This is the Ocean, Bahamas, and Tropical Books Library book collection. Note the color picture behind the library -- this is a color picture my Dad took off of the reef just west of the north end of Elbow Cay. Color is a little washed out in the above photograph, but on the Octagon wall it is quite nice. This library can be displayed in one of three ways:
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| Bellany, David | The Life-Giving Sea | Oceans | Broad coverage of how the sea ecology is constantly balanced. Chapters: Water, Energy, & Life; Forms Of Life; Potential To Man. 320 pages. |
| Brudenell, Bruce, P.G.C. | The Birds Of New Providence And The Bahama Islands | Birds | Reference guide to 93 bird species. Full descriptions are given for each bird plus color plates (color drawings) that are superbly detailed. 142 pages. |
| Carson, Rachel L. | The Sea Around Us | Oceans | A classic book -- 1951 edition. Great writing. Covers such topics as how life began in the primeval sea, currents and tides, mineral resources. Award winning author combines fascinating science and the eternal beauty of the sea. 230 pages. |
| Carson, Rachel L. | Under The Sea Wind | Oceans | A classic -- 1952 edition. This is a descriptive narrative on shore life, the open sea, and the sea bottom. Sequel to "The Sea Around Us". Chapters: Birth Of A Mackerel; Indian Summer Of The Sea; Seaways. 314 pages. |
| Carstarphen, Dee | Maverick Sea Fare, A Caribbean Cook Book | Cooking | A beautiful innovative cook book with lots of recipes. All recipes are integrated with sketches in and around the written text of each recipe. "Maverick" is a small windjammer (14 person) and the recipes are from the fare (food) that is served on board the ship. Neat recipes -- I've tried many with great results. 53 pages. |
| Carstarphen, Dee | The Conch Book | Shells | "All you wanted to know about the Queen Conch from gestation to gastronomy". 150 pen & ink sketches -- a neat presentation of information. Includes a "Thanks To" to my Dad (John F. Storr) who reviewed the manuscript. Chapters: The Arawak (Bahamas) Indian's Use Of The Conch; Conch Economics; Conch Enemies; Other Members (6) Of The Conch Family; How To Clean Conch; Conch Recipes. 75 pages. |
| Chapman, Charles F. | Piloting, Seamanship, & Small Boat Handling | Boats | A complete illustrated course on working with small boats. Very detailed and fascinating to read -- about everything you would want to know about handling a small (<40') boat is covered. Note: 1960 edition but still very interesting to browse through. Note: large 504 pages. |
| Clark, John | Fish & Man | Fish | Description of man's harmful impact on estuaries in relation to the negative impact of fish reproduction. 76 pages. |
| Costeau, Jacques | The Living Sea | Oceans | "The" classic book on the experiences of Cousteau using the aqua-lung. It is a chronicle of his pioneer days and experiences in the historical development of "free-diving". Some color photos of Calypso (his exploration boat) and black & white photos of his early diving experiences. |
| Cousteau, Jacques | Guide To The Sea, Vol 20 | Underwater | Chapters: Poisonous & Venomous Marine Animals; Sciences Of The Sea; The Turning Points. 144 pages. |
| Cousteau, Jacques | The Sea In Danger, Vol 19 | Underwater | Man's impact on the sea. Chapters: Maintaining A Balance; Study Of The Sea In Danger; Hope Or Else. 144 pages. |
| Craton, Michael | A History Of The Bahamas | History | Covers the history of the Bahamas from pre-Columbian through 1967. Lots of interesting facts. Chapters: Columbus; The Coming Of The English; Buccaneers; Loyalists; American Civil War; Twentieth Century. 319 pages. |
| Crescent Books | Color Treasury Of Sea Shells | Shells | Absolutely BEAUTIFUL 47 pages of color pictures of shells plus great introduction to parts of a shell, how they live (grow). 64 pages. |
| Cromin, William J & Amos, William H. | Secrets Of The Sea | Underwater | 2 Parts. Part 1: The Living Sea -- huge coverage of different types of underwater environments, e.g., Chapters: The Bountiful Coastal Sea; The Open Ocean; Ocean Odysseys. Part 2: Wonders Of Island Life. Chapters: The Builders of Islands; To Live Alone. 384 pages. |
| Day, Bunny | Catch'em, Hook'em, & Cook'em | Cooking | Simple (but delicious) recipes. Information includes how to catch and cook clams, crabs, lobsters, mussels, scallops, flounders, porgies, snappers, tuna, shark, skates, plus many more. 143 pages. |
| Dodge, Steve | The Cruising Guide To Abaco Bahamas | Travel | This book is the "bible" for navigating the Bahamas with a new edition issued each year. Our library has the 2006 edition. Color charts & maps of all of Abaco and the outlying cays. Shows best diving/snorkeling areas, water depths. Also includes some commercial advertising (boat rentals, marinas, restaurants) to go for what you might need. Detailed sailing (and motor boat) travel guide includes aerial photos with superimposed boat travel routes. 184 pages. |
| Dugan, James | Man Under The Sea | Diving | A marvelous history of man's quest to go underwater. Covers time period from Alexander The Great to Captain Cousteau. Great old hand-drawn art showing divers and their apparatus. 332 pages. |
| Durrell, Zoe C. | The Innocent Island -- Abaco In The Bahamas | History | The relationship of the history of all the Bahamas as it affects Abaco. Describes how Abaco views itself as it relates to rapid development while maintaining pristine areas of remote beaches, tropical waters, and pine forest acres. |
| Endean, R. & Jones, O.A. | Biology & Geology of Coral Reefs, Vol II | Coral Reef | A college level text book. Chapters: Nutrition of Corals; Variety In Coral Reef Communities; The Algae Of The Great Barrier Reefs. 480 pages. |
| Endean, R. & Jones, O.A. | Biology & Geology of Coral Reefs, Vol III | Coral Reef | A college level text book. Chapters: Destruction & Recovery Of Coral Reef Communities; Coral Island Vegetation; Turtles Of Coral Reefs & Coral Islands. 435 pages. |
| Engel, Leonard | The Sea | Underwater | Lots of color pictures plus great descriptions of underwater happenings. Chapters: The Great Pyramid Of Life; Man & The Future Of The Sea; The Underwater Landscape. 190 pages. |
| Forest, J | Strange Wonders Of The Sea | Underwater | Extensive black & white + color photos. Chapters: Stars; Corals; Shells; Beautiful Fish. 102 pages. |
| Gibbons, Euell | Stalking The Blue-Eyed Scallop | Information | Not just scallops, the author covers may (50?) different sea life including such items as whelks, sea urchins, periwinkles, chitons, sea cradles, wild goose barnacles, and more. 332 pages. |
| Gidding, Al & Earle, Sylvia A. | Exploring The Deep Frontier | Oceans | A huge sized (9" x 12") book of beautiful color photos on underwater exploration. Published by National Geographic. 296 pages. |
| Greenburg, Idaz & Jerry | Guide To Corals & Fishes | Coral Reef | Beautiful color artistry work on corals and fishes. 29 different groups described with corresponding pictures (art) of fish within each of the 29 groups. Group examples: Groupers; Rays; Snappers; Grunts; Damselfishes; Wrasses; Parrot Fishes; Sea Turtles; Brain/Finger/Pillar Corals; Gorgorians & Crustaceans. 64 pages. |
| Halstead, Bruce W, MD | Dangerous Marine Animals | Animals | Excellent coverage of marine animals that bite, sting, shock, and that are non-edible (poisonous to eat). Lots of photos and pictures. Chapters: Marine Animals That Bite; ...Sting: Vertebrate; ...Sting: Invertebrate; ...Poisonous To Eat. 208 pages. |
| Hannau, Hans W. | The Islands Of The Caribbean | Information | A short description of each island covered including lots of color pictures and maps. Note: Bahamas is not included in this book, but its still an interesting book to browse through. 133 pages. |
| Hannau/Mock | Beneath The Seas Of The West Indies | Oceans | Lots of underwater color pictures. Note: This book does include the Bahamas. 104 pages. |
| Hargreaves, Dorothy & Bob | Tropical Blossoms Of The Caribbean | Plants | 100+ full color pictures with good descriptions of flower, where the flowering plants grow, and how to cut/decorate with the particular flower. 64 pages. |
| Hass, Hans | Diving To Adventure | Diving | Lots of small episodes on spear fishing in the tropics. This is a 1951 book, and while written a half century ago, it's interesting to see a different diver's prospective on spearing (killing) everything that moves, e.g., a sea cucumber. 281 pages. |
| Humfrey, Michael | Sea Shells Of The West Indies | Shells | A great reference guide to over 650 shells. Lots of color plates (photos) with extensive descriptions on each shell covered. 351 pages. |
| Long, Capt E. John | New Worlds Of Oceanography | Oceans | Describes the importance of oceanography in man's living on earth. Includes one photo by John F. Storr (my Dad) taken of the reef of Abaco just west of the northern end of Elbow Cay. 221 pages. |
| McNickle, Andrew J.S. | The Lost Treasure Of King Philip IV | History | Short history of the finding of sunken treasure on Gorda Cay, a cay located off the southern tip of Abaco. 19 pages. |
| Morris, Percy A. | A Field Guide To The Shells | Shells | Lots of black & white photos plus several color plates (color photos). Besides pictures, a detailed description of each shell is given. 236 pages. |
| National Geographic Society | Wondrous World Of Fishes | Fish | Covers both salt and fresh water fish. A wide diversity of fish topics discussed. Chapters: Giant Fish Bowls; Windows In The Ocean; Solving Life Secrets Of The Sailfish; Guide To Fish Cookery. 367 pages. |
| Norman, J.R. & Fraser, F.C. | Giant Fishes, Whales, & Dolphins | Fish | A neat book explaining the differences between fish and a Cetacean (whale, dolphin, porpoise). Lots of illustrations, "tons" of descriptions on each sea animal covered. Chapters: Shark; Rays; Perch-like Fishes; Barracudas; Right Whales, Porpoises and Dolphins; Humpback Whale. |
| Randall, John E. | Caribbean Reef Fishes | Fish | Great identification reference book on the 300+ most common fish that you might see while snorkeling or diving. Lots of photos, many color photos. 318 pages. |
| Riesberg, Lieut. Harry E. & Mikalow, A. A. | Fells Guide To Sunken Treasure Ships Of The World | Adventure | A nice description on sunken treasure finding and recovery. Describes the "tools of the trade" used in treasure hunting. 221 pages. |
| Shepard, Francis P. | The Earth Beneath The Sea | Oceans | Describes the everchanging shoreline, shifting beaches, and the wealth of the continental shelves. Includes the latest discoveries in the geology of the sea. 275 pages. |
| Smiley, Nixon | Tropical Planting & Gardening | Plants | A nice guide to tropical plants and information on growing techniques and growing problems. Chapters: Plant Propagation; Palms; Pruning; Insect Pests & Diseases; Tropical Fruits. 202 pages. |
| Smith, F.G. Walton | Atlantic Reef Corals | Coral Reef | A handbook of the common reef and shallow water corals. Includes 41 black & white plates (photos). Chapters: Manner Of Formation Of Reefs; Structure & Habits Of The Living Coral; Associates Of The Living Coral. 112 pages. |
| Storr, John F., BA | Nature Study In The Bahamas | Information | A short guide to give knowledge about the structure and habits of plants and animal life, to teach the child an appreciation of the living things around and about him/her, and to develop the habit of observation in the child. 1945 publication. 18 pages. |
| Storr, John F. | Ecology & Oceanography of the Coral Reef Tract Abaco Island, Bahamas | Underwater | 1955 doctoral thesis; includes charts, graphs, lots of underwater black and white photos of the coral reef just west of northern end of Elbow Cay. 264 pages. |
| Tassos, John | The Underwater World | Diving | The ABC's of safe skin diving with and without air tanks is described. Includes pictures that my Dad, John F. Storr photoshot John Tassos wrestling with a shark in shallow water in Abaco. 242 pages. |
| Unger, Iris | Artificial Reefs | Coral Reef | History of artificial reef projects described. Chapters: Car Body Reefs; The Composite Reef; Kelp Habitat. Includes picture of the Abaco reef taken by my Dad (John F. Storr). 74 pages. |
| Villiers, Alan | The Coral Sea | Adventure | A story of adventure and exploration of the Coral Sea (the sea east of Australia) from the 15th century through World War II. 235 pages. |
| Voss, Gilbert | Seashore Life Of Florida & The Caribbean | Seashore | Lots of hand drawings identifying common invertebrate animals you might find along the shore and shallow waters. 168 pages. |
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Title |
Subject |
Description |
| Morris, Percy A. | A Field Guide To The Shells | Shells | Lots of black & white photos plus several color plates (color photos). Besides pictures, a detailed description of each shell is given. 236 pages. |
| Craton, Michael | A History Of The Bahamas | History | Covers the history of the Bahamas from pre-Columbian through 1967. Lots of interesting facts. Chapters: Columbus; The Coming Of The English; Buccaneers; Loyalists; American Civil War; Twentieth Century. 319 pages. |
| Unger, Iris | Artificial Reefs | Coral Reef | History of artificial reef projects described. Chapters: Car Body Reefs; The Composite Reef; Kelp Habitat. Includes picture of the Abaco reef taken by my Dad (John F. Storr). 74 pages. |
| Smith, F.G. Walton | Atlantic Reef Corals | Coral Reef | A handbook of the common reef and shallow water corals. Includes 41 black & white plates (photos). Chapters: Manner Of Formation Of Reefs; Structure & Habits Of The Living Coral; Associates Of The Living Coral. 112 pages. |
| Hannau/Mock | Beneath The Seas Of The West Indies | Oceans | Lots of underwater color pictures. Note: This book does include the Bahamas. 104 pages. |
| Endean, R. & Jones, O.A. | Biology & Geology of Coral Reefs, Vol II | Coral Reef | A college level text book. Chapters: Nutrition of Corals; Variety In Coral Reef Communities; The Algae Of The Great Barrier Reefs. 480 pages. |
| Endean, R. & Jones, O.A. | Biology & Geology of Coral Reefs, Vol III | Coral Reef | A college level text book. Chapters: Destruction & Recovery Of Coral Reef Communities; Coral Island Vegetation; Turtles Of Coral Reefs & Coral Islands. 435 pages. |
| Randall, John E. | Caribbean Reef Fishes | Fish | Great identification reference book on the 300+ most common fish that you might see while snorkeling or diving. Lots of photos, many color photos. 318 pages. |
| Day, Bunny | Catch'em, Hook'em, & Cook'em | Cooking | Simple (but delicious) recipes. Information includes how to catch and cook clams, crabs, lobsters, mussels, scallops, flounders, porgies, snappers, tuna, shark, skates, plus many more. 143 pages. |
| Crescent Books | Color Treasury Of Sea Shells | Shells | Absolutely BEAUTIFUL 47 pages of color pictures of shells plus great introduction to parts of a shell, how they live (grow). 64 pages. |
| Halstead, Bruce W, MD | Dangerous Marine Animals | Animals | Excellent coverage of marine animals that bite, sting, shock, and that are non-edible (poisonous to eat). Lots of photos and pictures. Chapters: Marine Animals That Bite; ...Sting: Vertebrate; ...Sting: Invertebrate; ...Poisonous To Eat. 208 pages. |
| Hass, Hans | Diving To Adventure | Diving | Lots of small episodes on spear fishing in the tropics. This is a 1951 book, and while written a half century ago, it's interesting to see a different diver's prospective on spearing (killing) everything that moves, e.g., a sea cucumber. 281 pages. |
| Storr, John F. | Ecology & Oceanography of the Coral Reef Tract Abaco Island, Bahamas | Underwater | 1955 doctoral thesis; includes charts, graphs, lots of underwater black and white photos of the coral reef just west of northern end of Elbow Cay. 264 pages. |
| Gidding, Al & Earle, Sylvia A. | Exploring The Deep Frontier | Oceans | A huge sized (9" x 12") book of beautiful color photos on underwater exploration. Published by National Geographic. 296 pages. |
| Riesberg, Lieut. Harry E. & Mikalow, A. A. | Fells Guide To Sunken Treasure Ships Of The World | Adventure | A nice description on sunken treasure finding and recovery. Describes the "tools of the trade" used in treasure hunting. 221 pages. |
| Clark, John | Fish & Man | Fish | Description of man's harmful impact on estuaries in relation to the negative impact of fish reproduction. 76 pages. |
| Norman, J.R. & Fraser, F.C. | Giant Fishes, Whales, & Dolphins | Fish | A neat book explaining the differences between fish and a Cetacean (whale, dolphin, porpoise). Lots of illustrations, "tons" of descriptions on each sea animal covered. Chapters: Shark; Rays; Perch-like Fishes; Barracudas; Right Whales, Porpoises and Dolphins; Humpback Whale. |
| Greenburg, Idaz & Jerry | Guide To Corals & Fishes | Coral Reef | Beautiful color artistry work on corals and fishes. 29 different groups described with corresponding pictures (art) of fish within each of the 29 groups. Group examples: Groupers; Rays; Snappers; Grunts; Damselfishes; Wrasses; Parrot Fishes; Sea Turtles; Brain/Finger/Pillar Corals; Gorgorians & Crustaceans. 64 pages. |
| Cousteau, Jacques | Guide To The Sea, Vol 20 | Underwater | Chapters: Poisonous & Venomous Marine Animals; Sciences Of The Sea; The Turning Points. 144 pages. |
| Dugan, James | Man Under The Sea | Diving | A marvelous history of man's quest to go underwater. Covers time period from Alexander The Great to Captain Cousteau. Great old hand-drawn art showing divers and their apparatus. 332 pages. |
| Carstarphen, Dee | Maverick Sea Fare, A Caribbean Cook Book | Cooking | A beautiful innovative cook book with lots of recipes. All recipes are integrated with sketches in and around the written text of each recipe. "Maverick" is a small windjammer (14 person) and the recipes are from the fare (food) that is served on board the ship. Neat recipes -- I've tried many with great results. 53 pages. |
| Storr, John F., BA | Nature Study In The Bahamas | Information | A short guide to give knowledge about the structure and habits of plants and animal life, to teach the child an appreciation of the living things around and about him/her, and to develop the habit of observation in the child. 1945 publication. 18 pages. |
| Long, Capt E. John | New Worlds Of Oceanography | Oceans | Describes the importance of oceanography in man's living on earth. Includes one photo by John F. Storr (my Dad) taken of the reef of Abaco just west of the northern end of Elbow Cay. 221 pages. |
| Chapman, Charles F. | Piloting, Seamanship, & Small Boat Handling | Boats | A complete illustrated course on working with small boats. Very detailed and fascinating to read -- about everything you would want to know about handling a small (<40') boat is covered. Note: 1960 edition but still very interesting to browse through. Note: large 504 pages. |
| Humfrey, Michael | Sea Shells Of The West Indies | Shells | A great reference guide to over 650 shells. Lots of color plates (photos) with extensive descriptions on each shell covered. 351 pages. |
| Voss, Gilbert | Seashore Life Of Florida & The Caribbean | Seashore | Lots of hand drawings identifying common invertebrate animals you might find along the shore and shallow waters. 168 pages. |
| Cromin, William J & Amos, William H. | Secrets Of The Sea | Underwater | 2 Parts. Part 1: The Living Sea -- huge coverage of different types of underwater environments, e.g., Chapters: The Bountiful Coastal Sea; The Open Ocean; Ocean Odysseys. Part 2: Wonders Of Island Life. Chapters: The Builders of Islands; To Live Alone. 384 pages. |
| Gibbons, Euell | Stalking The Blue-Eyed Scallop | Information | Not just scallops, the author covers may (50?) different sea life including such items as whelks, sea urchins, periwinkles, chitons, sea cradles, wild goose barnacles, and more. 332 pages. |
| Forest, J | Strange Wonders Of The Sea | Underwater | Extensive black & white + color photos. Chapters: Stars; Corals; Shells; Beautiful Fish. 102 pages. |
| Brudenell, Bruce, P.G.C. | The Birds Of New Providence And The Bahama Islands | Birds | Reference guide to 93 bird species. Full descriptions are given for each bird plus color plates (color drawings) that are superbly detailed. 142 pages. |
| Carstarphen, Dee | The Conch Book | Shells | "All you wanted to know about the Queen Conch from gestation to gastronomy". 150 pen & ink sketches -- a neat presentation of information. Includes a "Thanks To" to my Dad (John F. Storr) who reviewed the manuscript. Chapters: The Arawak (Bahamas) Indian's Use Of The Conch; Conch Economics; Conch Enemies; Other Members (6) Of The Conch Family; How To Clean Conch; Conch Recipes. 75 pages. |
| Villiers, Alan | The Coral Sea | Adventure | A story of adventure and exploration of the Coral Sea (the sea east of Australia) from the 15th century through World War II. 235 pages. |
| Dodge, Steve | The Cruising Guide To Abaco Bahamas | Travel | This book is the "bible" for navigating the Bahamas with a new edition issued each year. Our library has the 2006 edition. Color charts & maps of all of Abaco and the outlying cays. Shows best diving/snorkeling areas, water depths. Also includes some commercial advertising (boat rentals, marinas, restaurants) to go for what you might need. Detailed sailing (and motor boat) travel guide includes aerial photos with superimposed boat travel routes. 184 pages. |
| Shepard, Francis P. | The Earth Beneath The Sea | Oceans | Describes the everchanging shoreline, shifting beaches, and the wealth of the continental shelves. Includes the latest discoveries in the geology of the sea. 275 pages. |
| Durrell, Zoe C. | The Innocent Island -- Abaco In The Bahamas | History | The relationship of the history of all the Bahamas as it affects Abaco. Describes how Abaco views itself as it relates to rapid development while maintaining pristine areas of remote beaches, tropical waters, and pine forest acres. |
| Hannau, Hans W. | The Islands Of The Caribbean | Information | A short description of each island covered including lots of color pictures and maps. Note: Bahamas is not included in this book, but its still an interesting book to browse through. 133 pages. |
| Bellany, David | The Life-Giving Sea | Oceans | Broad coverage of how the sea ecology is constantly balanced. Chapters: Water, Energy, & Life; Forms Of Life; Potential To Man. 320 pages. |
| Costeau, Jacques | The Living Sea | Oceans | "The" classic book on the experiences of Cousteau using the aqua-lung. It is a chronicle of his pioneer days and experiences in the historical development of "free-diving". Some color photos of Calypso (his exploration boat) and black & white photos of his early diving experiences. |
| McNickle, Andrew J.S. | The Lost Treasure Of King Philip IV | History | Short history of the finding of sunken treasure on Gorda Cay, a cay located off the southern tip of Abaco. 19 pages. |
| Engel, Leonard | The Sea | Underwater | Lots of color pictures plus great descriptions of underwater happenings. Chapters: The Great Pyramid Of Life; Man & The Future Of The Sea; The Underwater Landscape. 190 pages. |
| Carson, Rachel L. | The Sea Around Us | Oceans | A classic book -- 1951 edition. Great writing. Covers such topics as how life began in the primeval sea, currents and tides, mineral resources. Award winning author combines fascinating science and the eternal beauty of the sea. 230 pages. |
| Cousteau, Jacques | The Sea In Danger, Vol 19 | Underwater | Man's impact on the sea. Chapters: Maintaining A Balance; Study Of The Sea In Danger; Hope Or Else. 144 pages. |
| Tassos, John | The Underwater World | Diving | The ABC's of safe skin diving with and without air tanks is described. Includes pictures that my Dad, John F. Storr photoshot John Tassos wrestling with a shark in shallow water in Abaco. 242 pages. |
| Hargreaves, Dorothy & Bob | Tropical Blossoms Of The Caribbean | Plants | 100+ full color pictures with good descriptions of flower, where the flowering plants grow, and how to cut/decorate with the particular flower. 64 pages. |
| Smiley, Nixon | Tropical Planting & Gardening | Plants | A nice guide to tropical plants and information on growing techniques and growing problems. Chapters: Plant Propagation; Palms; Pruning; Insect Pests & Diseases; Tropical Fruits. 202 pages. |
| Carson, Rachel L. | Under The Sea Wind | Oceans | A classic -- 1952 edition. This is a descriptive narrative on shore life, the open sea, and the sea bottom. Sequel to "The Sea Around Us". Chapters: Birth Of A Mackerel; Indian Summer Of The Sea; Seaways. 314 pages. |
| National Geographic Society | Wondrous World Of Fishes | Fish | Covers both salt and fresh water fish. A wide diversity of fish topics discussed. Chapters: Giant Fish Bowls; Windows In The Ocean; Solving Life Secrets Of The Sailfish; Guide To Fish Cookery. 367 pages. |
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Author |
Title |
Subject |
Description |
| Riesberg, Lieut. Harry E. & Mikalow, A. A. | Fells Guide To Sunken Treasure Ships Of The World | Adventure | A nice description on sunken treasure finding and recovery. Describes the "tools of the trade" used in treasure hunting. 221 pages. |
| Villiers, Alan | The Coral Sea | Adventure | A story of adventure and exploration of the Coral Sea (the sea east of Australia) from the 15th century through World War II. 235 pages. |
| Halstead, Bruce W, MD | Dangerous Marine Animals | Animals | Excellent coverage of marine animals that bite, sting, shock, and that are non-edible (poisonous to eat). Lots of photos and pictures. Chapters: Marine Animals That Bite; ...Sting: Vertebrate; ...Sting: Invertebrate; ...Poisonous To Eat. 208 pages. |
| Brudenell, Bruce, P.G.C. | The Birds Of New Providence And The Bahama Islands | Birds | Reference guide to 93 bird species. Full descriptions are given for each bird plus color plates (color drawings) that are superbly detailed. 142 pages. |
| Chapman, Charles F. | Piloting, Seamanship, & Small Boat Handling | Boats | A complete illustrated course on working with small boats. Very detailed and fascinating to read -- about everything you would want to know about handling a small (<40') boat is covered. Note: 1960 edition but still very interesting to browse through. Note: large 504 pages. |
| Carstarphen, Dee | Maverick Sea Fare, A Caribbean Cook Book | Cooking | A beautiful innovative cook book with lots of recipes. All recipes are integrated with sketches in and around the written text of each recipe. "Maverick" is a small windjammer (14 person) and the recipes are from the fare (food) that is served on board the ship. Neat recipes -- I've tried many with great results. 53 pages. |
| Day, Bunny | Catch'em, Hook'em, & Cook'em | Cooking | Simple (but delicious) recipes. Information includes how to catch and cook clams, crabs, lobsters, mussels, scallops, flounders, porgies, snappers, tuna, shark, skates, plus many more. 143 pages. |
| Endean, R. & Jones, O.A. | Biology & Geology of Coral Reefs, Vol II | Coral Reef | A college level text book. Chapters: Nutrition of Corals; Variety In Coral Reef Communities; The Algae Of The Great Barrier Reefs. 480 pages. |
| Endean, R. & Jones, O.A. | Biology & Geology of Coral Reefs, Vol III | Coral Reef | A college level text book. Chapters: Destruction & Recovery Of Coral Reef Communities; Coral Island Vegetation; Turtles Of Coral Reefs & Coral Islands. 435 pages. |
| Greenburg, Idaz & Jerry | Guide To Corals & Fishes | Coral Reef | Beautiful color artistry work on corals and fishes. 29 different groups described with corresponding pictures (art) of fish within each of the 29 groups. Group examples: Groupers; Rays; Snappers; Grunts; Damselfishes; Wrasses; Parrot Fishes; Sea Turtles; Brain/Finger/Pillar Corals; Gorgorians & Crustaceans. 64 pages. |
| Smith, F.G. Walton | Atlantic Reef Corals | Coral Reef | A handbook of the common reef and shallow water corals. Includes 41 black & white plates (photos). Chapters: Manner Of Formation Of Reefs; Structure & Habits Of The Living Coral; Associates Of The Living Coral. 112 pages. |
| Unger, Iris | Artificial Reefs | Coral Reef | History of artificial reef projects described. Chapters: Car Body Reefs; The Composite Reef; Kelp Habitat. Includes picture of the Abaco reef taken by my Dad (John F. Storr). 74 pages. |
| Dugan, James | Man Under The Sea | Diving | A marvelous history of man's quest to go underwater. Covers time period from Alexander The Great to Captain Cousteau. Great old hand-drawn art showing divers and their apparatus. 332 pages. |
| Hass, Hans | Diving To Adventure | Diving | Lots of small episodes on spear fishing in the tropics. This is a 1951 book, and while written a half century ago, it's interesting to see a different diver's prospective on spearing (killing) everything that moves, e.g., a sea cucumber. 281 pages. |
| Tassos, John | The Underwater World | Diving | The ABC's of safe skin diving with and without air tanks is described. Includes pictures that my Dad, John F. Storr photoshot John Tassos wrestling with a shark in shallow water in Abaco. 242 pages. |
| Clark, John | Fish & Man | Fish | Description of man's harmful impact on estuaries in relation to the negative impact of fish reproduction. 76 pages. |
| National Geographic Society | Wondrous World Of Fishes | Fish | Covers both salt and fresh water fish. A wide diversity of fish topics discussed. Chapters: Giant Fish Bowls; Windows In The Ocean; Solving Life Secrets Of The Sailfish; Guide To Fish Cookery. 367 pages. |
| Norman, J.R. & Fraser, F.C. | Giant Fishes, Whales, & Dolphins | Fish | A neat book explaining the differences between fish and a Cetacean (whale, dolphin, porpoise). Lots of illustrations, "tons" of descriptions on each sea animal covered. Chapters: Shark; Rays; Perch-like Fishes; Barracudas; Right Whales, Porpoises and Dolphins; Humpback Whale. |
| Randall, John E. | Caribbean Reef Fishes | Fish | Great identification reference book on the 300+ most common fish that you might see while snorkeling or diving. Lots of photos, many color photos. 318 pages. |
| Craton, Michael | A History Of The Bahamas | History | Covers the history of the Bahamas from pre-Columbian through 1967. Lots of interesting facts. Chapters: Columbus; The Coming Of The English; Buccaneers; Loyalists; American Civil War; Twentieth Century. 319 pages. |
| Durrell, Zoe C. | The Innocent Island -- Abaco In The Bahamas | History | The relationship of the history of all the Bahamas as it affects Abaco. Describes how Abaco views itself as it relates to rapid development while maintaining pristine areas of remote beaches, tropical waters, and pine forest acres. |
| McNickle, Andrew J.S. | The Lost Treasure Of King Philip IV | History | Short history of the finding of sunken treasure on Gorda Cay, a cay located off the southern tip of Abaco. 19 pages. |
| Gibbons, Euell | Stalking The Blue-Eyed Scallop | Information | Not just scallops, the author covers may (50?) different sea life including such items as whelks, sea urchins, periwinkles, chitons, sea cradles, wild goose barnacles, and more. 332 pages. |
| Hannau, Hans W. | The Islands Of The Caribbean | Information | A short description of each island covered including lots of color pictures and maps. Note: Bahamas is not included in this book, but its still an interesting book to browse through. 133 pages. |
| Storr, John F., BA | Nature Study In The Bahamas | Information | A short guide to give knowledge about the structure and habits of plants and animal life, to teach the child an appreciation of the living things around and about him/her, and to develop the habit of observation in the child. 1945 publication. 18 pages. |
| Bellany, David | The Life-Giving Sea | Oceans | Broad coverage of how the sea ecology is constantly balanced. Chapters: Water, Energy, & Life; Forms Of Life; Potential To Man. 320 pages. |
| Carson, Rachel L. | The Sea Around Us | Oceans | A classic book -- 1951 edition. Great writing. Covers such topics as how life began in the primeval sea, currents and tides, mineral resources. Award winning author combines fascinating science and the eternal beauty of the sea. 230 pages. |
| Carson, Rachel L. | Under The Sea Wind | Oceans | A classic -- 1952 edition. This is a descriptive narrative on shore life, the open sea, and the sea bottom. Sequel to "The Sea Around Us". Chapters: Birth Of A Mackerel; Indian Summer Of The Sea; Seaways. 314 pages. |
| Costeau, Jacques | The Living Sea | Oceans | "The" classic book on the experiences of Cousteau using the aqua-lung. It is a chronicle of his pioneer days and experiences in the historical development of "free-diving". Some color photos of Calypso (his exploration boat) and black & white photos of his early diving experiences. |
| Gidding, Al & Earle, Sylvia A. | Exploring The Deep Frontier | Oceans | A huge sized (9" x 12") book of beautiful color photos on underwater exploration. Published by National Geographic. 296 pages. |
| Hannau/Mock | Beneath The Seas Of The West Indies | Oceans | Lots of underwater color pictures. Note: This book does include the Bahamas. 104 pages. |
| Long, Capt E. John | New Worlds Of Oceanography | Oceans | Describes the importance of oceanography in man's living on earth. Includes one photo by John F. Storr (my Dad) taken of the reef of Abaco just west of the northern end of Elbow Cay. 221 pages. |
| Shepard, Francis P. | The Earth Beneath The Sea | Oceans | Describes the everchanging shoreline, shifting beaches, and the wealth of the continental shelves. Includes the latest discoveries in the geology of the sea. 275 pages. |
| Hargreaves, Dorothy & Bob | Tropical Blossoms Of The Caribbean | Plants | 100+ full color pictures with good descriptions of flower, where the flowering plants grow, and how to cut/decorate with the particular flower. 64 pages. |
| Smiley, Nixon | Tropical Planting & Gardening | Plants | A nice guide to tropical plants and information on growing techniques and growing problems. Chapters: Plant Propagation; Palms; Pruning; Insect Pests & Diseases; Tropical Fruits. 202 pages. |
| Voss, Gilbert | Seashore Life Of Florida & The Caribbean | Seashore | Lots of hand drawings identifying common invertebrate animals you might find along the shore and shallow waters. 168 pages. |
| Carstarphen, Dee | The Conch Book | Shells | "All you wanted to know about the Queen Conch from gestation to gastronomy". 150 pen & ink sketches -- a neat presentation of information. Includes a "Thanks To" to my Dad (John F. Storr) who reviewed the manuscript. Chapters: The Arawak (Bahamas) Indian's Use Of The Conch; Conch Economics; Conch Enemies; Other Members (6) Of The Conch Family; How To Clean Conch; Conch Recipes. 75 pages. |
| Crescent Books | Color Treasury Of Sea Shells | Shells | Absolutely BEAUTIFUL 47 pages of color pictures of shells plus great introduction to parts of a shell, how they live (grow). 64 pages. |
| Humfrey, Michael | Sea Shells Of The West Indies | Shells | A great reference guide to over 650 shells. Lots of color plates (photos) with extensive descriptions on each shell covered. 351 pages. |
| Morris, Percy A. | A Field Guide To The Shells | Shells | Lots of black & white photos plus several color plates (color photos). Besides pictures, a detailed description of each shell is given. 236 pages. |
| Dodge, Steve | The Cruising Guide To Abaco Bahamas | Travel | This book is the "bible" for navigating the Bahamas with a new edition issued each year. Our library has the 2006 edition. Color charts & maps of all of Abaco and the outlying cays. Shows best diving/snorkeling areas, water depths. Also includes some commercial advertising (boat rentals, marinas, restaurants) to go for what you might need. Detailed sailing (and motor boat) travel guide includes aerial photos with superimposed boat travel routes. 184 pages. |
| Cousteau, Jacques | Guide To The Sea, Vol 20 | Underwater | Chapters: Poisonous & Venomous Marine Animals; Sciences Of The Sea; The Turning Points. 144 pages. |
| Cousteau, Jacques | The Sea In Danger, Vol 19 | Underwater | Man's impact on the sea. Chapters: Maintaining A Balance; Study Of The Sea In Danger; Hope Or Else. 144 pages. |
| Cromin, William J & Amos, William H. | Secrets Of The Sea | Underwater | 2 Parts. Part 1: The Living Sea -- huge coverage of different types of underwater environments, e.g., Chapters: The Bountiful Coastal Sea; The Open Ocean; Ocean Odysseys. Part 2: Wonders Of Island Life. Chapters: The Builders of Islands; To Live Alone. 384 pages. |
| Engel, Leonard | The Sea | Underwater | Lots of color pictures plus great descriptions of underwater happenings. Chapters: The Great Pyramid Of Life; Man & The Future Of The Sea; The Underwater Landscape. 190 pages. |
| Forest, J | Strange Wonders Of The Sea | Underwater | Extensive black & white + color photos. Chapters: Stars; Corals; Shells; Beautiful Fish. 102 pages. |
| Storr, John F. | Ecology & Oceanography of the Coral Reef Tract Abaco Island, Bahamas | Underwater | 1955 doctoral thesis; includes charts, graphs, lots of underwater black and white photos of the coral reef just west of northern end of Elbow Cay. 264 pages. |