The Sea Around Us |
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Author:
Rachel Carson
By Oxford Paperbacks
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List Price: £7.99
Our Price: £4.34
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Thor Heyerdal
"A wonderful book ... a sheer pleasure to read"
Time
"Carson has a rare gift for transmuting scientific fact into lucid, lyrical language."
Book Description
Rachel Carson's classic work is one of the most successful books ever written about the sea. First published in 1951 and described by the Sunday Express as `the book that is fascinating the world', it won the National Book Award and went on to sell over a million copies.
Here is the strange and exciting story of the seas - how they were born, how life emerged from them, and the fascinating marine world within them. Rachel Carson's writing teems with stunning, memorable 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. With a compelling blend of imagination
and expertise, she captures the mystery and allure of the oceans.
A new chapter by Jeffrey Levinton, a leading expert in marine ecology, brings the science 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.
Synopsis
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.
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All you need to know about the Sea and the Oceans, 2006-04-05
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.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 551.46
EAN: 9780195069976
ISBN: 0195069978
Label: Oxford Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Oxford Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 1997-04
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Studio: Oxford Paperbacks |
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