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Silent Spring, released in 1962, offered the first shattering look at widespread ecological degradation and touched off an environmental awareness that still exists. Rachel Carson's book focused on the poisons from insecticides, weed killers, and other common products as well as the use of sprays in agriculture, a practice that led to dangerous chemicals to the food source. Carson argued that those chemicals were more dangerous than radiation and that for the first time in history, humans were exposed to chemicals that stayed in their systems from birth to death. Presented with thorough documentation, the book opened more than a few eyes about the dangers of the modern world and stands today as a landmark work. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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This new edition of Carson's classic features a new introduction by Vice President Al Gore.
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THERE WAS ONCE a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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United States, Department of Agriculture, New York, Agriculture Department, New Jersey, New England, Clear Lake, World Health Organization, Forest Service, Long Island, Hawk Mountain, North America, Nova Scotia, Office of Vital Statistics, Flint Creek, Nobel Prize, Second World War, University of Wisconsin, Charles Elton, Michigan State University New!
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