Reveals an ongoing prevalence of toxic asbestos throughout America, tracing the poisoning rates in the vermiculite mining town of Libby, Montana, and exposing how corporations are successfully covering up their roles in asbestos exposure. 75,000 first printing.
Michael Bowker is an investigative journalist who specializes in telling the human stories behind today's health, science, and environmental issues. He has written four books and hundreds of articles for a variety of publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Outside magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He lives in Placerville, California.