false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223632941m/993788.jpg 993788 4 Don't drink the water. Don't swim in it, fish in it, or even bathe in it. Rodney Barker's book, <I>And the Waters Turned to Blood</I> details the latest plague to visit our shores: Pfiesteria piscicida, the "cell from hell," an aquatic microorganism that causes sufferers to exhibit symptoms similar to Alzheimers or multiple sclerosis. As it follows the fortunes of Dr. JoAnn Burkholder, one of the first scientists to recognize the danger of Pfiesteria, Barker's book reads like a cross between science fiction and conspiracy theory: Dr. Burkholder discovers that excessive pollution in the rivers and coastal waters of the Southeastern United States causes a deadly microorganism to breed like crazy; state and federal government attempts to suppress the report. <P> An investigative reporter by training, Mr. Barker writes <I>And the Waters Turned to Blood</I> like a thriller, revealing pieces of the puzzle judiciously as he builds tension. Unlike in a literary thriller, however, there is no tidy ending to this story. Readers will be left with the disturbing knowledge that fish are still dying, fishermen are still getting sick, and the potential for disaster in this latest scourge is still unmeasured. 979282 1997 And the Waters Turned to Blood total:36|5:10|4:13|3:9|2:4|1:0| 36 137 61 5 5 0 false false Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 12:17:50 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 12:22:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 11 20:01:37 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 20:02:44 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 16 00:16:57 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 16 00:19:55 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Mon Apr 07 06:19:45 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 06:09:21 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Mar 27 05:52:19 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 05:53:21 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Nov 17 15:58:27 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 15:58:32 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 05 11:46:08 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 11:46:08 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 29 09:20:18 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 09:20:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 11 21:23:06 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 21:23:06 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Aug 21 02:45:41 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 02:45:41 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jul 31 13:36:12 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 13:36:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 31 06:32:29 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 06:32:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 20 10:09:43 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 10:09:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 09 16:16:31 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 16:16:31 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jul 02 07:06:36 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 07:06:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 09 19:16:23 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 19:16:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 09 19:15:33 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 19:15:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 02 15:06:59 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 15:06:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 12 22:15:24 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 22:15:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 04 08:15:26 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 08:15:26 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=993788