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From New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks, a supernatural love story between a journalist and a librarian who dare to believe in the impossible.
Science journalist Jeremy Marsh specializes in debunking the supernatural–until he falls in love with the granddaughter of the town psychic, Lexie Darnell.
When Jeremy receives a letter from Boone Creek, North Carolina, about ghostly lights appearing in a cemetery,...
Science journalist Jeremy Marsh specializes in debunking the supernatural–until he falls in love with the granddaughter of the town psychic, Lexie Darnell.
When Jeremy receives a letter from Boone Creek, North Carolina, about ghostly lights appearing in a cemetery,...
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[2017]
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1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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Often called the mother of the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson rocked the world in 1962 with her book Silent Spring, which warned the American public of the impact of pesticides on the environment and unleashed an extraordinary national debate about science and safety. At the center of that firestorm stood Ms. Carson, a strong, intensely private woman who balanced her love of the natural world and passion for writing with personal strife....
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Rachel Carson, founder of the modern environmental movement, began work on her seminal book Silent Spring in the late 1950s, when a dizzying array of synthetic pesticides had come into use. Leading this chemical onslaught was the insecticide DDT. Effective against crop pests as well as insects that transmitted human diseases such as typhus and malaria, DDT had at first appeared safe. But as its use expanded, alarming reports surfaced of collateral...
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