{"product_id":"silent-spring","title":"Silent Spring","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRachel Carson's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Lord Shackleton, a preface by World Wildlife Fund founder Julian Huxley, and an afterword by Carson's biographer Linda Lear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Rachel Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in government and inspired the ecological movement. It is thanks to this book, and the help of many environmentalists, that harmful pesticides such as DDT were banned from use in the US and countries around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRachel Carson (1907-64) wanted to be a writer for as long as she could remember. Her first book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the Sea Wind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, appeared in 1941. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which alerted the world to the dangers of the misuse of pesticides, was published in 1962. Carson's articles on natural history appeared in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoliday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. An ardent ecologist and preservationist, Carson warned against the dumping of atomic waste at sea and predicted global warming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Carson's books brought ecology into popular consciousness' - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Very few books change the course of history. Those that do include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLinda Lear, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel Carson: Witness for Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\/pages\u003c\/strong\u003e: paperback \/ 323 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780141184944\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Picador\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rachel Carson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54013399302477,"sku":"9780141184944","price":17.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0016\/9325\/3689\/files\/9780141184944.jpg?v=1780315725","url":"https:\/\/knygynas.biz\/products\/silent-spring","provider":"Knygynas eureka!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}