Silent Spring

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Rachel Carson s Silent Spring was first published in three serialized excerpts in the New Yorker in June of 1962 The book appeared in September of that year and the outcry that followed its publication forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water Carson s passionate concern for the future of our planet reverberated powerfully throughout the world, and her eloquent book was instrumental in launching the environmental movement It is without question one of the landmark books of the twentieth century. Best Download [ Silent Spring ] author [ Rachel Carson ] – kino-fada.fr A must read book for the concerned Carson brings forth, without ever putting on alarmist garbs, all the horrors of the warfare that we have undertaken against ourselves The book is of course outdated and most of the bigger concerns have been, if not addressed, at least taken seriously But the true value of the book is in understanding how long a time frame has to elapse before such matters of truly catastrophic nature follows t...This is a classic It has not lost its validity It has an important global message still today, 54 years after publication Everyone should read this at least once This reads as a horror story, but it is true The scientific studies are numerous, clear and to the point The demise of habitats and living creatures are lyrically depicted The author expertly alternates between poetic expression and scientific accuracy Eloquent prose That s the essential.Carson shows through carefully identif This is a classic It has not lost its validity It has an important global message still today, 54 years after publication Everyone should read this at least once This reads as a horror story, but it is true The scientific studies are numerous, clear and to the point The demise of habitats and living creatures are lyrically depicted The author expertly alternates between poetic expression and scientific accuracy Eloquent prose That s the essential.Carson shows through carefully iden...How could I forget the first book I read about pesticides, and how they are destroying our planet Rachel Carson is literally my hero After reading Carson s book, I decided this is what I wanted to do with my life I spent many years in the field of environmental geology, and I have her to thank I believe this book is as relevant today as i...She was warned She was given an explanation Nevertheless, she persisted Mitch McConnell, about Elizabeth Warren Poisoning the Planet with Impunity Part 2, 2017 Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall He will end by destroying the earth Albert SchweitzerThis lovely, eloquent, poetic book, published in 1962 and nominated for The National Book Award, was read to me by the woman who played the part of Rachel in the movie, Kaiulani Lee, in a gentle voice that belies the storm She was warned She was given an explanation Neverthele...I picked this up because it s a a classic of American nature and environmental writing, and ostensibly marks the beginning of American environmental activism in the modern sense i.ewe deserve not to be poisoned than leisure grounds for posterity I found the rhetorical style interesting She breaks the book up into chapters on where toxins come from, how they accumulate and spread, and what effects they have on wildlife, food, and human health In each, she offloads tale after tale I picked this up because it s a a classic of American nature and environmental writing, and ostensibly marks the beginning of American environmental activism in the modern sense i.ewe deserve not to be poisoned than leisur...This is nonfiction concerning the harmful effects that chemicals, which were created to make life easier for man pesticides, weed killers, etc have on the environment This was first published in 1962 and the author is credited for opening the door on his topic However, even now, 55 years later, it is still considered a hot topic Great strides have been made in this arena, but vigilance must me constant While reading this, I kept thinking that ignorance ...Advocacy is tricky When you re trying to motivate people to take action, you need to decide whether to appeal to the head, to the heart, to some combination of the two, or perhaps to somedelicate faculty Upton Sinclair miscalculated when he wrote The Jungle, aiming for the heart but instead hitting the stomach and as a result, the book was interp...All I can say is that this book completely rocked my world Carson s writing is so lyrical, so engrossing, and so compelling it s just impossible not to be mesmerized by the lilt of her sentences And she presents her arguments with such magnetic conviction you cannot help but be convinced of their legitimacy I ve never been a science person , but her descriptions of cell life, soil creatures, and even beetles truly had me on the edge of my seat By the same token her words about pesticides ar All I can say is that this book completely rocked my world Carson s writing is so lyrical, so engrossing, and so compelling it s just impossible not to be mesmerized by the lilt of her sentences And she presents her arguments with such magnetic conviction you cannot help but be convinced of their legitimacy I ve never been a science person , but her descriptions of cell life, soil creatures, and even beetles truly had me on the edge of my seat By the same token her wor... AcknowledgementsAuthor s NoteIntroduction, by Lord ShackletonPreface, by Julian Huxley, F.R.S. Silent Spring Afterword, by Linda LearList of Principal SourcesIndexI have a personal rule when reading books If I am not completely absorbed into it within fifty pages I put it down This rule doesn t work well for assigned reading, and fifty pages into Silent Spring I was so bored I was spendingtime thinking of ways to avoid reading the book than actually reading it Finally it occurred to me the reasons why I felt this boredom After all, the book is not boring, Carson writes with a feverish passion towards defending nature that simply following her ch I have a personal rule when reading books If I am not complet...

Silent Spring
  • English
  • 13 December 2018
  • Paperback
  • 378 pages
  • 0618249060
  • Rachel Carson
  • Silent Spring