be taken back at the amazing realms of life under the ocean... And most of all, be in awe of a marvelous earth (or "Oceanus") that ... Read More Rating: - Best textbook I've ever read.This textbook is very well written. It is ubnderstandible to students and others of all ages and interests. It contains intersting color pictures and graphics about the subject material for each chapter. Each chapter also contains web links to a homepage that accompanies the book. The book is full of intersting personal stories, history, theory, and facts. Dr. Garrison and all who have contributed to this book have set the standard for textbooks and integrated learning for the next decade. 
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