I went on a rampage, and after reading her book Silent Spring – I was furious. Why didn’t I know who this Rachel Carson was that he was referring to, and why was it funny to him to compare me to her? (Keep in mind I took a conservation biology course in college, and still I had never heard of Rachel Carson. It was when he made a joke about me and how I’m “going to be the next Rachel Carson” that stopped me in my tracks. Sadly, I had never heard of Rachel Carson until one day, while I was arguing (ahem, having a discussion) with a county employee about my right to know about their public herbicide spraying, and their right to collect a paycheck for spraying my road with herbicides (long story for another time). In this case, the book Silent Spring offers a great deal of important information that is just as prudent to be aware of today (if not more so). My goal is to tell you about books that hold importance in our lives, whether it is health related, or other important information that we should all know, regardless of when the book was written. There seems to be a lot of emphasis on writing reviews for books that are newly released, or about to be released.
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