The Search for the Giant Squid: The Biology and Mythology of the World's Most Elusive Sea Creature

5 best books like The Search for the Giant Squid: The Biology and Mythology of the World's Most Elusive Sea Creature (Richard Ellis): The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative, The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea, The Wizard's Dilemma, Wizard's Holiday, Sinking of the Eastland

The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative

Author	Florence Williams
ISBN	0393355578

From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection...

The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea

Author	Philip Hoare
ISBN	0061976210

From his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been obsessed with whales. Journeying through human and natural history, The Whale is the result...

The Wizard's Dilemma

Author

Diane Duane

Nita's having some problems.

First, she's started high school, and while she's still considered brainy, her subjects aren't coming as easily to her as they used to. She's starting to feel kinda inadequate next to Kit, who, though a year younger, is still breezing through everything.

Going...

Wizard's Holiday

Author	Diane Duane
ISBN	0152052070

This has to be my favorite of the Young Wizards series, although others come close. The premise, the story, the characters, the places; everything Duane did fantastically in her other books gets stepped up a notch.

While Kit and Nita's journey was strange and eye-opening (and seeing the depths...

Sinking of the Eastland

Author	Jay Bonansinga
ISBN	0806526289

It was a morning to remember. On July 24th, 1915 in downtown Chicago, over 2,000 Western Electric Employees and their families, dressed in their best and went to board the Eastland for the annual company picnic. The Eastland was a breathtaking steamship and many came to watch as the ship loaded the excited...