Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson
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Author: Rachel CarsonBrand: Baker and Taylor
Introduction: Linda Lear
Afterword: Edward O. Wilson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-10-22
ISBN: 0618249060
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
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- ISBN13: 9780618249060
- Condition: New
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Book Review: A Classic Read
Summary: 5 Stars
Joni Mitchell perhaps most aptly summarizes the driving idea of Silent Spring in her song "Big Yellow Taxi": "Hey farmer farmer / Put away that DDT now / Give me spots on my apples / But leave me the birds and the bees. Please!" While both the book and the song are a bit outdated in the United States as DDT was banned in 1972, it's still an interesting analysis of insecticides/herbicides, societies relationship with science, and the effects a capitalistic driven culture has on the environment. Likewise, the interaction of the natural web and human's impact on it is greatly emphasized. Something I've always found interesting about Carson and her book was the publics (often misogynistic) reaction to her as being "hysterical" and my favorite quote from a board member of the Federal Pest Control Review Board: "I thought she was a spinster. What's she so worried about genetics for?"
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