Rachel Carson

Äänetön kevät on biologi Rachel Carsonin kirja vuodelta 1962. Sen julkaiseminen katsotaan usein ympäristöliikkeen lähtöhetkeksi. Kirja kertoo siitä, miten kemiallisesti valmistetut hyönteismyrkyt kulkeutuvat ravintoketjussa ja millaisia vaikutuksia niillä on sekä muuhun luontoon että ihmisten terveyteen. Se esittelee …

The Sea Around Us is a prize-winning and best-selling book by the American marine biologist Rachel Carson, first published as a whole by Oxford University Press in 1951. It reveals the science and poetry of the sea while ranging from its primeval beginnings to the latest scientific probings. Often described as …

In this book, the author "affirms her belief that those who live with the mysteries of earth, sea, and sky are never alone or weary of life ... Her narrative and photographsthat accompany it chart the paths which adult and child can take together on this journey of discovery.