Silent spring
(2018)

Nonfiction

eAudiobook

Provider: hoopla

Details

PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dreamscape Media, LLC, 2018
Made available through hoopla
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 44 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
9781974930326 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT12267581, 1974930327 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 12267581
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Narrated by Kaiulani Lee

Conservationist Rachel Carson spent over six years documenting the effects on DDTє a synthetic organic compound used as an insecticideє on numerous communities. Her analysis revealed that such powerful, persistent chemical pesticides have been used without a full understanding of the extent of their potential harm to the whole biota, including the damage they've caused to wildlife, birds, bees, agricultural animals, domestic pets, and even humans. In this book, Carson discusses her findings and expresses passionate concern for the future of the planet and all the life inhabiting it, calling on us all to act responsibly, carefully, and as stewards of the living earth. Additionally, she suggests that all democracies and liberal societies must operate in a way that allows individuals and groups to question what their governments have permitted to be put into the environment. An instant bestseller that was read by President Kennedy during the summer of 1962, this classic remains one of the best introductions to the complicated and controversial subject

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