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Books & documents
- The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe — Daniel Defoe Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Voyage Out — Virginia Woolf Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Kathá Sarit Ságara; or, Ocean of the Streams of Story — active 11th century Somadeva Bhatta Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Robinson Crusoe — Daniel Defoe Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume 2 (of 3) — James George Frazer Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The nigger of the "Narcissus" : A tale of the forecastle — Joseph Conrad Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World — James Cook Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea — Charles H. L. Johnston Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, 1595 to 1606. Volume 1 — Pedro Fernandes de Queirós Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 — Frederick Whymper Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean — R. M. Ballantyne Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy — Anonymous Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Mr. Fortune's maggot — Sylvia Townsend Warner Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Loss of the S. S. Titanic — Lawrence Beesley Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume 1 (of 3) — James George Frazer Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Through the Dark Continent, Vol. 1 (of 2) : or, The sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean — Henry M. Stanley Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Literary World Seventh Reader — Unknown Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant — Jules Verne Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text · 🎬 films of this book]
- The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 4 — Frederick Whymper Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Ocean-Born : or, The cruise of the clubs — Oliver Optic Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Amenities of Literature — Isaac Disraeli Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Memories and Adventures — Arthur Conan Doyle Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801) — Daniel Defoe Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Secrets of the sea (1998) — Reader's Digest Association Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The influence of energetic mesoscale eddies on the ocean thermal structure (1976) — Christensen, Willine Elizabeth Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Characteristic disruptions of an excitable carbon cycle (2019) — Daniel H. Rothman Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The wave : in pursuit of the ocean's greatest furies (2010) — Casey, Susan, 1962- Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Shark lady : the true story of how Eugenie Clark became the ocean's most fearless scientist (2017) — Keating, Jess Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- hulkhoganwearsyellownickers (2020) — dreamkatcha Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/]
- gov.uscourts.flsd.330909 — Unknown Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Wetlands (2012) — Silverman, Buffy Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The tide knot (2012) — Dunmore, Helen, 1952-2017 Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- El mundo marino (2002) — Baines, Francesca Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- 64 + 5 – what next for Paul McCartney? (2011) — Alexander Baron Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Pacific air : how fearless flyboys, peerless aircraft, and fast flattops conquered a vast ocean's wartime skies (2011) — Sears, David, 1947- Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Ocean's wave.. (1867) — Bush, William, active 1867 Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The Blairmore enterprise (1914-04-17) (1914) — Unknown Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Samantha's sea (2001) — Belcher, Angie Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The siren (2016) — Cass, Kiera, author Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The ghost from the Grand Banks (2011) — Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008 Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- DTIC ADA393290: The Response of the Upper Ocean to Monosoonal Forcing (2000) — Defense Technical Information Center Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- DTIC ADA335436: Dredged Material Isolation on the Abyssal Seafloor: A Feasibility Study (1997) — Defense Technical Information Center Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- DTIC ADA585251: Validation Test Report for the Improved Synthetic Ocean Profile (ISOP) System, Part I: Synthetic Profile Methods and Algorithm (2013) — Defense Technical Information Center Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- DTIC ADA474708: Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States for the Next Decade: An Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy (2007) — Defense Technical Information Center Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- DTIC ADA527191: Impact of Typhoons on the Western Pacific: Temporal and Horizontal Variability of SST Cooling (2009) — Defense Technical Information Center Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- DTIC ADA519698: Carving Up the East China Sea (2007) — Defense Technical Information Center Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- DTIC ADA523160: Navy Real-time Global Modeling Systems (2001) — Defense Technical Information Center Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013) — Neil Gaiman Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- blue ocean strategy (2004) — Unknown Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Olive's ocean (2001) — Kevin Henkes, Kevin Henkes Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Oceans apart (2004) — Karen Kingsbury Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- In the Ocean of Night (1977) — Gregory Benford Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Islands in the Net (1977) — Bruce Sterling Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus (1963) — Isaac Asimov Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Commotion in the ocean (1998) — Giles Andreae Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The light between oceans (2012) — M. L. Stedman Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Blue ocean strategy (2005) — W. Chan Kim Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Oceans of fire (2005) — Christine Feehan, Jessica Blair Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Ocean Prey (2021) — John Sandford Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Monkey beach (1950) — Eden Robinson Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The Coral Island (1858) — Robert Michael Ballantyne, Ralph Crane, George Dalziel, Edward Dalziel Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Gem of the Ocean (2006) — August Wilson Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Oceano mare (1993) — Alessandro Baricco Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Shannon the Ocean Fairy (2008) — Daisy Meadows Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- A Door into Ocean (1986) — Joan Slonczewski Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The golden ocean (1956) — Patrick O'Brian, Obrian Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The deep end of the ocean (1996) — Jacquelyn Mitchard Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor (1992) — Joanna Cole Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Demons of the ocean (2005) — Justin Somper Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- The Ocean Between Us (2004) — Susan Childress Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
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