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    For the Eco-Conscious Reader: On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson

    This biography of the famed conservationist and writer made the New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2012 list. The title arrived on the 50th anniversary of Carson's Silent Spring, a book so influential some credit it with launching the modern environmental movement. The Times called the tome "an absorbing biography of the pioneering environmental writer."

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