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Thor Heyerdal
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"Carson has a rare gift for transmuting scientific fact into lucid, lyrical language."
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Beginnings are apt to be shadowy, and so it is with the beginnings of that great mother of life, the sea. Read the first page
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Beginnings are apt to be shadowy, and so it is with the beginnings of that great mother of life, the sea. Read the first page
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Sea Around Us is wonderfully written and it's a must for all who are fascinated by the sea and the oceans.
Tides and tidal bores, land and underwater rivers, volcanoes, tidal waves, el nino, the impact of weather etc, how our oceans work around the world - east to west and pole to pole - it's all there, clear and concise yet easy to follow.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Wonderful book. You'll never think of the sea in the same way again.
Carson effectively started the conversationist/ecology movement with this title and Silent Spring.
Carson effectively started the conversationist/ecology movement with this title and Silent Spring.
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Who Says Science & Literature Can't Co-exist Under 1 Cover?
28 Mar 2001
Format:Paperback
Wow!!! It is amazing that this book is over 50 years old. As a high school student, I had to read this book for Ecology. Rachel Carson's book is an eye-opener. It was some 50 years ago. And, it still is. "The Sea Around Us" is truly a classic. Carson gives us all an insight on what would happen if we mistreat the natural environment -- especially the oceans around us. Sadly, today, some of these prophecies are becoming a reality. I agree with a fellow reviewer. This book should be mandatory reading for all students. Maybe if more people read this book, we would all respect nature just a little better.
40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
still relevant after 50 years
23 Aug 1998
Format:Paperback
Rachel Carson, a scientist by trade, writes beautifully about the ocean in this book; it was worthy of the National Book Award, which it won in 1951. Carson takes the time to describe generally what was known about the sea at the time of her writing, and is prophetic in her comments about human impact to the world's oceans. While providing the reader with a general scientific discussion of the sea, she also gives us some magical moments: questions about the lost continent of Atlantis, mysteries about the nature of the deepest ocean bottoms, descriptions of lumninescent creatures surfacing in the remotest areas of open ocean. This book is simultaneously great science and great literature, and is essential reading for anyone interested in marine biology or geology, even decades since its original publication.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Required reading for anyone who loves the beach
28 Jun 2000
Format:Paperback
It is difficult to believe that this book is over 50 years old. The recommendations are still valid and elusive today. Only when the general public accepts the need to protect the environment will things change. That is why this book should be required reading for all students.
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