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Poisoned Profits: The Toxic Assault on Our Children
In this shocking and sobering book, two fearless journalists directly and definitively link industrial toxins to the current rise in childhood disease and death. In the tradition of Silent Spring, Poisoned Profits is a landmark investigation, an eye-opening account of a country that prizes money over children’s health.
With indisputable data, Philip Shabecoff and Alice Shab...more
With indisputable data, Philip Shabecoff and Alice Shab...more
Hardcover, 368 pages
Published
August 12th 2008
by Random House
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Still not finished reading this, but had to return it to the library after 2 renewals.
I would recommend this book to anyone, but I URGE parents or those who may be thinking of becoming parents to read it. It provides a heaping amount of evidence that big corporations have been creating an epidemic of disease and illness in our country since the start of the industrial revolution. The baby boomers are probably the first generation to be affected by it, but they are probably not ev...more
I would recommend this book to anyone, but I URGE parents or those who may be thinking of becoming parents to read it. It provides a heaping amount of evidence that big corporations have been creating an epidemic of disease and illness in our country since the start of the industrial revolution. The baby boomers are probably the first generation to be affected by it, but they are probably not ev...more
this is a quality piece of scaremongering that I enjoyed reading, and I would recommend it to anyone--from those who are already scared an appropriate amount to those who are not yet scared at all.
Sally
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Hmmm....Looks like something that's only going to make me MORE paranoid...
Well, I didn't get half way through it before it was due back at the library. I could have renewed, but... I didn't. It was well-written. But it was kind of making me feel somewhat hopeless. And like, no matter what one does, our environment is still harmful.
Well, I didn't get half way through it before it was due back at the library. I could have renewed, but... I didn't. It was well-written. But it was kind of making me feel somewhat hopeless. And like, no matter what one does, our environment is still harmful.
Important information everyone should read. I wish I had known some of this sooner, I might have prevented alot of problems that my family is having with health issues.
Donzel
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Wow.
The chief environmental correspondent for the The New York Times highlights various case studies on how corporations neglect policy and regulations to gain profit and hinder the health of local communities. An eye-opening account of how we truly live in a "toxic world". Those at the greatest risk are pregnant mothers and their newborns. Packed full of data, it is intended not to scare readers, but to educate us about the elements in our environment.
People have to be aware! I wish everyone would read this book.
This is a very good look at how health is effected by industry, government and our own ignorance. The problem I had with the book in total is that it does not breakdown poisons by category. The authors mention both chemicals and heavy metals but lump them together in on subject of environment. Otherwise, the book is very informative and enlightening.
The more I know the more psycho and paranoid I become about my life and family and the toxins that around us and harming our bodies. Educate yourself! This is a good read with lots of data and research!
We are all screwed.
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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