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Discussed in the context of DDT's impact on birds and wildlife. The speaker mentions that Rachel Carson wrote this book about the devastating effects of DDT on birds, explaining how it caused bird egg shells to become thin. The book's impact led to DDT being banned, and the Rachel Carson refuge was also mentioned earlier in the conversation about lead ammunition regulations.

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The guest (Son) discusses this book as foundational to his fly tying education. He mentions that he tied every fly pattern in this book when he was learning to tie flies. The book features forty-three master fly tiers from the 1900s to the 1960s showing their famous patterns. The guest later met the author, Mike Valaf from New York, years after learning from his book.