
The Sea Around Us
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This combination of science and scintillating prose provides fascinating insights into the mysteries of the tides . . . a masterpiece of ecological writing * * Guardian * * The timely reissue of a classic maritime trilogy shows that the "poet of the oceans" was far ahead of her time . . . [The Sea Around Us was] a powerful account of what was then known about the sea; a work that shifted with elegant ease between muscular and enlightening science writing and poetic nature writing . . . What's striking is that Carson is a keen observer of the interconnectedness of things . . . Her sea series is not only fascinating for those with an interest in the prehistory of Silent Spring. There is much to marvel at in these pages * * Herald * * Carson's books brought ecology into popular consciousness * * Daily Telegraph * * [Carson] is the poet laureate of the sea, but also of that "web of life", in which everything is connected to everything else * * London Review of Books * * Praise for the Sea trilogy: Rereading her natural histories, what stands out is how beautiful the writing is. Carson combined a scientist's ability to see with a novelist's ability to imagine * * New Yorker * * Praise for Silent Spring: Brilliantly written: clear, controlled and authoritative . . . one of the most effective books ever written . . . the impact is, in all senses, stunning * * Guardian * * Much of what Carson wrote to great controversy is now conventional wisdom. To read Silent Spring now is in part to understand how we got to where we are * * Wall Street Journal * *More details
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- Intro
- Introduction by Margaret Atwood
- Part I: Mother Sea
- 1 The Grey Beginnings
- 2 The Pattern of the Surface
- 3 The Changing Year
- 4 The Sunless Sea
- 5 Hidden Lands
- 6 The Long Snowfall
- 7 The Birth of an Island
- 8 The Shape of Ancient Seas
- Part II: The Restless Sea
- 9 Wind and Water
- 10 Wind, Sun, and the Spinning of the Earth
- 11 The Moving Tides
- Part III: Man and the Sea About Him
- 12 The Global Thermostat
- 13 Wealth from the Salt Seas
- 14 The Encircling Sea
- References
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