{"product_id":"silent-spring","title":"Silent Spring","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNow recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRachel Carson's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/span\u003e 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58541656899929,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/2940\/9625\/files\/silentspring.jpg?v=1783600327","url":"https:\/\/natureboundbooks.co.uk\/products\/silent-spring","provider":"Nature Bound Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}