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| Silent Spring | 
| Author: Rachel L. Carson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Category: Book
Buy Used: $4.76
Collectible (20) from $25.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  135 reviews
Sales Rank: 303145
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 368
ISBN: 0395075068
EAN: 9780395075067
ASIN: B00005WUN0
Publication Date: January 1, 1962
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Ahead of its time. September 30, 2008
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.
Excellent! July 16, 2008
The book was delivered in good condition and in a timely fashion. I am very pleased with your services.
 What about malaria in Africa? January 28, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
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....
the beginning of environmental science January 18, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
An amazing woman and book: the beginning of the us taking responsibility for pollution thanks to this book.
 The Facts!! August 6, 2007
5 out of 23 found this review helpful
Perhaps her cause was just in writing this book, but her short-sighted ignorance of the repercussions was inexcusable. Because of the ban on DDT which largely resulted from Silent Spring, the WHO has estimated that around 20 MILLION children have died of malaria.
DDT was, & still is, one of the very best insecticides to control mosquitoes, the sole transporter of this deadly disease. Best of all, DDT is very NON-toxic to humans.
The need for DDT is so urgent that even the Sierra Club is justifying it's use inside houses in malaria stricken locations of Africa, South America, & Asia.
Way to go Rachel. Save the Birds, Kill the Children...Wake Up People!!
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