
The Sea Around Us
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Narrated by:
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Kaiulani Lee
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By:
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Rachel Carson
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 BooksListeners also enjoyed...




















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Powerful Ocean. Awesome presention. Loved it!
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So timely 2021!
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- Carson includes detailed depictions of foraminifera (w belief that they made up entirety of the Cliffs of Dover - underestimation of contribution of ‘Coccospheres’ in general at the time?), as well as voyages of Kullenberg, Cushman, and the HMS Challenger.
- At this time, scientists were just about piecing together the structure of ocean bathymetry & were yet unsure abt the deep scattering layer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_scattering_layer?wprov=sfti1) & were just abt discrediting the volcanic origin of petroleum (!)
- There’s a myriad of other tidbits; including how it was clear that the Arctic was warming, & how geologists were positing paleoceanographic changes during the Medieval period in Europe as well as during the Little Ice Age.
- Apparently even then, it was known that “The Indian Ocean, which seems never to be quite like the others, is an important one!” as Carson pieces together available knowledge on the monsoons, well-developed even by today’s standard.
- To me her narrative is fascinating, how much we *thought* we knew at the time, how little we *actually* knew (seen from today), and incredibly, *how* much we also knew ~70 yrs ago!
- I think it would certainly make for a useful exercise (class idea?) in separating fact from fiction, based on what we know today versus the status described in The Sea Around Us.
- Overall, Carson is a masterful writer with a deeply evocative style who weaves together scientific facts with speculative ideas from the 50s & before, making nuanced distinctions between the two. Highly recommended reading (or listening!)
A rich, fascinating description of the status of knowledge of the global oceans circa ~1951
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Beautifully detailed, amazing deep sea insight
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Interesting book
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One listen Just Scratches the Surface
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But really the only thing I didn’t like was the voice no offense her
voice was really sleepy if you know what I mean.
I liked it
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Found the first part or book 1 to be a bit slower and harder to get into, but couldn’t stop listening to part/book 2 and 3. Recommended for anyone that wants to learn more about the ocean. My only criticism was very minor about narration - sounds like the author is puckering her lips together after the longer sentences. Overall, very informative and highly suggest for all audiences.
Well written and an easy listen
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A Must Listen
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Education about our incredible sea!
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