{"product_id":"9780141184944","title":"Silent Spring","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Carson, Rachel \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eConservation of the environment\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 September 2000 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin Modern Classics' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 147 x 16 | 246g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel Carson's Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in government and inspired the ecological movement. It is thanks to this book, and the help of many environmentalists, that harmful pesticides such as DDT were banned from use in the US and countries around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Lord Shackleton, a preface by World Wildlife Fund founder Julian Huxley, and an afterword by Carson's biographer Linda Lear.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183231090986,"sku":"9780141184944","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9780141184944_e09a4c1b-fcbb-4e9f-ad00-d8e6d0f49a17.jpg?v=1773927059","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780141184944","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}