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    The Sea Around Us
    The Sea Around Us
    The Sea Around Us
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    The Sea Around Us

    Written by Rachel Carson

    Narrated by Kaiulani Lee

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    Published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the most remarkably successful books ever written about the natural world. Rachel Carson's rare ability to combine scientific insight with moving, poetic prose catapulted her book to first place on The New York Times best-seller list, where it enjoyed wide attention for thirty-one consecutive weeks. It remained on the list for more than a year and a half and ultimately sold well over a million copies, has been translated into 28 languages, inspired an Academy Award-winning documentary, and won both the 1952 National Book Award and the John Burroughs Medal. This classic work remains as fresh today as when it first appeared. Carson's writing teems with stunning, memorable images--the newly formed Earth cooling beneath an endlessly overcast sky; the centuries of nonstop rain that created the oceans; giant squids battling sperm whales hundreds of fathoms below the surface; and incredibly powerful tides moving 100 billion tons of water daily in the Bay of Fundy. Quite simply, she captures the mystery and allure of the ocean with a compelling blend of imagination and expertise. Reintroducing a classic work to a whole new generation of readers, this Special Edition features a new chapter written by Jeffrey Levinton, a leading expert in marine ecology, that brings the scientific side of The Sea Around Us completely up to date. Levinton incorporates the most recent thinking on continental drift, coral reefs, the spread of the ocean floor, the deterioration of the oceans, mass extinction of sea life, and many other topics. In addition, acclaimed nature writer Ann Zwinger has contributed a brief foreword. Today, with the oceans endangered by the dumping of medical waste and ecological disasters such as the Exxon oil spill in Alaska, this illuminating volume provides a timely reminder of both the fragility and the importance of the ocean and the life that abounds within it. Anyone who loves the sea, or who is concerned about our natural environment, will want to read this classic work.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJul 31, 2015
    ISBN9781490677293
    Author

    Rachel Carson

    Rachel Carson (1907–1964) spent most of her professional life as a marine biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. By the late 1950s, she had written three lyrical, popular books about the sea, including the best-selling The Sea Around Us, and had become the most respected science writer in America. She completed Silent Spring against formidable personal odds, and with it shaped a powerful social movement that has altered the course of history.

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    • 4/5
      One of my favourite books. Famous today as the crusading environmentalist author of 'Silent Spring', Carson's considerable success in her own day was based upon her writings about marine biology; indeed, she has some claim to be the pioneer of modern popular science writing. If, like me, you can't pass a beach without poking around in rock pools then you really ought to read this.

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    • 4/5
      Rachel Carson's "The Sea Around Us" gives a beautifully elaborate history of the oceans. The writing is poetic and easy to follow. She describes ocean processes in metaphorical terms that can be applied to other domains of life, like human existence. Therefor, "The Sea Around Us" transcends across many genres.

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    • 5/5
      Carson is so lyrical in her writing. Beauty on the page. When reading The Sea Around Us I could practically smell the salt air, feel the sea rise and fall under my feet. Her words lulled me like the ocean always does. In addition, Carson writes in such a straight forward manner you are never caught up in textbook language. You are never bored. Entertained as you learn. She is not above calling something she doesn't understand just plain "weird." The one drawback? Some of the material is out of date. When Carson describes the diving helmets of the 1950s I wondered what she would think of today's technology. Another mystery of her time was how whales and fur seals could endure the pressure changes in the depths of the ocean. Science has since uncovered that mystery and thensome.

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    • 5/5
      The book will not just make you think about the magnificence and wonder of the sea but the narration will make you feel it!!! So love this audiobook.