Seeking adventure, Chris and his parents move from New York to Key West, but the thrill soon fades as Dad's obsession with finding sunken treasure angers some of the longtime residents and threatens to split up the family.
Beyond the Reef
"The brutal murders of Fiji Red Cross director John Scott and his partner Greg Scrivener in 2001 were clouded in media rumour and political mystery. Drawn back to Fiji by...
This case study examines emigrants from Namoluk Atoll in the Eastern Caroline Islands of Micronesia, in the Western Pacific.
In his first book, "Under Maui Skies and Other Stories", Wayne Moniz wrote seven tales of his Maui home. In this new book, "Beyond the Reef: Stories of Maui in the World", the prize-winning author introduces eight new narratives.
Endorsements are coming from Charlie Veron (“the godfather of coral,” featured in the 2017 film Chasing Coral) and David Bellwood, a world-renowned reef fish ecologist whose lab is the source of much of the information in this book.
Two young doctors face profoundly testing challenges during a two-year volunteer sojourn to Aitutaki in the Cook Islands in the 1980s.
At any second they might panic and rush to the boats. He shouted, “Mr Britton! If we abandon you must stay near to the jolly-boat. Once away from the reef we can make sail and work clear. ... R. 152 BEYOND THE EEF.
Marshall's judicious mix of personalized ethnography and analysis of broader trends speaks to the world far beyond the reefs of Namoluk. In this way, Namoluk Beyond the Reef makes an important contribution to the Westview Case Studies ...
The crew of the Penelope M. had been harvesting the prized wool sponges on the underwater reefs between Rock Island and Sea Horse Reef. Running from an incoming storm and being too far north to return to their home port of Tarpon ...
The second part of the book analyses visitor experiences and demonstrates how they underpin three key frames through which the Reef is understood and valued: the islands as paradise, the underwater coral gardens, and the singular Great ...