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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK The dramatic story of the Flint water crisis, by a relentless physician who stood up to power.
Stirring . . . a] blueprint for all those who believe . . . that the world . . . should be full of people raising their voices.’The New York Times
Revealing, with the gripping intrigue of a Grisham thriller. O: The Oprah Magazine
Here is the inspiring story of how Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, alongside a team of researchers, parents, friends, and community leaders, discovered that the children of Flint, Michigan, were being exposed to lead in their tap waterand then battled her own government and a brutal backlash to expose that truth to the world. Paced like a scientific thriller, What the Eyes Dont See reveals how misguided austerity policies, broken democracy, and callous bureaucratic indifference placed an entire city at risk. And at the center of the story is Dr. Mona herselfan immigrant, doctor, scientist, and mother whose familys activist roots inspired her pursuit of justice.
What the Eyes Dont See is a riveting account of a shameful disaster that became a tale of hope, the story of a city on the ropes that came together to fight for justice, self-determination, and the right to build a better world for theirand all of ourchildren.
Praise for What the Eyes Dont See
It is one thing to point out a problem. It is another thing altogether to step up and work to fix it. Mona Hanna-Attisha is a true American Brockovich
A clarion call to live a life of Washington Post
Gripping . . . entertaining . . . Her book has power precisely because she takes the events she recounts so personally. . . . Moral outrage present on every New York Times Book Review
Personal and emotional. . . She vividly describes the effects of lead poisoning on her young patients. . . . She is at her best when recounting the detective work she undertook after a tip-off about lead levels from a friend. . . . Flint will not be defined by this crisis, vows Ms. Economist
Flint is a public health disaster. But it was Dr. Mona, this caring, tough pediatrican turned detective, who cracked the Maddow
Author: Mona Hanna-Attisha
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: One World
Published: 02/05/2019
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780399590856
Language: English
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