{"product_id":"the-sea-around-us","title":"The Sea Around Us","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1951  The Sea Around Us was a phenomenal success. Rachel Carsons rare ability to combine scientific insight with moving  poetic prose catapulted her book to first place on The New York Times bestseller list  where it remained on top for thirty-one consecutive weeks. It stayed 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 commemorative edition has over 130 beautiful  full color illustrations from all over the world--everything from breaching whales  Christmas Tree worms and phosphorescent shrimp  to fur seals  flashlight fish  and giant squid. The volume features a foreword by Carl Safina  a founder of the Blue Ocean Institute; an introduction by explorer Robert D. Ballard  renowned for his role in finding the Titanic as well as for his discovery of life around deep-sea hydrothermal vents; and an afterword by Brian J. Skinner  an eminent geologist and former president of the Geological Society of America. The book itself remains as fresh today as when it first appeared. Carsons 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; 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. For anyone who loves to wander the shore  sail the ocean  or ponder what lies beneath the waves  this illustrated special edition of The Sea Around Us will make a perfect gift.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44956059238453,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195147014","price":69.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195147018.jpg?v=1770316280","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-sea-around-us","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}