Silent Spring
Rarely does a single book alter the course of history, but Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring did exactly that. The outrcry that followed its publication in 1962 forced the banning of DDT and spurred the revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carson’s passionate concern for the future of our planet reverberated powerfully throughout the world, and her eloquent book was instrumental in launching the environmental movement.
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The majority of this book seemed like a compilation of investigation journalism pieces with very few technical details which isn't something that I like very much but the last three chapters were quite satisfactory in that sense. If coupled with the fact that this book had achieved such a huge achievement in the past, this book is still current in terms of the relevancy of its factual information.
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