Quite simply, she captures the mystery and allure of the ocean with a compelling blend of imagination and expertise. 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. This classic work remains as fresh today as when it first appeared.

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. 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. Published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the most remarkably successful books ever written about the natural world. Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.6 x 5.3 inches.

Publisher: Oxford University Press New edition edition (December 12, 1991).

Nicely protected in new mylar collector bag free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never 'stock' images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (PST) later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Else, wrappers bright & colorful, cellophane covering just starting to peel at upper-outer corner of front cover & missing a small section from lower-outer corner of back cover. Condition is astonishingly Near Fine: completely clean save for former owner's name in neat pen & a check mark to free front map endpaper. In 166 pages + Suggestions for Further Reading & Index in rear. 1954 (Mentor M100), which contains minor editorial revisions by the author & pen-and-ink drawings by Katherine L. published in 1950, this is the First Mass Market Paperback Edition, first printing, from Jan.

The award-winning book that remains a core text in the environmental movement more than half a century after its original publication.

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