In twenty short books Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement. With the
precision of a scientist and the simplicity of a fable Rachel Carson reveals how man-made
pesticides have destroyed wildlife creating a world of polluted streams and silent songbirds.
Over the past 75 years a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably
altered by humans visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the
planet and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through
the decades becoming the classics of a movement. Together these books show the richness of
environmental thought and point the way to a fairer saner greener world.
