Oceanography: An Invitation to Marine Science

by Tom S. Garrison

Book Overview

Developed in partnership with the National Geographic Society, market-leading OCEANOGRAPHY: AN INVITATION TO MARINE SCIENCE, 9e gives you a basic understanding of the scientific questions,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 049539193X
• ISBN13: 9780495391937
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 582 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.1" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Easy purchase

I purchased a used college book and it was mailed directly to my home within days of purchase. The book is in good shape and well worth the savings rather than purchasing the book new.

Excellent review for Oceanography: An Invitation

The book is just what I was looking for, and it arrived very promptly (in time for me to use it for the first day of my spring quarter class!) and was in excellent condition.

Oceanography is fun

I bought this book for my Oceanography class and compared to other Oceanography texts I've come across, this book is definitely more concise and better organized.

Everyhting you need to know as an intro to marine science

This book is very well laid out. I am a teacher and would absolutely recommend this as an intro textbook to marine science. It contains all that you would need to know. great as a first year colledge text or even an advanced high school textbook.

One of Tom Garrison's Students

I took Tom Garrison's class at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA. Wonderful class! He taught along with the book and every session was both insightful and interesting. Dr. Garrison is without a match in instructional etiquette and eloquence. Indeed, this book showcases his best work on the subject. Read the book... Be educated by the diagrams and charts... Be taken back at the amazing realms of life under the ocean... And most of all, be in awe of a marvelous earth (or "Oceanus") that is in great need of our consideration right now. Otherwise we end up dead like the aliens... Oops.. I hope I did't give a way the ending! If you have few bucks, come and take the class at OCC. You will be so glad you did. Just don't come in late through one of the side doors, or leave your cell phone on. He can't STAND those things! It drives him CRAZY!