Silent Earth

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 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. -- Bryan Appleyard * Sunday Times * Our collective lack of understanding and shortsightedness has brought us to the brink of ecogical disaster. We have disregarded the warnings for too long and simply cannot afford to ignore Dave Goulson's tremendously timely book. -- George McGavin 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. -- Richard Davenport-Hines * The Oldie * 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. -- Caroline Sanderson * The Bookseller, Book of the Month * Terrific... A thoughtful explanation of how the dramatic decline of insect species and numbers poses a dire threat to all life on earth. * Booklist, Starred Review * It's remarkable that [insect] decline has gone largely unnoticed by non-specialists... Keep dreaming, Dave Goulson. We'll need more dreamers like you. -- Ben Cooke * The Times *