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Silent Earth
- Author
- Dave Goulson
- Narrator
- Dave Goulson
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 5 August 2021
- Run Time
- 9 hours 54 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Popular science, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Wildlife: butterflies, other insects and spiders: general interest, Social impact of environmental issues, Pollution and threats to the environment, Conservation of the environment, Sustainability, Sustainable agriculture
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 reviews)
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Brought to you by Penguin.
Insects are essential for life as we know it. As they become more scarce, our world will slowly grind to a halt; we simply cannot function without them. Drawing on the latest ground-breaking research and a lifetime's study, Dave Goulson reveals the shocking decline of insect populations that has taken place in recent decades, with potentially catastrophic consequences. He passionately argues that we must all learn to love, respect and care for our six-legged friends.
Eye-opening, inspiring and riveting, Silent Earth is part love letter to the insect world, part elegy, part rousing manifesto for a greener planet. It is a call to arms for profound change at every level - in government policy, agriculture, industry and in our own homes and gardens. Although time is running out, it is not yet too late for insect populations to recover. We may feel helpless in the face of many of the environmental issues that loom on our horizon, but Goulson shows us that we can all take simple steps to encourage insects and counter their destruction.
© Dave Goulson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Critics Review
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A powerful book
Mark Cocker, Financial Times
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Thoughtful, frightening and yet hugely enjoyable... This book will make you think differently about our right of dominion over the planet
Daily Telegraph
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It's remarkable that insect decline has gone largely unnoticed by non-specialists... Keep dreaming, Dave Goulson. We'll need more dreamers like you
The Times
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If Silent Earth contains a single incontestable message it is that nature - insects, flowers, plants, trees, birds and mammals, including our species - is a single system... This powerful book tells us that we need to act as if we understand this essential truth
Financial Times
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Compelling, penetrating, devastating - Silent Earth is a wake-up call for the world. Dave Goulson matches science with eloquence and passion to spotlight the cataclysmic loss of insect life on our planet. Rachel Carson would be proud.
Isabella Tree
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Read this book, then look and wonder
Sunday Times
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Insects are the most vivid expressions of the astounding fact of life in what may be a dead universe. Read this book, then look and wonder.
Sunday Times
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Thoughtful, frightening and yet hugely enjoyable... This book will make you think differently about our right of dominion over the planet.
Daily Telegraph
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Studded with engaging descriptions...[and] a plenitude of practical suggestions... This is a crusading but not a preachy book... I was charmed, enthused, dismayed and grieved by Silent Earth.
The Oldie
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His magnum opus. Silent Earth is both a heartfelt letter of love to the insect world that has captivated him from childhood, and a rousing call to arms to counter the recent catastrophic decline in insects before it is too late... Magnificent.
The Bookseller, Book of the Month
User Reviews
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5.0 5.0
Brilliant book. Dave is a fantastic author, speaker, and teacher. The book is insightful and helpful, without lecturing or nagging.
His calm, controlled and rational approach is welcome in a time of shouting and divisive commentators.
I can only hope more people listen and learn what he has to say before it's too late to make the changes that are desperately need to save this amazing and fascinating world we live in.nixon_26 2023-12-06
Details
- Author
- Dave Goulson
- Narrator
- Dave Goulson
- Duration
- 9 hours 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 August 2021
- ISBN
- 9781473597181
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Popular science, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Wildlife: butterflies, other insects and spiders: general interest, Social impact of environmental issues, Pollution and threats to the environment, Conservation of the environment, Sustainability, Sustainable agriculture
- Rating
- 5.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. Insects are essential for life as we know it. As they become more scarce, our world will slowly grind to a halt; we simply cannot function without them. Drawing on the latest ground-breaking research and a lifetime's study, Dave Goulson reveals the shocking decline of insect populations that has taken place in recent decades, with potentially catastrophic consequences. He passionately argues that we must all learn to love, respect and care for our six-legged friends.Eye-opening, inspiring and riveting, Silent Earth is part love letter to the insect world, part elegy, part rousing manifesto for a greener planet. It is a call to arms for profound change at every level - in government policy, agriculture, industry and in our own homes and gardens. Although time is running out, it is not yet too late for insect populations to recover. We may feel helpless in the face of many of the environmental issues that loom on our horizon, but Goulson shows us that we can all take simple steps to encourage insects and counter their destruction.© Dave Goulson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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