Rachel Carson's Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental & human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air land & water This Penguin Modern Classics edition

Includes:: an introduction by Lord Shackleton a preface by World Wildlife Fund founder Julian Huxley & an afterword by Carson's biographer Linda Lear Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides Despite condemnation in the press & heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book Rachel Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in government & inspired the ecological movement It is thanks to this book & the help of many environmentalists that harmful pesticides such as DDT were banned from use in the US & countries around the world Rachel Carson (1907-64) wanted to be a writer for as long as she could remember Her first book Under the Sea Wind appeared in 1941 Silent Spring which alerted the world to the dangers of the misuse of pesticides was published in 1962 Carson's articles on natural history appeared in the Atlantic Monthly the New Yorker Reader's Digest & Holiday An ardent ecologist & preservationist Carson warned against the dumping of atomic waste at sea & predicted global warming If you enjoyed Silent Spring you might like John Christopher's The Death of Grass also available in Penguin Modern Classics' Carson's books brought ecology into popular consciousness' Daily Telegraph ' Very few books change the course of history Those that do include Silent Spring' Linda Lear author of Rachel Carson Witness for Nature

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Silent Victory is a solitaire tactical level game placing you in command of an American submarine during WWII in the Pacific Your mission is to destroy as much Japanese shipping & as many warships as possible while advancing your crew quality & decorations
- all while remembering you have to make it home Silent Victory is purposely designed to deliver a brisk yet intensive gaming experience that forces many decisions upon you as you take command of one of the major US Fleet submarine types in service Patrols will take you to differing parts of the Pacific as time progresses in the war The most successful commanders will be those that can manage the risks they take while prosecuting as many targets as possible The game engine is built upon the successful Hunters design & has proven to be a solid playable experience All the major US Fleet boat types are accounted for with every level of detail including period of service armaments crew makeup damage capacity & more
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For forensic pathologist Dr Sam Ryan solving child murders & ritual killings is all in a day's work But in her search for justice & truth she must confront her own demons particularly when faced with personal tragedy

Includes:: all teh episodes from the show's first series

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All ten two-part episodes from series 15 & 16 of the BBC crime thriller Forensic experts Dr Leo Dalton (William Gaminara) Dr Harry Cunningham (Tom Ward) & Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) investigate various cases including the murder of one of Harry&s work colleagues & the re-emergence of evidence relating to an unsolved case involving a notorious serial killer The episodes are & Death Has No Dominion& & And Then I Fell in Love& & Paradise Lost& & Domestic& & Redhill& & Fear& & Change& & Trust& & True Love Waits& & & Greater Love& ...

Nikki struggles to come to terms with Leo&s death following the arrival of the new boss Thomas Chamberlain Her feelings surface as the pressure grows to find leads for two unsolved cases--a mother & son murdered in their wealthy London home & the disfigured body of a young woman Episodes ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Emilia Fox Richard Lintern & David Caves return in the award-winning crime drama Silent Witness as the series celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2016 Dr Nikki Alexander Dr Thomas Chamberlain & Dr Jack Hodgson form a dedicated team of forensic pathologists who try to work out how & why the victim died This series sees Nikki investigate a murder that&s a carbon copy of a case from her past She soon suspects that the killings are personal to her But who will believe her? Jack creates tension when he finds himself aligned with a police complaints investigator over the accidental shooting of a girl by armed police & a seemingly random killing in the remote countryside leads Nikki & Jack into the dangerous underbelly of a criminal world ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play almost obsessional her crusade & tenacity sometimes leads her to conduct her own enquires outside the laboratory uncovering new evidence that dramatically alters the course of police investigations This can lead to trouble
- both in her personal & professional lives but to Sam each dead body deserves nothing but the truth Episodes Comprise 1 Blood Sweat & Tears 2 Cease Upon The Midnight 3 Only The Lonely 4 Friends Like These Actors Amanda Burton William Armstrong John Carter Geoffrey Beevers Joe Duttine & Mick Ford Certificate 15 years & over Year 1997 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The award-winning crime drama returns for a landmark 20th series starring Emilia Fox Each story follows the dedicated team of forensic pathologists who try to work out how & why the victim died often risking their own lives in the process In this series an apparent suicide that starts to look a lot more like murder a young woman is dragged from a river in the same spot where her best friend mysteriously disappeared three years before & in the final explosive story set in Mexico Nikki finds herself in danger when she searches for the truth about the death of a former colleague ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Forensic pathologist Dr Sam Ryan (Amanda Burton) has an all-embracing passionate notion of justice Driven almost obsessional her crusade & tenacity sometimes leads her to conduct her own enquires outside the laboratory uncovering new evidence that dramatically alters the course of police investigations This can lead to trouble
- both in her personal & professional lives but to Sam each dead body deserves nothing but the truth Actors Amanda Burton Ruth Mc Cabe William Armstrong & Nick Reding Certificate 15 years & over Year 1999 Languages English
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Silent Witness Series 7 & 8 sees the wonderful Amanda Burton bowing out as Sam Ryan after 6 years in this dramatic series Never compromising always searching for the truth Sam believes that each body she deals with deserves to have its story told She is prepared to investigate crimes & interview witnesses herself if necessary regardless of the controversy this may cause In series 7 we join Sam & her colleagues Dr Leo Dalton & junior pathologist Harry Cunningham as they look to solve four more tragic mysteries Cases include a suspected terrorist bomb that turns out to be a cover-up for a politician&s sex scandal a murderer who sends Sam clinical photographs of his victims the deaths of a black athlete & his agent & an investigation into the work of a controversial high-profile forensic pathologist
- with huge implications for a number of murder convictions This series also sees the usually very cool Sam&s emotional resilience put to the test on more than one occasion She has to fight off a ferocious sex attacker & is targeted by a serial killer out for revenge on those who convicted him 13 years ago She also becomes emotionally involved in a case after a brief encounter with victim&s lover & is faced with the painful realisation that motherhood is no longer an option for her Forensic pathologist Professor Sam Ryan has always delved into the past lives of the corpse she examines but the discovery of her long-lost son confirms that it&s time to confront her own past as well as her future so in series 8 she moves on Harry & Leo are her obvious successors but what will they make of new recruit Nikki Alexander? However the upheaval of Sam&s departure doesn&t mean there are fewer cases landing on their desks
- it&s now up to them to preserve her ethos that every corpse deserves to have its story told Episodes Comprise Answering Fire Fatal Error Running on Empty Beyond Guilt A Time To Heal Death By Water Nowhere Fast Body 21 Actors Amanda Burton William Gaminara Tom Ward Emilia Fox Clive Russell Roshan Seth Serena Gordon Dorian Healy Sally Gunnell Jaye Griffiths John Bowe Daniel Casey Jayne Ashbourne Philip Middlemiss & Sorcha Cusack Certificate 15 years & over Year 2003
- 2004 Languages English Duration 13 hours & 20 minutes (approx)


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