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is "a gripping and urgent book" for anyone concerned about democracy, corporate power, or public health (Raj Patel, author of
). In it, award-winning journalist and filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin travels across North America, Europe, and Asia to document the shocking array of chemicals we encounter in our daily lives—from the pesticides that blanket our crops to the additives and plastics that contaminate our food—and their effects on our health over time.
Following the trail of the synthetic molecules in our environment and our food, Robin traces the ugly history of industrial chemical production, as well as the shoddy regulatory system for chemical products that still operates today. Using scientific studies, expert testimony, and interviews with farmworkers suffering from acute chronic poisoning, Robin demonstrates how corporate interests—and our own ignorance—may be costing us our lives.
"What Rachel Carson's groundbreaking
did for the environmental movement, Robin is doing for awareness of toxins in the food chain." —
"This may be one of the most important books of the year." —
"Full of facts, stories, and wisdom." —
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“Enlightening and absolutely terrifying look into the effects of pesticides and other chemicals affecting our health. If you're at all concerned about Monsanto, the rise of chronic disease, cancer, or the amount of chemicals being put into practically everything today, you will not be disappointed with this book.”
About Marie-Monique Robin
Marie-Monique Robin is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. She received the 1995 Albert-Londres Prize for investigative journalism, the French Senate's Best Political Documentary Award, and the Rachel Carson Prize. She is the director and producer of more than thirty documentaries and investigative reports and the author of "The World According to Monsanto" (The New Press) and "The Photos of the Century," among other works. She lives outside Paris.
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