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An illustrated version of Rachel Carson's essay on clouds for young readers.

The essential, cornerstone book of modern environmentalism is now offered in a handsome 40th anniversary edition which features a new Introduction by activist Terry Tempest Williams and a new Afterword by Carson biographer Linda Lear.

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Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. This book alerted a large audience, but also got on the wrong side of industry giants. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness about the environmental and human d...

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A collection of excerpts from unpublished writings and speeches by the New York Times bestselling author of the Sea trilogy and the seminal Silent Spring

Pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson explores the wonders of the Earth's oceans in these classics of American science and nature writing.Rachel Carson is perhaps most famous as the author of Silent Spring, but she was first and foremost a "poet of the sea" and the three books collected in this deluxe Library of America volume are classics of American science and nature writing.Under the Sea-Wind (1941), Carson's lyrical debut, offers an i...

In twenty short books, Penguin Classics brings you the ideas that have changed the way we think and talk about the living Earth. Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a ...

The third volume in Rachel Carson's classic and New York Times bestselling Sea trilogy, about the delicate beauty of the shoreline

The second volume in Rachel Carson's classic and New York Times Sea trilogy celebrates sea creatures in their natural habitat

The breathtaking first volume in Rachel Carson's classic and New York Times bestselling trilogy, about the history of the oceans

The essential, cornerstone book of modern environmentalism is now offered in a handsome 40th anniversary edition which features a new Introduction by activist Terry Tempest Williams and a new Afterword by Carson biographer Linda Lear.

Der stumme Frühling» erschien erstmals 1963. Der Titel bezieht sich auf das Märchen von der blühenden Stadt, in der sich eine seltsame, schleichende Seuche ausbreitet. Das spannend geschriebene Sachbuch wirkte bei seinem Erscheinen wie ein Alarmsignal und avancierte rasch zur Bibel der damals entstehenden Ökologie-Bewegung. Zum ersten Mal wurde hier in eindringlichem Appell die Fragwürdigkeit des chemischen Pflanzenschutzes dargelegt. An eine...

Rachel Carson, die legendäre Pionierin der Umweltbewegung, schrieb Menschheitsgeschichte. Dieses Buch ist ihr Vermächtnis: Einfühlsam und mit einem feinen Sinn für die uns umgebende Welt beschreibt sie, wie wir unser Verhältnis zur Natur heilen und unsere Entfremdung überwinden können. Wie finden wir wahrhaft zurück zur Natur? Indem wir auf unser Herz hören und das Staunen wieder lernen. In wunderbarer Sprache erzählt Rachel Carson, wie sie i...

The classic environmental call-to-action that continues to resonate today.

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Published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the most remarkably successful books ever written about the natural world. Anyone who loves the sea, or who is concerned about our natural environment, will want to read this classic work.

Excerpt from Fish and Shellfish of the Middle Atlantic CoastAtlantic fisheries are carried on by individual fishermen or by small associations of fishermen. In this respect they contrast sharply with the fisheries of New England and the Pacific Coast, where the typical operating unit is a large company, with financial stability and large re sources of material and equipment. The only important exceptions to the lack of organization in the Mid ...

Excerpt from Fish and Shellfish of the Middle Atlantic CoastAtlantic fisheries are carried on by individual fishermen or by small associations of fishermen. In this respect they contrast sharply with the fisheries of New England and the Pacific Coast, where the typical operating unit is a large company, with financial stability and large re sources of material and equipment. The only important exceptions to the lack of organization in the Mid ...