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Now you can buy your books at discounted prices and support the CRRU at the same time. The CRRU's association with Amazon allows you to purchase books from our list or from the enormous collection at Amazon.co.uk. If you choose a book from our selections, we receive up to 15% of the proceeds, and if you buy from Amazon's selections, we get 5%. The following book list comes highly recommended from the team:

			Eyewitness Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises by Mark Carwardine Paperback. Revised Ed (November, 2000), 256 pages Dorling Kindersley; ISBN: 0751327816
Synopsis: In this guide to whales, dolphins, and porpoises, arranged by family orders, Carwardine explains that new species of these elusive creatures are still being discovered. The book's description of 79 species is based upon the author's and illustrator's own observations and the works of many other specialists. General information on diet, habitat, anatomy, behavior, and conservation prefaces the specific descriptions. For the casual whale watcher or earnest conservation buff, here is an invaluable guide. Glossary and association addresses included.

Whales, Dolphins & Porpoises (Nature Company Guide)
by Erich Hoyt, Mark Carwardine, Ewan Fordyce & Peter Gill (editors)

Hardback. 288 pages, March 1998,

Time-Life Books Inc; ISBN: 078355284X

Synopsis: Lavishly illustrated with full colour photographs and packed with facts and figures, this is an essential guide for all those interested in whales, dolphins and porpoises.

Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals

William Perrin,, Bernd Wursig, J.G.M. Thewissen (Editors)

Hardcover 1414 pages, February, 2002

Academic Press Inc.(London) Ltd; ISBN: 0125513402

Synopsis: Combining excellent science with accessible style, the Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals is an indispensable resource on the fascinating warm-blooded creatures of the sea. The contributions of more than 200 leading international authorities have made this single volume the ultimate guide for studying the entire range of marine mammals.

Whales and Dolphins by Peter Gill (Editor)

Hardback, 288 pages, Reissue March, 1997

Collins; ISBN: 0002201054

Synopsis: Whales and dolphins are considered by many to be endearing and fascinating, but how much do we actually know about them? As well as exploring their environment, biology and the myths that surround them, this book also gives practical advice on the best ways and places to see them.

Whales & Dolphins of the European Atlantic
by Graeme Cresswell &, Dylan Walker

Hardcover - 56 pages (June 2001)

Wild Guides Ltd; ISBN: 1903657008

Synopsis: This is the first comprehensive photographic guide to cetaceans of the European Atlantic. Includes 14 remarkable colour plates depicting typical views of cetaceans at sea, including images of species never previously published.

Bottlenose Dolphins: Revised Edition
by Paul Thompson & Ben Wilson

Paperback - 72 pages Wall (July 2001)

Voyageur Press (MN) ISBN: 0896585263

Synopsis: Just out - the new revised edition of this fact-filled portrait of the bottlenose dolphin. Informative and beautifully photographed!

Minke Whales by Rus Hoelzel &Jonathan Stern

Paperback - 48 pages (April 2000)

Voyageur Press (MN); ISBN: 0896584909

Synopsis: Minke whales are the most abundant, and in recent years, the most persecuted of the baleen whales. And yet they are not well known, sometimes even to those who are interested in marine mammals. This fascinating book reviews the biology and behavior of the minke whale and the history of our understanding and interactions with them.

Porpoises by Andrew Read

Paperback - 72 pages (April 1999)

Colin Baxter Photography; ISBN: 1900455609

Synopsis: Introduces these enigmatic animals and highlights some of the pressing conservation problems they face, with chapters on diversity, life history, behavior, and ecology. Contains the best collection of photographs of these small cetaceans ever published.

Dolphins by Ben Wilson

Hardcover - 132 pages (October 1998)

Colin Baxter Photography; ISBN: 1900455544

Synopsis: This book opens up a fascinating world, exploring the diversity of lifestyles to be found in the 30 dolphin species.

Whales by Phil Clapham

Hardcover - 132 pages (October 1997)

Colin Baxter Photography; ISBN: 1900455226

Synopsis: Leading whale expert Phil Clapham examines all the great whales, providing an insight into their behaviour and exploring their relationship with humans past and present. Stunning photography.

Dolphins by Tim Cahill

Hardcover - 216 pages (2 March, 2000)

National Geographic Books; ISBN: 0792275942

Synopsis: Featuring stories from the field on the pressures and difficulties of a research career and the risks and rewards of studying wild mammals, the stunning underwater photography in this book of dolphins in their natural environment brings the book to life.

The Bottlenose Dolphin : Biology and Conservation
by John Elliott Reynolds, Randall Wells & Samantha Eide

Hardcover - 304 pages (August 2000)

University Press of Florida; ISBN: 0813017750

Synopsis: This excellent introduction to the biology of the bottlenose dolphin also provides a review of conservation issues and outlines current knowledge of dolphins in general. For students, professionals and anyone interested in the bottlenose dolphin, this is a must.

Dolphin Societies: Discoveries & Puzzles
edited by Karen Pryor & Kenneth Norris

Paperback - 406 pages new edition (25 November, 1998)

University of California Press; ISBN: 0520216563

Synopsis: Wild dolphins are an elusive subject. How can you study the behaviour of animals usually visible only as a glimpse of rolling dorsal fins heading for the horizon? Two scientists in the field have assembled a variety of discoveries about dolphins, from tiny spinners to familiar bottle-nosed dolphins, and their whale cousins including pilot and killer whales. The researchers have followed dolphins in boats, tracked them from shore, dived among them, and used genetic analysis and artificial language to read their life history from a single tooth. This text not only surveys interesting research on dolphin behaviour, but it also offers lay readers a look at the scientific mind at work. Star buy!

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