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Title: The Sea Around Us by Rachel L. Carson, Jeffrey Levinton, Ann H. Zwinger ISBN: 0-19-506997-8 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: December, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Who Says Science & Literature Can't Co-exist Under 1 Cover?
Comment: 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.
Rating: 5
Summary: Required reading for anyone who loves the beach
Comment: 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.
Rating: 4
Summary: still relevant after 50 years
Comment: 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.
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Title: The Edge of the Sea by Sue Hubbell, Rachel Carson ISBN: 0395924960 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 15 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson ISBN: 0618249060 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 22 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson ISBN: 006757520X Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 11 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Under the Sea Wind (Penguin Nature Classics Series) by Rachel L. Carson, Bob Hines ISBN: 0140253807 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Rachel Carson : Witness for Nature by Linda Lear ISBN: 0805034285 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: 15 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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