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First published by Houghton Mifflin in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. "Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as one of the greatest nature writers in American letters" (Peter Matthiessen, for Time's 100 Most Influential People of the Century)....
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730L
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English
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When just ten kids from two cliques at Hubble Middle School get sick after eating in the cafeteria it seems like somebody is deliberately trying to poison them, and while there are several suspects for who might want to get back at the super-cool girls, the other group are the innocuous comic book buffs--so it is up to Zoe and the other members of the S.M.A.R.T.S. to solve the mystery.
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The New Press
Pub. Date
2014.
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470 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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Over the last thirty years, we have seen an increase in rates of cancer, neurodegenerative disease, reproductive disorders, and diabetes, particularly in developed countries. At the same time, since the end of World War II approximately 100,000 synthetic chemical molecules have invaded our environment--and our food chain. In Our Daily Poison, award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin investigates the links between these...
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2015]
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xiv, 201 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Food safety has fast become one of the nation's top issues. Three thousand people die each year in the U.S. from foodborne illnesses. Another 48 million are sickened annually and our government fails to protect us. Many foods and additives that we eat every day have been banned for years in other countries. Our government food safety agencies move in reverse--cutting back on inspections, allowing food producers to inspect themselves, and permitting...
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Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
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xv, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"The Meaty Truth is an eye-opening look at the massive problems caused by the American population's food supply. Water, meat, and milk and other dairy products are filled with toxins, antibiotics, untested growth hormones, ammonia, and animal pus and manure. The current conditions of the food production industry must drastically improve, and until they do, it is absolutely vital to monitor what you eat. Castle and Goodman take a hard-hitting look...