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Search for the Great
Turtle Mother
 By
Jack Rudloe
Size 6" x 9", 264 pages, paperback, line illustrations by Marty Capron
ISBN 0-8200-1205-X, $14.95
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here to read an excerpt
This eco-travelogue blends
science, mythology, and conservation ethics in a captivating and highly
personal narrative. It recounts the authors journeys in Central America
and Malaysia, the culmination of a lifelong fascination with sea turtles.
In these exotic locales he probes the hypothesis that geomagnetic forces
guide sea turtle migration and explores the ancient "Turtle Mother" legend
that shaped the attitudes and ethos of other, more primitive cultures.
This myth had a powerful effect: it fostered a deep, abiding respect for
sea turtles that helped to assure their sustainable harvest, in contrast
with the ruinous, consumptive practices of today.
From the
Midwest Book Review:
Jack Rudloe's Search For The Great Turtle Mother is one man's travelogue
reflecting his lifelong love of sea turtles, an enthusiasm that led him
to Central America, Malaysia, and other exotic places around the world
in search of scientific knowledge of, and stories about, these marvelous
creatures. Written by the founder and proprietor of the Gulf Specimen
Marine Laboratory, Search For The Great Turtle Mother covers
everything from the hypotheses that magnetic forces help guide sea
turtle migration; to myths and legends about the Turtle Mother that
instilled some native cultures with respect for these grand creatures,
and which enabling them to harvest the turtles without rampantly
destroying their population. Highly recommended for anyone with a keen
interest in marine wildlife, Search For The Great Turtle Mother
is a welcome addition to personal reading list, as well as to school,
and community library Wildlife Studies collections.
About
the Author
Jack
Rudloe is the founder of
Gulf Specimen
Marine Laboratory, located in the Panhandle town of Panacea, Florida.
Gulf Specimen is a unique nonprofit environmental education institute and
marine biological-supply company. It collects and ships all manner of sea
creatures to aquaria and research centers worldwide, provides an extensive
program of coastal environmental education and teacher workshops for
regional schools, and conducts research on non-breeding habitat
requirements of the critically endangered Atlantic ridley sea turtle. Jack
and his wife, Anne Rudloe, have devoted their careers to educating the
public, legislators, congressmen, the media, schoolchildren, and whoever
else would listen, about the spectacular beauty and need for conservation
of all marine creatures, especially sea turtles.
"This captivating book
leaves the reader with a fresh perspective on the condition of marine
turtles and the people who depend on them. Highly recommended for general
readers." --Library Journal
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Also available
from Great Outdoors
Classic Nonfiction from
Jack Rudloe:
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-- New Fiction by Jack Rudloe --
(Published by
Out Your
Backdoor Press)
 Potluck
By Jack Rudloe
Size 6" x 9", 264 pages, paperback.
ISBN 1-89259037-9, $14.95
Click here to order
Preston Barfield is an upstanding small-family
commercial fisherman whose vanishing way of life on the Gulf of Mexico
pressures him into accepting an offer he can't refuse. When Preston
gets a panicked call from his brother-in-law Lupino that his boat is
on fire, he turns his shrimp trawler offshore to the rescue, only to
find Lupino's burning boat filled with smugglers and marijuana. Hard
times and desperation force his hand. Unexpected gun-running, an ffair
with a dope queen, cocaine smuggling, attacking pirates, murder... and
in the end, the boat of his dreams. |
| "Jack
Rudloe's nonfiction account of living on the Gulf Coast, The Living
Dock at Panacea, is a Florida classic that ranks with Cross
Creek. In Potluck, Mr. Rudloe proves he can handle fiction
with the same energy and insightful style." --Randy Wayne White,
author of Captiva, Shark River and The Man who
Invented Florida. |
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