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The Sea Around Us

By: Rachel Carson
Narrated by: Kaiulani Lee
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Summary

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 31 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 listeners, 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.

©1961 Rachel L. Carson, 1979 Roger Christie (P)2015 Recorded Books

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An excellent listen

Riveting account on the birth of the sea and all its life. The narrator has a soothing and relaxing voice, great to listen to before bed.

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Evocative and scientific

A rare gem, I’ve learnt a lot from this book about the basics and not so basic understanding of the oceans, winds and waves of the planet, geology and biology. It is one of those science books that is also very evocative and descriptive of what odd going on. Beautiful book. As often the case, I presume the print version has some useful diagrams and maps that I’m missing out on!

Recommend listening on 1.2 speed, the narration is a bit slow otherwise.

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The future started yesterday

An interesting journey of the past, hard to distinguis from the present.
I have learned so much about the ocean, but the looking-glass into the previous conception of that time is perhaps the most astonishing! As a Norwegian I have learnt so much of our own history at sea and the impact of Norsemen travelling the world at sea.
A must-reed for all Norsemen! 🇳🇴🇸🇪🇩🇰🇮🇸🇫🇮🇫🇴

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