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Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring"
(With an Introduction by Al Gore)
Believed by many as the beginning of Environmentalism.
Synopsis | Carson's muckraking book, originally published in 1962, brought about revolutionary changes in laws that affect our air, land, and water, in addition, to a banning of DDT.
Considered one of the most influential
books of the last 50 years, according to a panel of 22 distinguished Americans including Jimmy Carter, Sandra Day O'Connor,
Russell Baker,
and George Will.
| | Size | | Length: | 378 pages | | Height: | 8.3 in. | | Width: | 5.5 in. | | Thickness: | 0.8 in. | | Weight: | 15.2 oz. |
| | Publisher's Note | A
handsome anniversary edition of the classic environmental study
discusses the reckless annihilation of fish and birds by the use of
pesticides and warns of the possible genetic effects on humans, in a
volume that incorporates new essays by activist Terry Tempest Williams
and Carson biographer Linda Lear.
| | Industry reviews | "Her
book is a cry to the reading public to help curb private and public
programs which by use of poisons will end by destroying life on earth."
New York Times Book Review Lorus Milne(10/06/1996) |
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