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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
I agree.
I can't find complete information on the funding of Silent Spring, but I question whether either the indie or university press model works for such. From Wikipedia's Silent Spring article:
It's been so long since I read the book that I'm not going to argue for or against its conclusions. But I don't believe it would have been better if she did less research because of only receiving after-the-fact royalties, most of which, I think, came after she died. |
My mom says it reads more like a report than a book.