The Edge of the Sea
by Rachel Carson
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
fans of nature books
Scientist and ecologist Rachel Carson is famously the author of Silent Spring (a landmark book challenging the use of pesticides), and not-quite-so-famously the author of The Sense of Wonder (a sho...more
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Read in May, 1995
recommends it for:
nature lovers, science nerds
Rachel's respect and admiration for the ocean is seen in every word she writes- a dedicated prose to its beauty, protection and preservation. Though written nearly half a century ago, her words still bring strength to the modern conservation movement.
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Rachel Carson has a beautiful way of writing about the world around her. I find myself captivated when I read her descriptions of things normally found only in textbooks. Her words bring life to the pages. The sketches in here are also great.
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Read in July, 2008
I think if Rachel Carson and Muriel Wylie Blanchet had lived at the same time on the same side of the continent, they would have been friends.
This is like Pagoo for grownups :) My other favorite book about sea creatures.
This is like Pagoo for grownups :) My other favorite book about sea creatures.
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Read in August, 2007
So far, this is a fascinating read. It is certainly dense - it has been interrupted a couple times by easier reading - but every time I pick it up I'm just amazed by her descriptions of the life of the shore.
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Read in January, 2006
I loved this book. It's the sort of read from which you constantly interrupt yourself in order to interrupt someone else by saying, "Hey, listen to this..."
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Read in January, 1990
Now THIS is what I call beach reading! Pack The Outermost House along with it, and you'll come back from your holiday soul-refreshed.
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Read in July, 2007
This book captures the poetry and rhythms of the seashore.
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Read in August, 2007
recommends it for:
naturalists
Great sea creature descriptions; great art also.
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