Lost
Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear (Editor).
In her lifetime, Rachel Carson published only four books. She was a
careful writer and meticulous researcher, for one thing, and she worked
as a government scientist until the success of books like Silent Spring
and The Sea Around Us enabled her to turn to her own writing full-time.
She also published several magazine pieces, many of which biographer Linda
Lear gathers here, along with letters and journal entries. In one piece
that is characteristic both of her modesty and of her wit, Carson remarks
on her then-unusual status of being an "average-sized woman" and a scientist,
one who had just become "a biographer of the sea." In another, Carson writes
of the necessity of protecting shorelines from economic development that
would hasten their erosion and subsequent destruction. Carson's many fans
will take much pleasure in this anthology of her work. --Gregory McNamee
- Amazon.com
Paperback: 288 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.74 x
8.20 x 5.48
Publisher: Beacon Press; (September 1999)
ISBN: 0807085472
Rachel
Carson: Witness for Nature
by Linda J. Lear.
Environmental historian Linda Lear does justice to the tragic dimensions
of Rachel Carson's life in her prologue, which shows the author of Silent
Spring, even as she was dying of cancer, testifying calmly before a
congressional subcommittee whose investigation of the dangers of pesticides
were prompted by her book. Lear portrays Carson (1907-1964) with affection
and discernment as a remarkable woman who overcame prejudice against female
scientists and aroused post-World War II America to the beauties of nature
and the technological threats against it in a series of deservedly popular
books. - Amazon.com
Paperback: 320 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.70 x
9.15 x 6.08
Publisher: Owl Books; Reprint edition (September 1998)
ISBN: 0805034285
The
Edge of the Sea
by Rachel Carson, Sue Hubbell.
Book Description: "The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place."
A book to be read for pleasure as well as a practical identification guide,
The Edge of the Sea introduces a world of teeming life where the sea meets
the land. A new generation of readers is discovering why Rachel Carson's
books have become cornerstones of the environmental and conservation movements.
Paperback: 304 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.74 x
8.35 x 5.48
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co; Reprint edition (October
15, 1998)
ISBN: 0395924960
The
Sea Around Us
by Rachel Carson, Ann H. Zwinger (Introduction), Jeffrey Levinton (Photographer).
Book Description: Published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the
most remarkably successful books ever written about the natural world.
Rachel Carson's rare ability to combine scientific insight with moving,
poetic prose catapaulted her book to first place on The New York Times
best-seller list, where it ruled for thirty-one consecutive weeks. It remained
on the list for more than a year and a half and ultimately sold well over
a million copies, has been translated into 28 languages, inspired an Academy
Award-winning documentary, and won both the 1952 National Book Award and
the John Burroughs Medal.
This classic work remains as fresh today as when it first appeared.
Carson's writing teems with stunning, memorable images--the newly formed
Earth cooling in perpetual gloom beneath an endlessly overcast sky; the
centuries of nonstop rain that created the oceans; giant squids battling
sperm whales hundreds of fathoms below the surface; and incredibly powerful
tides moving 100 billion tons of water daily in the Bay of Fundy. Carson
describes the hidden mountains and canyons of the ocean deeps and how they
are now being mapped; the ceaseless power of the winds, waves, and currents;
the meaning of the ocean to humanity--the heritage of the sea that we carry
in our bodies--and the riches to be found in every cubic mile of seawater
($93,000,000 in gold alone). In short, she captures the mystery and allure
of the ocean with a compelling blend of imagination and expertise.
This Special Edition features a brand new chapter written by Jeffrey
Levinton, a leading expert in marine ecology, who brings the scientific
side of The Sea Around Us completely up to date. Levinton incorporates
the most recent thinking on continental drift, coral reefs, the spread
of the ocean floor, the deterioration of the oceans, mass extinction of
sea life, and many other topics. In addition, acclaimed nature writer Anne
Zwinger has contributed a brief foreword.
Today, with the oceans endangered by medical waste and ecological disasters
such as the Exxon oil spill in Alaska, this illuminating volume provides
a timely reminder of both the fragility and the importance of the ocean
and the life that abounds within it. Anyone who loves the sea, or who is
concerned about our natural environment, will want to read this classic
work.
Paperback: 288 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.62 x
8.00 x 5.34
Publisher: Oxford University Press; (December 1991)
ISBN: 0195069978
Silent
Spring
by Rachel Carson
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.
Paperback: 400 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.79 x
8.16 x 5.54
Publisher: Mariner Books; (October 22, 2002)
ISBN: 0618249060
Under
the Sea Wind (Penguin Nature Classics Series)
by Rachel Carson, Bob Hines.
Paperback: 304 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.58 x
7.74 x 5.05
Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper); Reprint edition (April
1996)
ISBN: 0140253807
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