Rachel Carson (1907–1964)

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1. Rachel Carson

   Author of Silent Spring, The Sea Around Us, Always, Rachel: The Letters of Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, 1952-1964 - The Story of a Remarkable Friendship (Conc

2. Richard Dawkins

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3. Stephen Jay Gould

   Author of The Mismeasure of Man, Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History, The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History

4. Aldo Leopold

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5. Edward O. Wilson

   Author of Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge, The Diversity of Life, The Future of Life

6. Edward Abbey

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7. Lewis Thomas

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8. Al Gore

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9. Edmund Wilson

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11. William Maxwell

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12. James Agee

    Author of James Agee: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, A Death in the Family, Shorter Fiction (Library of America), Film Writing and Selected Journalism

13. Theodore Roosevelt Sr.

    Author of Theodore Roosevelt: The Rough Riders/An Autobiography (Library of America), Theodore Roosevelt: Letters and Speeches (Library of America)

14. Daniel C. Dennett

    Author of Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life, Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon, Freedom Evolves

15. Steven Pinker

    Author of How the Mind Works, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature, The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

16. Richard Henry Dana

    Author of Two Years Before the Mast, Richard Henry Dana Jr.: Two Years Before the Mast and Other Voyages (Library of America)

17. Thornton Niven Wilder

    Author of The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Thornton Wilder: Collected Plays and Writings on Theater (Library of America)

18. Annie Dillard

    Author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, For the Time Being

19. Dave Eggers

    Author of The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006, The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003, The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005

20. Louis Menand

    Author of The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America, The Best American Essays 2004