Rachel Carson was a marine biologist credited with the founding of the ecology movement and the rise in ecofeminism. One of her most popular works was Silent Spring, which challenged the use of DDT (an insecticide infamous for its negative environmental effects) and questioned the claims of modern industry. Carson also wrote essays, reviews, articles, and speeches to educate the public about the impacts of chemical pollutants on both the environment and the human body. This literary companion provides readers with Carson's key messages via an A-to-Z index of topics discussed in her works including carcinogens, endangered species, and radioactivity.
Countless readers have been regaled by the many stories told of Andrew Jackson. That has been evidenced by the numerous books written about Jackson and their popularity. Errol Wayne Anderson has been enamored with Jackson as well, but more so about his choice of a wife. Yes, Rachel and her family background are every bit as interesting as Jackson. After reading this book you will think so as well. The term - it's a man's world - was certainly true back in the late 1700s and the early 1800s. If a woman found herself in an unhappy marriage it was her lot in life to make the best of it even if she was being mistreated physically. The chance of a woman getting a divorce was nearly impossible. In fact it was hard for a man to get a divorce, too. It took an act of a State Congress to get a divorce for a man or a woman, but officials just wouldn't pay a woman the necessary attention in most cases to get the job done. The idea of a divorce came into play when Rachel's marriage to her first husband, Lewis Robards, began showing signes of having trouble. Lewis finally sent her home to her mother and family after three years of marriage without divoricing her. Robards tried to rekindle the marriage some time later, but he had hurt and embarrassed Rachel so much by sending her home to her family plus the fact that by that time she had met a 22 year old lawyer named Andrew Jackson; however, this is getting ahead of the story, because this story starts when Rachel is twelve years old and traveling with her mother, father and ten brothers and sisters as they are making a one thousand mile intercontinental river trip, fighting Indians, weather, rough water and extreme hungar along the way. Seeing into Rachel's family and background before she meets Jackson is a wonderful insight into her personality. She grew up in a grand family with much love and care. And you will learn to love and respect her family, too. This book is written in three parts. Part One: The "Adventure", Part Two: Carving Out A Home, and Part Three: The Years Of Rachel And Andrew Jackson. Part one deals with that unbelievable one thousand mile intercontinental river trip and introduces many people who will continue through the book. Part two tells of how they carved out a home in the western United States which hadn't progressed beyond the Mississippi River yet. That was an area that, in time, would include the city we now call Nashville, Tennessee. Part three is, as the title suggests, the Lives of Andrew and Rachel Jackson.
Rachel vs Sean with Jackson in The Middle brings together a brilliant African American bartender with an amazing knowledge of political events, facts and opinions, trapped in a unique circumstance with a beautiful intellectual liberal and a handsome, articulate and successful business conservative. In the course of two long contentious and sometimes humorous debates that involve spouse relationships they delve into many conservative and liberal differences and seek some innovative ideas and compromises on the key issues. Jackson keeps it fun with some Presidential trivia and humorous stories. As we navigate through this volatile political season, I hope this story motivates you to listen to opposing views and generate some rationale understanding of the need to evaluate the issues in depth from multiple angles.
Rachel vs Sean with Jackson in The Middle brings together a brilliant African American bartender with an amazing knowledge of political events, facts and opinions, trapped in a unique circumstance with a beautiful intellectual liberal and a handsome, articulate and successful business conservative. In the course of two long contentious and sometimes humorous debates that involve spouse relationships they delve into many conservative and liberal differences and seek some innovative ideas and compromises on the key issues. Jackson keeps it fun with some Presidential trivia and humorous stories. As we navigate through this volatile political season, I hope this story motivates you to listen to opposing views and generate some rationale understanding of the need to evaluate the issues in depth from multiple angles.
Rachel Hathaway had no idea where her life was headed. A family tragedy brought her even closer to her brother and in need of a shoulder to cry on. Betrayed by her best friend and boyfriend, she looked for a distraction from life. While working at an animal clinic, she meets Brent. He was good for her, she thought anyway. While volunteering at the animal shelter with her brother's best friend Justin, she encounters feelings she didn't know she had. Will Rachel choose the man she knows loves her or the man she hopes will?
Harry Fejoa answered an ad offering the adventure of a lifetime. He decided he'd have to be nuts to sign up but did it anyway. Living in a sim for a year and pioneering stasis-tanks for a voyage to the stars kept him busy. So did Rachel-the love of his life.Rachel and Harry are planning for the adventure of a lifetime. They are young and in love, and one day they'll be part of the greatest journey ever undertaken. Until then, they're busy with all the preparations, tests and technicalities necessary before they go on board the starship Elysian Dawn.Seventeen elite adventurers, as their employers dub them, enter the simulation. Harry finds them a mixed bunch indeed. He is a physician, but the others range from a teenage acrobat and a midwife to a geologist, and from a vet and a game developer to an expert in ancient history. The one who intrigues Harry is Rachel Traveller, a nutritionist with a peculiar ability she calls clearsight.As the group work through the challenges of simulation, isolation, and spending time in a stasis-tank, their numbers dwindle until just two of them are left. Now Harry and Rachel prepare for the final challenge, after which they'll be ready to board the starship.Meanwhile, the Outward Bound company faces changing times and goalpost challenges, and some of these might have alarming consequences for Harry and his plans.
Rachel Richards' ideal life is about to come undone. It's the week of Rachel's best friend's wedding. Her fianc is a mysterious man named Jack, who seems to have no family or friends. After a night of drinking goes awry, Rachel is forced to face a dark part of herself she didn't know existed. What started as a horrible mistake turns into a suspenseful mystery as pieces of Jack's past start falling into place, and Rachel's life hangs in the balance. Told from three unique perspectives-a heroine, a brother, and a vigilante-and set against the backdrop of Austin, Texas, Rachel's Folly is a suspenseful thriller that explores profound loss, morality, and the lengths to which we will go to keep our darkest secrets.
Rachel Carson truly was a STEM superwoman. Her work helped protect the natural world from harmful pesticides and inspired the environmental movement that is still working to safeguard habitats today. As readers explore Carson's biographical details, they discover more about her work as a marine biologist and how her background in science informed her work as a conservationist. Through informative main text, fact boxes, sidebars, and thought-provoking questions about her life and work, readers examine the impact of Silent Spring and Carson's significant scientific legacy.
