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by Rachel Carson (Author), Lord Shackleton (Introduction), Julian Huxley (Preface) "There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (25 Mar 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140273719
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140273717
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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Rachel Carson's exposure of the effects of the indiscriminate use of chemicals which describes how pesticides and insecticides are applied almost universally to farms, forests, gardens and homes with scant regard to the contamination of the environment and the destruction of wildlife. She argues that unless we recognize that human beings are only a part of the living world, our progressive poisoning of the planet will end in catastrophe.


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Now recognised 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 policy and inspired the modern ecological movement.

'Very few books change the course of history. Those that have include ... Silent Spring.' Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Has anything changed?, 2 Sep 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: Silent Spring (Paperback)
I read the original version of this book published in 1962, and I believe this book should be compulsory reading not only for every person who says that s/he cares for the environment, but also for those that say they don't care. Maybe it'll make them care. The book is a strong indictment against the chemical industry and the havoc that their products create in every part of the world (including our cosy homes), about the dangers of more and more insects and pests becoming resistent to chemicals and a strong call to look for alternatives that do not damage all our lives (animal, plant and human). But when I read the newspapers, not much appears to have changed in almost 40 years: many of us (especially politicians) still live in the back pockets of the chemical industry! After all, money and jobs are more important than saving what is left, isn't it?
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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The book they tried to dismiss, 2 Sep 2006
By Sarakani (Harrow United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silent Spring (Penguin Modern Classics) (Paperback)
In "Any Questions" on BBC Radio 4 a panel of politicians were quizzed in turn as to one person they thought would be regarded as an important person in the future from the 20th century who improved the lot of us humans. Of about four panelists one said Nelson Mandela. Important though Mandela is, none of the other panelists had anyone else to suggest so they also ended up saying Nelson Mandela. I would have mentioned Rachel Carson representing as yet an unsung heroine - the pioneer of the "Deep Ecology" movement.

Unfortunately a lot of what she had to say is still ignored by mainstream politicians though enough has trickled through to create a stream of people who think in the context of concern for all life on Earth rather than how best one group of us can dominate and manipulate our human and environmental resources at irreplaceable cost to life as we know it.

This is the book that started it all - showing us that science and technology unrestrained were not the solution to all our problems. The EPA at least owes its very existence to Carson.

I salute Carson and her book as a lighthouse that guided our thinking from the cliffs of short sighted destructiveness. Long may the beacon prevail.

This is an important book. Perhaps dated, Carson's voice is not shrill but reasoned and strident. A classic worth sharing and upgrading.
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33 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Silent Spring, 12 May 2003
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This is one the most amazing books I have ever read.

Rachel Carson could see the incredible damage being done by the massive use of chemical insecticides and pesticides.

Personally I will eat nothing but organic food from now on. The sad thing is that many of these chemicals are still in use some 40 years after Rachel wrote this book. The story is beautifully written, and well laid out.

Trust me read it....

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