Right now, we carry Rachel Carson's books, children's and adult books about her, books and products related to nature, ecology, environmental history, environmental issues, and a limited number of souvenir items. In case you're not able to stop by in person, we've assembled some of our most popular and requested items here on-line.

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Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
The environmental classic that sparked the modern environmental movement, has been translated into most of the world’s known languages and still sells over 25,000 copies a year. This is the recent edition with an introduction by Linda Lear and the afterword by Edward O. Wilson.

The Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson
New HarperCollins edition of this classic book with breathtaking photographs by Nick Kelsh and an introduction by Linda Lear.

Under the Sea-Wind (Penguin Classics) by Rachel Carson
Introduction by Linda Lear.

The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson
An illustrated commemorative edition with an introduction by Robert D. Ballard, and afterword by Brian J. Skinner. Forward written by Carl Safina.

The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson
1998 edition with an introduction by Sue Hubbell.

Courage for the Earth (Writers, Scientists, and Activists Celebrate the Life and Writing of Rachel Carson)
A centennial appreciation - for environmentally critical times - of Rachel Carson's brave life and transformative writing, from renowned authors, activists and scientists. Editor: Peter Matthiessen.

Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature
This definitive biography provides a first-ever look at Carson's private life, including the personal struggles and courage that make Silent Spring an even more remarkable accomplishment. "This biography is a gift." - Mike Weilbacher, The Philadelphia Inquirer. By Linda Lear.

The Gentle Subversive: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Rise of the Environmental Movement (New Narratives in American History)
Offering a compact life of Carson, the author explores the evolution of Carson's ideas about nature, her love for the sea, her career as a biologist, and above all her emergence as a writer of extraordinary moral and ecological vision. By Mark Hamilton Lytle.


Always, Rachel: The Letters of Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, 1952-1964 (Concord Library)
Ten years of letters between Carson and her closest friend Dorothy Freeman reveals her inspirations, frustrations, and battle against breast cancer. Edited by Martha Freeman.

Lost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson
An anthology of Carson's unpublished writings, including childhood stories, journal notes, letters, speeches, magazine pieces, and more. Edited and with an introduction by Linda Lear.

Listening to Crickets: A Story About Rachel Carson (A Carolrhoda Creative Minds Book) by Candice F. Ransom. Ages 4 - 8.

Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson by Amy Erlich. Ages 4 - 8.

Rachel Carson: Pioneer of Ecology (Women of Our Time) by Kathleen V. Kudlinski

The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson by American Experience. Now available on DVD.
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Our Stolen Future: by Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski and John Peterson Myers

From Blue Ridge to Barrier Islands: An Audubon Naturalist Reader edited by J. Kent Minichiello and Anthony W. White

Shoveling Fuel for a Runaway Train: Errant Economists, Shameful Spenders, and a Plan to Stop them All by Brian Czech

Living Downstream: A Scientist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment by Sandra Steingraber.

Audubon Birds with real bird calls! Collect them all! From Birds of Prey to Backyard Birds to Water Birds and many more, each plush beanbag bird gives out an authentic bird call provided by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Visit http://www.wildrepublic.com/ to view the birds and then check with us to see if we have your favorite in stock.