| | Rachel Carson: The Writer at Work |  | Author: Paul Brooks
Publisher: Peter Smith Pub Inc
Category: Book
Buy Used: $97.05
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 6594101
Media: Hardcover
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 084466989X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780844669892
ASIN: 084466989X
Publication Date: June 1999
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Condition: This is a valuable title in great condition. Thousands of satisfied customers.
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Rachel's Editor and Friend March 5, 2003
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Paul Brooks knew Rachel Carson well and encouraged her writing of her sea books. Upon Rachel's death, it was Paul and his wife who adopted Roger, the son of Rachel's niece (who Rachel adopted). Paul Brooks biography is much shorter than Linda Lear's about Carson's life and work. I feel he shows the writing genius of Rachel the poet/scientist. He mentions the personal circumstances of Carson's family responsibilities, but Brooks gift to the reader is an understanding of the unique publications Rachel produced in her very brief life. I do not know of any other writer who has had every work on the NYTimes bestseller list, sometimes two at a time!! Non-fiction all, even her posthumous The Sense of Wonder. Science written for the layperson is a gift and Paul Brooks nurtured it in Rachel Carson.
Excellent! April 18, 2000
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
From Planeta Journal - This compelling biography documents the life and work of Rachel Carson. From a government official to a star of the 1960s environmental movement, Rachel Carson is a figure often cited but poorly known. This book sets out to change that perception and includes excerpts from her books as well. A favorite!
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