The Sea Around Us

The Sea Around Us is one of the most influential books ever written about the natural world. In it, Rachel Carson tells the history of our oceans, combining scientific insight and poetic prose, taking us from the creation of the oceans through their role in shaping life on Earth to what the future holds. It was prophetic at the time it was written, alerting the world to a climate crisis, and it speaks to the fragility and centrality of the oceans and the life that abounds within them.