Product Description

Here is the strange story of the seas - how they were born, how life emerged from them, and the marine world within them. Rachel Carson's writing teems with images - the newly-formed Earth cooling beneath an endlessly overcast sky; volcanic action throwing up huge masses on the ocean floor to create immense mountains and desolate canyons; giant squid battling sperm-whales hundreds of fathoms below the surface. A new chapter by Jeffrey Levinton, brings the science of "The Sea Around Us" 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. First published in 1951, this work won the National Book Award.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #153776 in Books
• Published on: 1997-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Thor Heyerdal
"A wonderful book ... a sheer pleasure to read"

Time
"Carson has a rare gift for transmuting scientific fact into lucid, lyrical language."

Customer Reviews

All you need to know about the Sea and the Oceans
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.