{"product_id":"silent-spring-harpercollins-american-classics-9780063481541b","title":"Silent Spring (HarperCollins American Classics)","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOne of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eTIME Magazine’s\u003c\/span\u003e All-TIME 100 Nonfiction Books\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Guardian's\u003c\/span\u003e 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, HarperCollins is proud to present this library of American classics drawn from our storied catalog. Rarely does a single book alter the course of history, but Rachel Carson’s \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/span\u003e did exactly that by helping to launch the environmental movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe outcry that followed the publication of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/span\u003e in 1962 forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carson’s passionate concern for the future of our environment reverberated powerfully throughout the world. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/span\u003e not only addressed issues of the time, but began a critical discussion on humanity's responsibility for our planet that continues to this day. As Carson reminds us, \"In nature, nothing exists alone.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe introduction by acclaimed biographer Linda Lear, author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eRachel Carson: Witness for Nature\u003c\/span\u003e, tells the story of Carson’s courageous defense of her truths in the face of a ruthless assault form the chemical industry following the publication of Silent Spring and before her untimely death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e“Wonder and humility are just some of the gifts of Silent Spring. They remind us that we, like all other living creatures, are part of the vast ecosystems of the earth of the earth…this is a book to relish: not for the dark side of human nature, but for the promise of life’s possibility.”\u003c\/span\u003e —from the Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e“Rachel Carson is a pivotal figure of the twentieth century…people who thought one way before her essential 1962 book \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/span\u003e thought another way after it.”—Margaret Atwood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42972980674640,"sku":"9780063481541B","price":11.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/silent-spring-harpercollins-american-classics-9780063481541b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}