A collection of lyrical writings provides a tribute to the author's enduring friendship with Robert Mapplethorpe and describes the late artist's coming of age, relationship with Sam Wagstaff, and battle with AIDS.
Science author Sneed B. Collard III explains coral reefs, the coral larvae's perilous journey through the sea to their home on the reef, and the animals that depend on this ecosystem for their survival.
A romantic and adventurous journey to the hidden islands and lagoons beyond Papua New Guinea and north of Australia.
Blue Skies and Blood: The Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Coral Sea - World War IIThe Battle of the Coral Sea was a major naval conflict which took place a month before the Battle of Midway.
Details the 1942 battle between the Japanese and the Americans which stopped a major invasion of the Pacific.
The Torres Strait Islands did not fall under Queensland control until 1879 so outsiders were free to operate without concern for the law. Violence and disorder prevailed. Castaways were slaughtered by islanders according to sarup custom ...
This gripping book tells of the two women’s experiences whilst travelling through Melanesia between 1926 and 1930.
During the night of May 7/8, Inoue ordered Takagi to take his carriers to a point 110 miles south-southeast of Rossel Island by dawn to be in position to engage TF-17. However, for a number of reasons, dawn found the MO Carrier Striking ...
Japan's War at Sea: Pearl Harbor to the Coral Sea
Illustrated with colour underwater photographs, this reference work covers over a thousand species of fish, divided into family sections based on the traditional system of phylogeny. Each family is introduced...