Customer Reviews

The Ocean Almanac

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I have had over three copies of this book and read and re-read the stories contained within. It isn't a book that you have to read from front to back, just pick a subject or topic and have at it! Whether its Sea-monsters, Ship wrecks, or Sea life; Ghost stories or True stories, this wonderful book is a wealth of information & lore. A must have for Navy men (and women), sailors or any lover of the sea and the stories and mysteries she holds!

I hunted for a book exactly like this after reading two titles (Deep Atlantic, Monsters of the Sea) by Richard Ellis. I was looking for something that would, like Ellis, recall me to my sense of wonder. This book can do that to some extent, but it's got a major flaw: a great deal of the information in it is simply out of date. It's especially flawed for marine biology; the supposed senseless ferocity of certain creatures reads like a 1960s children's book you found in the library. I'd recommend this to a person who wants a collection of classic sea yarns and who isn't especially sophisticated as a science reader.

This book is a wonderful gift for someone who is in love with the oceans of the world, the history of man's adventures on them and all the creatures dwelling within them. The Ocean Almanac is the Guinness Book of the oceans. A great book for "installment reading".

I bought this book on my second trip while commercial fishing on board the crabber/tender "Katrina Em" in Kodiak Island Alaska. The year was 1995, I have carried this book with me wherever I go and have never been bored with it. I have re-read some of the stories over and over again over the years and they have never ceased to run my imagination full of adventure and admiration for some of it's characters. Sometimes I wished to have contribuited to this collection of adventures with one of my own, but I yet have to match any of them.

On BBC Radio 4, one is required to choose ten peices of music and a luxury item, added to shakespeare's works and a Bible, to take with you on a desert island.
This outstanding book would be my luxury item. Not only would the survival elements save my life, the range of accessable information and the wealth of stories and floklore would save my sanity. It's fantastic.

This book contains a tremendous amount of information pertinent to the ocean and things related. It is presented as a number of small chapters with a logical flow and great interest for the reader. This book contains much factual knowledge without getting burdened too much by the technical realm. Everyone who loves the oceans of our world will enjoy this incredible reference book for many years to come.

This is a fab book............ loaded with so much info and folklore......... lots of laughs and pondering what life on the high seas was like aboard vessels of all types........ Great present for the skipper in your life

Book was in excellent condition and shrink wrapped. Thank you for the superior service.

For anyone who is curious about the oceans and waters of earth, this book makes for an interesting and information filled read. It is one of my all time favorites, and I probably go back and re-read it a couple of times a year.

The book is broken up into short articles on a wide variety of marine, maritime and oceanic subjects.

It is a light read, but that makes it enjoyable enough to go back to again and again. A textbook it is not !

As a previous reviewer said, don't read this for the latest in scientific understanding.

But *do* read this book. It is so stuffed with interesting little articles and lists and chronologies that you loathe to put it down. Pirates. Dangerous creatures! Shipwrecks. Treasure! Battles. Folklore and ghost stories! If you dig the ocean, you *have* to own this book. It's worth twice the price.