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Slow Death by Rubber Duck : The Secret Danger of Everyday Things by Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie (2010, Hardcover)

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PublisherCounterpoint Press
ISBN-101582435677
ISBN-139781582435671
eBay Product ID (ePID)74196270

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Book TitleSlow Death by Rubber Duck : the Secret Danger of Everyday Things
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental / General, Chemistry / Toxicology, General, Green Lifestyle
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Self-Help, Science, Business & Economics
AuthorRick Smith, Bruce Lourie
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight20 oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-038076
SynopsisA look at the chemicals surrounding us that's "hard-hitting . . . yet also instills hope for a future in which consumers make safer, more informed choices" ( The Washington Post ). Pollution is no longer just about belching smokestacks and ugly sewer pipes--now, it's personal. The most dangerous pollution, it turns out, comes from commonplace items in our homes and workplaces. To prove this point, for one week Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie ingested and inhaled a host of things that surround all of us. Using their own bodies as the reference point to tell the story of pollution in our modern world, they expose the corporate giants who manufacture the toxins, the government officials who let it happen, and the effects on people and families across the globe. This book--the testimony of their experience--also exposes the extent to which we are poisoned every day of our lives, from the simple household dust that is polluting our blood to the toxins in our urine that are created by run-of-the-mill shampoos and toothpaste. Ultimately hopeful, the book empowers readers with some simple ideas for protecting themselves and their families, and changing things for the better. "Undertaking a cheeky experiment in self-contamination, professional Canadian environmentalists Smith and Lourie expose themselves to hazardous everyday substances, then measure the consequences . . . Throughout, the duo weave scientific data and recent political history into an amusing but unnerving narrative, refusing to sugarcoat any of the data while maintaining a welcome sense of humor." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), Lourie and Smith expose the extent to which Americans are poisoned every day, from the simple household dust that is polluting their blood to the toxins in their urine that are created by run-of-the-mill shampoos and toothpaste., Pollution is no longer just about belching smokestacks and ugly sewer pipes--now, it's personal. The most dangerous pollution, it turns out, comes from commonplace items in our homes and workplaces. To prove this point, for one week authors Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie ingested and inhaled a host of things that surround all of us. Using their own bodies as the reference point to tell the story of pollution in our modern world, they expose the miscreant corporate giants who manufacture the toxins, the weak-kneed government officials who let it happen, and the effects on people and families across the globe. This book--the testimony of their experience--exposes the extent to which we are poisoned every day of our lives, from the simple household dust that is polluting our blood to the toxins in our urine that are created by run-of-the-mill shampoos and toothpaste. Ultimately hopeful, the book empowers readers with some simple ideas for protecting themselves and their families, and changing things for the better.
LC Classification NumberRA1213.S65 2009b

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  • Grateful

    -I ordered the book August 14th , and wasn't expecting it to come until August 23rd, but it came August 19th and I am happy that it shipped in a timely manner so that I would have time to finish the book as a summer assignment before school started -I like how the book was in great shape

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    It's a really eye-opening book, I recommand it for everyone!

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