Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats

by Kristen Iversen

Book Overview

"An intimate and deeply human memoir that shows why we should all be concerned about nuclear safety, and the dangers of ignoring science in the name of national security."--Rebecca Skloot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

A shocking account of the government's attempt to conceal the effects of the toxic waste released by a secret nuclear weapons plant in Colorado...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307955656
• ISBN13: 9780307955654
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 7.8"