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  • Silent Spring

    by Rachel Carson ...
    Rachel Carson's Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Lord Shackleton, a preface by World Wildlife Fund founder Julian Huxley, and an afterword by Carson's biographer Linda Lear. ... Read more

    $2.25 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Under the Sea Wind

    by Rachel Carson ...
    This New York Times bestseller by the author of the environmental classic Silent Spring beautifully details the coastal ecosystem of birds and the sea.In her first book, preeminent nature writer Rachel Carson tells the story of the sea creatures and birds that dwell in and around the waters along North America's eastern coast—and the delicately balanced ecosystem that sustains them. Following the ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Sea Around Us

    by Rachel Carson ...
    National Book Award Winner and New York Times Bestseller: Explore earth's most precious, mysterious resource—the ocean—with the author of Silent Spring.With more than one million copies sold, Rachel Carson's The Sea Around Us became a cultural phenomenon when first published in 1951 and cemented Carson's status as the preeminent natural history writer of her time. Her inspiring, intimate writing ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Silent Spring

    by Rachel Carson ...
    Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson. The book was published on September 27, 1962, documenting the adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides. ... Read more

    $1.41 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Sense of Wonder

    A Celebration of Nature for Parents and Children

    by Rachel Carson ...
    The award-winning classic guide to introducing children to the marvels of nature from the acclaimed conservationist and author of Silent Spring .In 1955, author Rachel Carson began work on an essay that she would come to consider one of her life's most important projects. Her grandnephew, Roger Christie, had visited Carson that summer at her cottage in Maine, and together they had wandered the ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Silent Spring

    by Rachel Carson ...
    THE CLASSIC THAT LAUNCHED THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENTFEATURED ON NETFLIX'S 3 BODY PROBLEM“Rachel Carson is a pivotal figure of the twentieth century…people who thought one way before her essential 1962 book Silent Spring thought another way after it.”—Margaret AtwoodRarely does a single book alter the course of history, but Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring did exactly that. The outcry that fol... ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Lost Woods

    The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson

    by Rachel Carson ...
    Discover the previously uncollected works of Silent Spring author Rachel Carson—considered one of the best nature writers of the 20th century.“Lyric, descriptive, informative, and moving.” —The New York TimesWhen Rachel Carson died of cancer in 1964, her four books, including the environmental classic Silent Spring, had made her one of the most famous people in America. This anthology of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Always, Rachel

    The Letters of Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, 1952–1964

    These letters between the pioneering environmentalist and her beloved friend reveal "a vibrant, caring woman behind the scientist" ( Los Angeles Times)."Rachel Carson, author of The Silent Spring, has been celebrated as the pioneer of the modern environmental movement. Although she wrote no autobiography, she did leave letters, and those she exchanged—sometimes daily—with Dorothy Freeman, some 750 ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Edge Of The Sea

    $9.99 USD

  • Something About the Sky

    by Rachel Carson ...
    Illustrated by Nikki McClure ...
    Cut-paper wizard Nikki McClure is a brilliant steward for the words of a pioneering environmentalist in this wondrous ode to clouds—and the scientific “language of the sky.”Rachel Carson once wrote, “It is not half so important to know as to feel.” What do we know about clouds? There are three basic types: stratus, cumulus, and cirrus. Some are fleecy and fair-weathered while others portend storms ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Summary of Silent Spring

    by Rachel Carson ...
    Rachel Carson's Silent Spring is not just a book—it's a wake-up call that changed the world. With the narrative force of a thriller and the rigor of science, Carson exposes how the reckless use of pesticides poisoned our soils, rivers, wildlife, and even ourselves. She reveals a chilling chain of contamination that silences birds, sickens children, and undermines the delicate balance of nature. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Basic Guide To Pesticides: Their Characteristics And Hazards

    Their Characteristics & Hazards

    Basic Guide to Pesticides covers the physical properties of about 700 pesticides and their contaminants and related health hazards. It is important in dealing with environmental problems in general and individual cases. ... Read more

    $89.99 USD