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| Silent Spring | 
| Author: Rachel Carson
Creators: Edward O. Wilson, Linda Lear
Publisher: Mariner Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  135 reviews
Sales Rank: 2725
Format: Special Edition
Media: Paperback
Edition: 104
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0618249060
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.7384
UPC: 046442249065
EAN: 9780618249060
ASIN: 0618249060
Publication Date: October 22, 2002
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Condition: Book and pages in good condition. Cover and edges show some wear.
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 The New Awakening November 28, 2001
14 out of 21 found this review helpful
Silent Spring, written by Rachel Carson was presented to the world half century ago. Although old, this book is a new overview and reflection of the power humans have to destroy. The book does not only give detailed information about each kind of pesticide, but it also presents a general picture of what the world might become if we don't stop the imprudent use of these deadly chemicals. This book set a precedent for modern biologists and ecologists. It also changed the view that mankind had toward the lethal weapons it didn't know how to use. Thanks to the advice and research of Rachel Carson, innovative ways of handling pesticides have been developed and human concern for the environment has been greatly awakened in the last half of the century. This is a magnificient work in which not only information has been recopilated, but also expresses human nature and sense for preserving our only home and partners, the animals.
Where did the ducks go? - Review of Silent Spring November 28, 2001
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
The book "Silent Spring" written by Rachel Carson is a call for mankind to stop destroying our environment and in an indirect way, destroying ourselves. I think this book is perfectly written and exposes good ideas, on thing I disliked about the book is that it was sort of repetitive and didn't explain in a concise for all the information. I think Ms. Carson could have exposed her ideas just as well in much less words. The idea though is good and I say I agree with her in many ways. The book basically explains a series of events in many parts of the world (mostly the US) were the chemical pesticides have failed the purpose of controlling pests, and also most of the times the use of chemical pesticides have backfired and caused more damage than the original pest caused. Also, a chapter or two in the book give possible solutions and directs a path of a new biological warfare against pests. Although this book was written like 50 years ago (approximately) the ideas are pretty contemporary to modern days. I guess human beings haven't learned the lesson yet, and we continue to make the same mistakes over and over. Now I ask, what will it take to make humans stop destroying our world? I fear we will not stop until it's too late, I hope time proves me wrong. Rachel Carson saw this problem and began a revolution against the chemical warfare against pests. Its good to see that as time passes more and more people realize that pesticides are a real danger and that it's not a problem of someone else, but it's a problem of you and me that needs to be solved soon. There's no better time then now, no better place then here; let's change and avoid the use of chemicals in our houses and working areas. If each person contributes a little we can still save the world. We can't change the past but we can still save the past... Dream on
Silent Springs;Ecology Classic of all times. November 27, 2001
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Silent Springs must be recognized as Rachel Carson's best work. Also, it's the greatest piece of writing that narrates pesticide problems throughout time. It must be said that for some people, the reading content might be heavy and tedious. Still, its filled with interesting and shocking facts and stories. Reading this book really makes you think about questions like:" Can a single person really make a difference by him/herself?" People do not imagine that pesticides have been around for so long. Also, they aren't aware of the serious damage they cause nature as well as humans. I suggest this book be used as a text book in schools. This way, children will get an insight of the danger of pesticides, and will be more interested in nature as adults.
An Antology of Pesticides November 27, 2001
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
I read Silent Spring as an assignment for my ecology class and even though I began to read it as an obligation, later on I found huge amounts of interesting data that captured my eye. One example of this data were the multiple effects that pesticides have on humans and their surroundings (including animals, plants, water sources, human genetic material, etc). I never imagined such harmful effects could result from the use of pesticides. Another thing think captures the readers attention is the way Silent Spring is written. It isn't written in such a boring and dense form like an encyclopedia. It is easy to read. It uses both subjective points of view from the author and points of view from scientists and even points of view from affected people. It is a good book, however I is an old book and some of the information is old. The good side about it being an old book is that we can learn from the cases mentioned in it and try not to make the same errors. Rachel Carson's Silent Spring is a book that will make you think and learn that our actions are like boomerangs that in a short or long run will return to us, however most of the times they return with a stronger force. Not being able to catch them they will slap our faces and even more, our whole world.
A revolution being started... November 27, 2001
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" is just defined in one word: Revolutionary.
The author take us beyond our trashy city-park, beyond our polluted city, she takes us to explore the world being attacked by the human kind.
"Silent Spring" was published a couple of decades ago, but we can see that what this book said was true and what Rachel Carson predicted is yet becoming our reality.
The book is very interesting and we may appreciate that the author made a huge research in this topic, basically DDT spraying and treatment.
The book emphasizes on the problems pesticides cause, not only to humans but to nature itself. The author tries to change people thoughts, and make us aware of the danger this chemicals being poured into our fields represent.
The book also gives alternatives to common pesticides and investigates each case of alternatives that is, or was, used.
As we know, Rachel Carson wrote this book long ago, making it now old, or out of date, but as you read it you realize that "Silent Spring" is clearly showing our modern date ecological problems.
So, with all this, I think Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" is a magnificent book, a bit polluted in the way is written, but a magnificent work.
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