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Books : Silent SpringIn association with Amazon.comby: Rachel Carson  Dewey Decimal Number: 632.95042 EAN: 9780449209387 ISBN: 0449209385 Label: Fawcett Manufacturer: Fawcett Number Of Items: 1 Publication Date: July 12, 1985 Publisher: Fawcett Release Date: July 12, 1985 Studio: Fawcett Sales Rank: 1995252 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: 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 government and inspired the ecological movement. Amazon.com Review: Silent Spring, released in 1962, offered the first shattering look at widespread ecological degradation and touched off an environmental awareness that still exists. Rachel Carson's book focused on the poisons from insecticides, weed killers, and other common products as well as the use of sprays in agriculture, a practice that led to dangerous chemicals to the food source. Carson argued that those chemicals were more dangerous than radiation and that for the first time in history, humans were exposed to chemicals that stayed in their systems from birth to death. Presented with thorough documentation, the book opened more than a few eyes about the dangers of the modern world and stands today as a landmark work. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Of Silent Springs and Loudly PropheciesWith this comedy masterpiece, Rachel Carson launched a thorough and successful assault on pesticides commonly used in agriculture. After nearly 45 years, DDT is no longer used. Every organism on the planet has what was once considered a lethal quantity of it in its cells and the human ones are still alive to whine about the worms in their raspberries. Should you read this book? Yes. It's a thought-provoking indictment, and, like The Jungle 60 years before it, helped shape the world in ... Read More Rating:  - Ahead of its time.This book is more than I expected it to be. It is way ahead of its time and makes an important contribution to the environmental movement. Rating: - Excellent!The book was delivered in good condition and in a timely fashion. I am very pleased with your services. Rating:  - What about malaria in Africa?While Rachel's theories were ahead of her time 40 years ago, many now believe DDT is not the toxin/poison that her book helped label the chemical as. One thing is for SURE: malaria kills millions, including children, in Africa each and every year. DDT could prevent those deaths at a very affordable cost. Malaria in Africa -- one of those unseen ripples in the pond.... Rating: - the beginning of environmental scienceAn amazing woman and book: the beginning of the us taking responsibility for pollution thanks to this book. Browse for similar items by category:
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