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Conor takes you through the 50 years since Silent Spring was published and pulls out the important events for nature conservation, popular culture and Conor Jameson through that period. There are some lovely stories and I really enjoyed dipping into the years and remembering what I was doing at the time. This review first appeared at www. Mar 24, Vicky rated it liked it. This is a pleasant book - a mixture of personal anecdote, beautifully described nature and a look back over the past half century.
At times it doesn't seem to 'hang together' that well and seems like a list of news headlines peppered with the authors own memoirs of his work with the RSPB. Whilst it was a pleasant read, the title for me is misleading. This is not a revisit to Rachel Carsons wonderful treatise, it's more a history of the bird conservation movement in the UK than anything. I found This is a pleasant book - a mixture of personal anecdote, beautifully described nature and a look back over the past half century.
I found that a bit disappointing as I had just read Silent Spring and really did want an update! Setting that disappointment aside I enjoyed the read and know an awful lot more about the British love for rare and endangered birds than I did a few weeks ago! Sep 09, Pete daPixie rated it liked it Shelves: Fifty years after Rachel Carson's stark warning to biodiversity comes 'Silent Spring Revisited' published in Conor Mark Jameson has plotted a year by year diary of the sad and disturbing demise of U. I enjoyed this book, if enjoy can be the right word, as this tale of woe encompasses a large portion of my life, and I can recall the profusion of avian species that I witnessed in my childhood through the 's.
Jameson also includes the major Fifty years after Rachel Carson's stark warning to biodiversity comes 'Silent Spring Revisited' published in Jameson also includes the major political, cultural and environmental headlines of each passing year, which I could also relate to. I have also been a long time member of Greenpeace as well as the R.
Yet, ultimately this is a very depressing read, which condemns the governments worldwide in their pursuit of exploitation of the natural resources of the planet. On so many fronts, the battles are being lost as the avaricious humans trash the earth in a race to extinctions. Dec 04, Lizzie rated it it was amazing. Absolutely fascinating and very readable history of the environmental movement, told on a relatable, human level. I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected, given its sometimes bleak subject matter. Jun 27, Elisabeth Bibbings rated it it was amazing.
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A brilliant review of the years since Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, charting the failures of many different-hued governments to tackle such issues as pesticides and climate change. Conor's book also leads us through his own life and development into his current position as RSPB activist and journalist, with references to popular culture and current events for every year since Silent Spring, as well as the environmental developments and setbacks. I always enjoy Conor's column in the RSPB magazin A brilliant review of the years since Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, charting the failures of many different-hued governments to tackle such issues as pesticides and climate change.
I enjoyed his book just as much.
Jun 26, Rebecca McNutt rated it did not like it. Really outdated by today's standards. The songbird pesticide idea was proven wrong years ago, and this book is incredibly biased. Pollution, with all the regulations in place today, is never going to be this big apocalyptic thing that everybody fears. This book was really just a waste of time to read.
Dec 28, Angela Joyce rated it it was amazing Shelves: What a lovely book. I always want to read the works of anyone who likes Rachel Carson! This one was quite rewarding. It's hard to describe this particular book, but anyone who cares about the environment, particularly birds, will appreciate it.
James Minifie rated it really liked it Sep 16, Kayla rated it it was ok Feb 09, Mr J Cryer rated it it was amazing Nov 11, Carol Ferro rated it liked it Sep 24, Julia rated it it was amazing Nov 11, Linda rated it liked it Jun 08, Marnix rated it liked it Jan 20, Kim rated it it was amazing Mar 13, Candace rated it it was amazing Sep 22, Wonderfully written, intersperced with humour.
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American scientist and author Rachel Carson is said to have sparked the modern day environmental movement with the publication of Silent Spring in Fifty years on, Conor Mark Jameson reflects on the growth of environmentalism since Silent Spring was published. “Silent Spring. Amidst his collection, however, Al Gore cherishes a picture of a biologist from Western Pennsylvania - Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring." Why does an.
Craiking good stuff and needed to be said. All you need to do now is to get everyone who matters to read it. Anecdotes and details bring the decades to life It is very important that we have this book's clear record of what happened.
This is a book that needs to be read. A delightful pot pourri. It documents the history of environmentalism in Europe, but in so doing, reveals the heartbreak and fear, insight and hope, struggle and continued vigil of the many conservationists that uphold it as an ideal. The same could be said of Rachel Carson's book.