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    <body><![CDATA[Scientist and ecologist <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.rachelcarson.org/?v1=About">Rachel Carson</a> is famously the author of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618249060?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=josephinecame-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0618249060">Silent Spring</a> (a landmark book challenging the use of pesticides), and not-quite-so-famously the author of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006757520X?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=josephinecame-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=006757520X">The Sense of Wonder</a> (a short book about helping children develop a sense of wonder and appreciation for the natural world) which ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8880761">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Rachel Carson would be cause for serious regrets re: my career if she didn't write in such a damned inspirational way. You don't need to be a marine biologist to do and see the things she does, you just need to love nature and hang out by the sea. Barring that, all you need is free time to read and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52444054">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wonderful. Absolutely Wonderful.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A guided tour of coastal ecology, focusing on the Atlantic coast of the US and divided into three sections: rocky northern, sandy mid-Atlantic, and the coral coast of the far south.  Carson is an excellent writer and her passion for marine life makes this an excellent read.  Highly recommended for t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20936281">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Rachel's respect and admiration for the ocean is seen in every word she writes- a dedicated prose to its beauty, protection and preservation. Though written nearly half a century ago, her words still bring strength to the modern conservation movement.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Rachel Carson has a beautiful way of writing about the world around her.  I find myself captivated when I read her descriptions of things normally found only in textbooks.  Her words bring life to the pages.  The sketches in here are also great. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[marine biology.  good for long walks on the beach - literally.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Great sea creature descriptions; great art also.<br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book captures the poetry and rhythms of the seashore. ]]></body>
    
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