Silent Spring
by:
Rachel Carson (author)
Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Rachel Carson succeeded...
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Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Rachel Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in g
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
AcknowledgementsAuthor's NoteIntroduction, by Lord ShackletonPreface, by Julian Huxley, F.R.S.--Silent SpringAfterword, by Linda LearList of Principal SourcesIndex
AcknowledgementsAuthor's NoteIntroduction, by Lord ShackletonPreface, by Julian Huxley, F.R.S.--Silent SpringAfterword, by Linda LearList of Principal SourcesIndex
Very important book, but very... report-like. The writing isn't even bad, it's just the format. Chapter about birds. Birds have been dying here and here and here. Cause turns out to be pesticide. In this case it turned out to be this pesticide, in that case it was that pesticide. Chapter about river...
I first read this book around 35 or 40 years ago. I will say there is a good reason it is a classic. A pivotal book that was treated unkindly in the 60's but has endured all these years. It now seems to be the most oft quoted book regarding the environment and the birth of the environmental movem...
Because all of the quotes I’ve read from Silent Spring have been emotional appeals, I was worried the book would be all poetic descriptions, poorly grounded in science. Instead I found that, as the introduction claimed, Rachel Carson not only had a “lyrical, poetic voice” but also offered sound “sc...
12 years ago
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